Barus

Barus is a town and kecamatan in , Province, , . Historically, Barus was well known as a port town or kingdom on the western coast of Sumatra where it was a regional trade center from around the 7th or earlier until the 17th century.
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  • Type: Town with 18,300 residents
  • Description: district in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Baroes” and “Barus District”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kampung Mudik.

Village
Photo: 27christian11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Barus

Latitude
2.01026° or 2° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
98.39977° or 98° 23′ 59″ east
Population
18,300
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
6MJW296X+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5692007665
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1215468
Wiki­data ID
Q2886206
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In Other Languages

From Balinese to Swedish—“Barus” goes by many names.
  • Balinese: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
  • Cebuano: “Kecamatan Barus”
  • Chinese: “巴魯斯”
  • Dutch: “Baros”
  • Dutch: “Barras”
  • Dutch: “Barus”
  • French: “Barus”
  • German: “Barus”
  • Indonesian: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
  • Indonesian: “Barus”
  • Indonesian: “Kecamatan Barus”
  • Irish: “Barus”
  • Japanese: “バルス”
  • Javanese: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
  • Malay: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
  • Malay: “Barus”
  • Minangkabau: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
  • Sundanese: “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”
  • Swedish: “Kecamatan Barus”
  • “Barus”
  • “Barus, Tapanuli Tengah”

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