Bukit Lawang
Bukit Lawang is a small tourist village on the bank of Bahorok River in North Sumatra province of Indonesia. Situated approximately 86 km northwest of the city of Medan, Bukit Lawang is known for the largest animal sanctuary of Sumatran orangutan and also the main access point to the Gunung Leuser National Park from the east side.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of 165 metres (541 feet)
- Description: animal sanctuary in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Bukit Lawang
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Latitude
3.54803° or 3° 32′ 53″ north
Longitude
98.12717° or 98° 7′ 38″ east
Open location code
6MMWG4XG+6V
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In Other Languages
From Batak Toba to Spanish—“Bukit Lawang” goes by many names.
- Batak Toba: “Buhit Lawang”
- Bulgarian: “Букит Лаванг”
- Chinese: “布及特·拉旺”
- Chinese: “武吉拉旺”
- Dutch: “Bukit Lawang”
- French: “Bukit Lawang”
- German: “Bukit Lawang”
- Indonesian: “Bukit Lawang”
- Indonesian: “Bukit Lewang”
- Japanese: “ブキットラワン”
- Malay: “Bukit Lawang”
- Portuguese: “Bukit Lawang”
- Slovenian: “Bukit Lawang”
- Spanish: “Bukit Lawang”
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