RANTAUPRAPAT

Rantau Prapat is the capital city of Labuhan Batu regency, North Sumatra. The distance between Medan and Rantauprapat approximately c288 Km that can be reached by train and bus. Status Rantau Prapat is a district town. At first extensive Labuhanbatu district is 9223.18 km², while the total population of 1,431,605 inhabitants in 2007. With the establishment of South Labuhan Batu Regency and North Labuhan Batu Regency, then the district area becomes 2562.01 km² and population became 857 692 in 2008 ,

With the establishment of Labuhanbatu District of North and South Labuhan Batu Regency, then the number of sub-districts in Labuhanbatu into nine districts.Rantauprapat also a city whose growth and development very rapidly. In the field of economy, the  biggest revenue of this city comes from rubber and palm oil.

In the middle of town Rantauprapat flowing large river called the Bilah River. Bilah River plays an important role in the economy. Especially in the past, Bilah River has become the only transportation to get in and out of the area Rantauprapat. In addition to Bilah River, there are some important icons of the city's identity such as Masjid Agung and Masjid Al-Ikhlas are one of Rantauprapat icons, and sports sation POSLAB, Sports Building (GOR) and many more.

Rantauprapat is a heterogeneous city which has various Culturein it such as, Malay, Minang, Batak, mandailing, karo, Simalungun,Javanese, Thionghoa, and so on. Including tionghoa have long settled in the city center. Many cultures that exist in this town also influenced the culinary Rantauprapat. Typical food in Rantauprapat dominated by a culture of Malay, Minang, Batak, and Java. One example is most of Rantauprapat’s  foods dominates by Gulai. And there are Anyang Ayam, Rendang, and Urap. However, the most famous is the Anyang Ayam Rantauprapat pakat. Pakat is a young rattan that burned. Although pakat bitter but give the impression for people.

Rantauprapat city also has many vacation places. Especially natural places, one of which is where the Aek buru is bathing place where the river water under the feet of the hill with a view of the green and soothing. And Linggahara waterfall that was very beautiful.  

There's more modern water rides are very popular in this town is Boom Bara waterpark. There are a variety of games and a swimming pool. Boombara Waterpark become the largest water recreation in Rantauprapat because the available variety of exciting water rides fun.And available to reach with any transportation.

History in Rantau Prapat

                  Labuhanbatu Rantauprapat as the capital district in North Sumatra can not be separated from the history of the lives of the kings in tthis area. Many people do not know about the history of the city Rantauprapat. One is the area of ​​Door 10, it is a term of ten door of the store (shop). Its location, located in Veteran Rantauprapat precisely Martinus Lubis. Until now the old shophouses exist, it has its own history in the formation of the City Rantauprapat

            Pre and post-Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, this area is the center of Labuhanbatu crowd at the time. In addition Rantauprapat center of the kingdom, even the region as well as a commerce center. There, all products traded in commerce. There is one more trade center, which is later called the Pasar lama Rantauprapat. In the Pasar Lama, seller and buyers when it was still applying commerce system using barter pattern. Goods are directly exchanged for things.

     

          Especially when in the 50s ago, Pasar Lama enlivened the visitors who come from the upstream and downstream Bilah River. At that time the main of transport in the region only through the Bilah River using canoes.In fact, when the basic conditions and the quantity of water that is in the Blade River and the rapids (in contrast to current conditions) are still a lot of barges pass.In the past to into Rantauprapat people From the upstream and downstream used boat and barge. Rantauprapat City now has become the city's rapid development. The development by the government that can be categorized as rapidly and evenly. Ranging from the economy, shopping centers, transport to education in Rantauprapat.

                    Rantauprapat development is really increasing. Now Bilah River and Rasar Lama are not the senter of economy and tranportation in Rantauprapat. The government has built a bridge to connect and cross the river. And there are still store in Pasar Lama but not crowd as like as in the past. Now, there is Gelugur Market that takes the main trade in Rantauprapat.