Bandar Baru is a prostitution lokalisasi in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra

North Sumatra

North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.- Geography and population :...

 on the road from Medan

Medan

- Demography :The city is Indonesia's fourth most populous after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, and Indonesia's largest city outside of Java island. Much of the population lies outside its city limits, especially in Deli Serdang....

 to Berastagi

Berastagi

Berastagi is a town and subdistrict of Karo Regency situated on crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan...

. It is located in Sibolangit subdistrict, just past Sibolangit itself, and very close to Karo Regency

Karo Regency

Karo Regency is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is situated in the Bukit Barisan mountains. In 2000, the regency covered an area of 2,127.25 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census it had a population of 279,470. 60.99% of the regency is forested. Its regency seat is...

As with other lokalisasi in Indonesia, sex trafficking, particularly of underage girls, is a significant problem.

Due to the bad name of Bandar Baru, and the problems associated with prostition, the status of BB as a lokalisasi is being reviewed by the Deli Serdang government.