Rantau Prapat is a town in 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 :...

 province of Indonesia

Indonesia

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 and it is the seat (capital) of Labuhan Batu Regency

Labuhan Batu Regency

Labuha Batu Regency is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Its seat is Rantau Prapat. It has an area of 9.233,18 sqkm and an intercensal estimate population in 2007 of 1,007,185.- Administrative divisions :...

. Rantau Prapat is also a village in the sub-district of Rantau Utara (North Rantau). It consists of 3 main roads. There is a saying (when Rantau Prapat had only 1 main road) that if you forget to hit the brakes once you see the town, you will have passed the town. According to several trip agencies, the Suzuya hotel/mall is the best hotel in Rantau Prapat. A number of citizens move to larger cities like Medan in search for more job opportunities and/or universities. In the year 2003 its status of administrative city was erased as it did not fulfill the requirements. A large river named the Bilah river runs through the town.