The Wampu River is a river in North Sumatra , Indonesia , about 1500 km northwest of the capital Jakarta .
6-783: It rises as the Lau Biang River in Karo Regency near Siberaya, flowing past Kabanjahe , Perbesi, Kuta Buluh , Marike, and onto Bohorok in Langkat Regency , where the river is known as the Wampu. It flows past Stabat and Tanjung Langkat before emptying into the Strait of Malacca . The Bohorok River is a tributary of the Wampu. Much of the river valley was once fertile rainforest, but most has now been destroyed for logging and oil palm plantations. The river flows in
12-516: The 2010 census it had a population of 350,479, increasing to 404,998 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 420,799, comprising 208,600 males and 212,200 females. 60.99% of the regency is forested. Its regency seat is the town of Kabanjahe . The Batak Karo language is spoken in the regency, as well as the Indonesian language. It borders Southeast Aceh Regency in Aceh to
18-509: The driest is June, with 129 mm of rainfall. 3°49′04″N 98°28′25″E / 3.8178°N 98.4736°E / 3.8178; 98.4736 Karo Regency Karo Regency is a landlocked regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia , situated in the Barisan Mountains . The regency, which was established on 7 November 1956, covers an area of 2,127.25 square kilometres (821.34 sq mi) and according to
24-513: The northern area of Sumatra with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is December, at 24 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2862 mm. The wettest month is October, with an average of 446 mm of rainfall, and
30-825: The regional GDP. The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 259 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan ), and its post codes. Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (Tigabinanga town). (b) comprising 5 kelurahan (Gung Leto, Gung Negeri, Kampung Dalam, Lau Cimba and Padang Mas) and 8 desa . (c) comprising 4 kelurahan (Gundaling I, Gundaling Ii, Tambak Lau Mulgap I and Tambak Lau Mulgap Ii) and 6 desa . Note that four of these districts (indicated by "*" above) constitute
36-435: The west, Deli Serdang Regency and Langkat Regency to the north, Dairi Regency and Toba Samosir Regency to the south, and Deli Serdang Regency and Simalungun Regency to the east. The GDP per capita of Karo Regency in 2005 was 11.65 million rupiah, approximately US$ 1,200. 74% of the population works in agriculture, which comprises 60% of the regional GDP. The second-largest sector is government, which comprises 11% of
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