Samosir Island , in the middle of Lake Toba is the size of Singapore. Lake toba is the largest and deepest crater lake in world.906 meter above sea level, a water surface area of 1,265 square km, 90 km long with a coastline of 285 km, and with an average depth of 450 meters.
Samosir island is the home of Batak people. The population of Samosir Island is approximately 130.568, or 91 per square kilometer .
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The Sinabung volcano on the island of Sumatra erupted on Sunday for the first time in four centuries, sending smoke 1,500 meters into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents, officials said. Several dozen villages on the slopes of the erupting volcano have been evacuated and residents have found shelter in nearby cities like Kabanjahe and Berastagi. ...read more...
SamosirIsland - LakeToba is one of the most populer tourist destination in North Sumatra.
The methode of payment at SamosirIsland for the any tourist who are visiting LakeToba and SamosirIsland has been a big issue in the last decade . The most of tourist were quit grumble about the methode of payment because in any transaction , the payment has to be in cash. Whereas the most of tourist nowdays are prefer bringing their card around without bringing any cash. It is make sense due to the money safety.
