Sibolangit is a district or kecamatan in the
Deli Serdang Regency in the Indonesian province of
North Sumatra. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 19,980 and an area of 179.96 km2.[1]
It is the site of the Two Colors Sibolangit Waterfall.[2]
On 26 September 1997,
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed into woodlands in Sibolangit.[3] On 16 May 2016, a total of 21 tourists were killed in Sibolangit when a flash flood struck them. 200 personnel were deployed by the Search and Rescue Agency.[4][5][6][7]
Sibolangit Nature Tourism Park
The district holds the Sibolangit Nature Tourism Park (Taman Wisata Alam Sibolangit), home of a natural forest with little human disruption.[8] The park attracts tourism, and has many young people acting as tour guides, participating in activities such as tree planting and religious activities.[9] The region around the park benefits economically from
agroforestry activities, with
mangosteen,
Durio crassipes and
garcinia being amongst the top contributors to household income.[10]