Tarutung

Tarutung (Dutch: Taroetoeng) is a district, town and the administrative capital (Regency seat) of North Tapanuli Regency (Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara), North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Tarutung Taroetoeng
Town and District
The town of Tarutung
Tarutung Location within Sumatra
Coordinates: 2°01′N 98°58′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency	North Tapanuli
Government
• Camat	Renhart Doharta Lumbantobing[1]
Area
• Total	11,064 km2 (4,272 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	44,523[2]
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)

A flood of Silindoeng (Silindung Valley) plain at Taroetoeng (1917)

Tarutung in the Batak language means "durian" and town was named after the durian trees that grow there.