Geography of Tanjung Lenggang

2. THE VILLAGE OF TANJUNG LENGGANG

2.1 Geography of Tanjung Lenggang

Langkat Selayang Pandang is one of the regencies in North Sumatera Province. Langkat regency has an area of 6.263 KM 2 or 626.329 Ha , and Langkat Regency is located at 3 14 1 - 4 13 1 North Latitude and 98 45 1 East Latitude. For the topography of Langkat Regency, located at a height of 0 to 104 meters above sea level. Population was 892,533 in the 2000 national Census, and official internal estimate in 2007 of 1,027,414 people. Picture 1. The Mapping of Langkat Regency Universitas Sumatera Utara Administratively, boundaries of Langkat are as follows: 1. Northern borders with The Malacca Straits and Aceh province 2. Southern borders with Karo Regency 3. Western borders with Aceh Tamiang Regency 4. Eastern borders with Deli Regency and Karo Regency This condition makes the Langkat regency is economically able to develop various cooperation and partnership are equal, mutually beneficial, mutually reinforcing with the surrounding areas. The capital city of Langkat regency is Stabat, which is being prepared as Administrative city. Langkat regency consist of 23 the sub-districts, there are: 1. Sub district Babalan, its capital city is Pelawi Utara. 2. Sub district Bahorok, its capital city is Pekan Bahorok. 3. Sub district Batang Serangan, its capital city is Batang Serangan. 4. Sub district Besitang, its capital city is Pekan Besitang. 5. Sub district Brandan Barat, its capital city is Sei Tualang. 6. Sub district Gebang, its capital city is Pekan Gebang. 7. Sub district Hinai, its capital city is Tanjung Beringin. 8. Sub district Kuala, its capital city is Pekan Kuala. 9. Sub district Kutambaru, its capital city is Kutambaru. 10. Sub district Padang Tualang, its capital city is Tanjung Selamat. 11. Sub district Pangkalan Susu, its capital city is Pangkalan Susu. 12. Sub district Pematang Jaya, its capital city is Limau Mungkur. 13. Sub district Salapian, its capital city is Minta Kasih. Universitas Sumatera Utara 14. Sub district Sawit Seberang, its capital city is Sawit Seberang. 15. Sub district Secanggang, its capital city is Hinai Kiri. 16. Sub district Sei Bingai, its capital city is Namu Ukur Selatan. 17. Sub district Sei Lepan, its capital city is Alur Dua. 18. Sub district Selesai, its capital city is Pekan Selesai. 19. Sub district Sirapit, its capital city is Sirapit. 20. Sub district Stabat, its capital city is Stabat Baru 21. Sub district Tanjung Pura, its capital city is Tanjung Pura. 22. Sub district Wampu, its capital city is Bingai. 23. Sub district Binjai, its capital city is Kuala Begumit. Picture 2. The Mapping of all the Sub-districts Universitas Sumatera Utara According to wide of area by sub district in Langkat Regency. The widest area is Bahorok sub district with wide of area 1.101,84 km 2 or 17, 59 percent. The sub district of Bahorok is consisting of 22 villages. One of them is Tanjung Lenggang. Tanjung lenggang is an area that has a legend of Dewi Rimba. Actually, the legend of Dewi Rimba is found in Bandar Muda village. But, after the expansion areas, Bandar Muda is belongs to Tanjung Lenggang. Climate Like all area in North Sumatera, Tanjung Lenggang village has tropical climate, therefore it has only two seasons. The climate in Tanjung Lenggang village including tropical climate indicators as follow: 1. Dry Season: February to August. 2. Rainy Season: September to January. The temperature throughout the year average 28 o C to 30 o C, but the north coastal plains are usually hotter up to 34 o C. Humidity averages a high 75. The average rainfall is 2.205,43 mm year. In other hand, Tanjung Lenggang is one of the richest villages. This village is rich with natural resources, particularly rubber, agriculture and palm oil. Besides that, this area has fresh climate. Almost at all areas of Tanjung Lenggang a rain fall regularly every year, that is why this factor supports the success of agriculture in the region. The fertility of the land becomes the pride of Malay Langkat people and as an encouragement for them to love their hometown all the time. Universitas Sumatera Utara Transportation Tanjung Lenggang, the location of the legend of “Dewi Rimba”, we can go there by mini bus which takes about ±20 KM from Medan-Binjai. Then from Binjai to Tanjung Lenggang, we can take a bus such as Pembangunan Semesta PS or a mini bus L 300 that takes about two hours.

2.2 Religion and beliefs of the society