Samosir

regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q5888
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Samosir

Summary

Samosir is a regency of Indonesia[1]. Samosir ranks in the top 10% of regency_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Samosir is located in North Sumatra[3].
  • Samosir is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Samosir's head of government is recorded as Vandiko Timotius Gultom[5].
  • Samosir's instance of is recorded as regency of Indonesia[6].
  • Samosir's capital is recorded as Pangururan[7].
  • Samosir's shares border with is recorded as Dairi[8].
  • Samosir's shares border with is recorded as Pakpak Bharat[9].
  • Samosir's shares border with is recorded as Humbang Hasundutan[10].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Simanindo[11].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Onan Runggu[12].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Palipi[13].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harian[14].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ronggur Nihuta[15].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pangururan[16].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nainggolan[17].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sianjur Mulamula[18].
  • Samosir's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sitiotio[19].
  • Samosir's seal image is recorded as Lambang Kabupaten Samosir.jpg[20].
  • Samosir's locator map image is recorded as Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kabupaten Samosir.svg[21].
  • Samosir's Commons category is recorded as Samosir Regency[22].
  • Samosir's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 8483347[23].
  • +2003-12-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Samosir[24].
  • Samosir's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 2.64025, 'lon': 98.71525}[25].
  • Samosir's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05220l3[26].
  • Samosir's separated from is recorded as Toba[27].

Body

Geography

Samosir is in the country of Indonesia[4]. Samosir is located in North Sumatra[3].

Physical Characteristics

Samosir's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2433.50'}[28]. Samosir's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1077'}[29]. Samosir's population is recorded as {'amount': '+141780'}[30].

Designation and Status

Samosir's instance of is recorded as regency of Indonesia[6].

History and Context

+2003-12-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Samosir[24].

Why It Matters

Samosir ranks in the top 10% of regency_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2] Samosir has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Samosir is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1077'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2433.50'}
    Shares border with Dairi, Pakpak Bharat, Humbang Hasundutan
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