Mayor
| Province | : | North Sumatra |
| Regional Commissariat | : | Region I |
| Mayor | : | Susanti Dewayani |
| Address | : | Jl. Merdeka No. 6, Siantar 21117 |
| Telephone | : | (0622) 433815 |
| : | [email protected] | |
| Website | : | http://pematangsiantar.go.id/ |
City Pematangsiantar (often abbreviated as Siantar) is one of the cities in North Sumatra Province, and the second largest city in the province after Medan. Due to Pematangsiantar’s strategic location, it is crossed by the Trans Sumatra Highway. The city has an area of 79.97 km2 and a population of 240,787 inhabitants (2000).
The city of Pematangsiantar which is only 128 km from Medan and 52 km from Parapat is often a crossing city for tourists who want to go to Lake Toba.
As a city that supports tourism in the surrounding area, this city has 8 star hotels, 10 budget hotels and 268 restaurants. In this city there are still many old BSA motorcycles as motorized tricycles that make loud noises.
This city received the Adipura Cup in 1993 for its cleanliness and environmental sustainability. Meanwhile, because of the orderly traffic control, the city was awarded the Wahana Tata Nugraha Cup in 1996. The 3rd Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Adam Malik, was born in this city on July 22, 1917.