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Samosir to build 22 km beach tourism area on Lake Toba

The long beach project is expected to help Toba Caldera Geopark to regain its green card from UNESCO, after receiving a yellow card in 2023.

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The statue of Jesus Christ the Savior at Sibeabea Hill, Samosir regency, North Sumatra, is pictured on Sept. 19, 2024.
The statue of Jesus Christ the Savior at Sibeabea Hill, Samosir regency, North Sumatra, is pictured on Sept. 19, 2024. (Kompas/Nikson Sinaga)

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he administration of Samosir regency in North Sumatra plans to build a Lake Toba beach tourism spot by developing 22 kilometers of beach on Samosir Island, a plan that has received support from North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution.

“The concept is a long beach, which is expected to generate economic activities for the Samosir people. The North Sumatra provincial administration is ready to support it,” Bobby told Samosir Regent Vandiko Timotius Gultom in Samosir on Sunday, as quoted by Antara news agency.

Samosir Island is located in Lake Toba and has an area of 640 square kilometers. Six out of nine districts in Samosir regency are located on the island, with the remaining three districts on mainland Sumatra Island.

Lake Toba was formed by a supervolcanic eruption approximately 74,000 years ago, creating a vast caldera that is now filled with water, with Samosir Island at its center.

Bobby said that collaboration and synergy between the regency administration, provincial administration and the central government were needed to materialize the beach tourism.

The 22 km tourism beach will span from Tano Ponggol in Pangururan to Simanido Port on Samosir Island.

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However, the plan needs to consider many issues, among them the acquisition of land that is currently privately owned.

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