page_title: Berastagi
hierarchical_section_title: Berastagi
caption_attribution_description: Bahasa Indonesia: Tugu Perjuangan 45 di pusat kota Brastagi English: Brastagi city center
context_page_description: Berastagi, meaning "rice store", is a town and district of Karo Regency situated on a crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan. Berastagi town is located around 66 kilometers south of Medan and about 1,300 meters above sea level. The village rose to significance when Dutch settlers in Sumatra opened a boarding school there in the 1920s.
  Located in the Barisan Mountains area, the mean annual temperature of the district is 18 °C. During the day the temperature rises over 25 °C but at night to early morning it could drop to as low as 12 to 16 °C, it could also reach 9 °C during the rainy season. The weather can be fair and sunny during the day but may become foggy around dusk to night.
  The main economic activities in Berastagi centers on the colorful fruit and vegetable market, as well as tourism.
  Berastagi is famous for its passion fruit.
  The main attractions of the town are the two active volcanoes; Mount Sibayak, with its hot springs, and Mount Sinabung. Each mountain can be climbed in one day, but a guide is needed.
  The town is also a stop on the way to Lake Toba.
context_section_description: Berastagi (Dutch: Brastagi), meaning "rice store", is a town and district of Karo Regency situated on a crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan. Berastagi town is located around 66 kilometers (41 miles) south of Medan and about 1,300 meters (4300 feet) above sea level. The village rose to significance when Dutch settlers in Sumatra opened a boarding school there in the 1920s.
  Located in the Barisan Mountains area, the mean annual temperature of the district is 18 °C (64 °F). During the day the temperature rises over 25 °C (77 °F) but at night to early morning it could drop to as low as 12 to 16 °C (53 to 61 °), it could also reach 9 °C (48 °F) during the rainy season. The weather can be fair and sunny during the day but may become foggy around dusk to night.
  The main economic activities in Berastagi centers on the colorful fruit and vegetable market, as well as tourism. 
  Berastagi is famous for its passion fruit.
  The main attractions of the town are the two active volcanoes; Mount Sibayak, with its hot springs, and Mount Sinabung. Each mountain can be climbed in one day, but a guide is needed.
  The town is also a stop on the way to Lake Toba. The dominant ethnic and linguistic group is Karo Batak.
  Berastagi is 11 km from the capital Karo Regency government in Kabanjahe. Airport bus from Kabanjahe directly to the new Kuala Namu International Airport v.v. is available.
caption: Heroic Monument, Berastagi
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