Lake Toba and the surrounding community.

Toba lake region is one of the flagship tourism regions of Indonesia located in the northern Sumatra province in this area include administratife seven districts namely North Tapanuli, Humbang Hasundatan, Toba, Samosir Simalunggun, Karo, Dairi area and the entire Lake Toba own approximately 372,681 hectares covering 259,721 hectares of land and 112,960 hectares of water (water body)

Besides tourism function toba lake area as critical to life North Suamatera Province there are 19 rivers that drain water from the water catchments around the lake into the lake toba water bodies with only one river which is the release of water from this lake is a river which empties into the shavings east coast of North Sumatra. The river water is used to hone hydropower ASAHAN Which is one supplier of electricity in the province of North Sumatra.

Toba lake an important role in the economic multiplier effect on the region created of the existence of international bersekala tourism activities toba lake as trade and service activities related pelayanaan tourism. Deep tourism sector recorded object 12 units 16 units of nature tourism and cultural tourism history of religious tourism 3 units and 1 unit of forest or plantation tours sementar services pelayanaan of 101 restaurants, 188 hotel 200 souvenir shops 5 money changer 10 travel agents and 8 disco 6 karoke.

Cultural Tourism are: 1. Batak traditional dance called tortor, sculpture Sigale-Gale and cultural heritage monuments hobo.

2. Traditional music called gondang Batak (ogung), sarune, lute and more.

Seeing a very strategic role since 1990 the government sumatera northern region has issued a decree ordering the number 1 on the region toba lake. This legislation aims to achieve environmental maintenance and toba lake area utilization optimally balanced harmonious and sustainable through structuring and development control implemented by various agencies government and in an integrated society.

This legislation contains various provisions in the settlement of the area include the mandate settlement area in the general plan and spatial development plan provisions in the arrangement include the environment settings in the community activities that can toba lake disrupt fiber sustainability provisions in settlement building and structuring industrial buildings. Regulation No 1 / 1990 was also equipped with provisions implementation and monitoring as well as penal provisions


Regulation of lake toba environment crucial for the sustainability of tourism lake toba. With these destinations remain and can be enjoyed by our grandchildren and also the subsequent domestic and foreign tourists.