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Bukit Lawang
A river village on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park and the main jumping-off point for trekking to wild Sumatran orangutans. The Bohorok River runs straight through the guesthouse strip.
40 km · about 45 min drive
AsiaIndonesiaNorth Sumatra
Binjai
North Sumatra, Indonesia · Asia
About Binjai
Binjai sits on the route: 25 minutes from Sunggal, 40km from Bukit Lawang.
Binjai is in North Sumatra, Indonesia, with about 280,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Sunggal, about 15 km away.
Binjai (English: or BEEN-jayh, Jawi: بينجاي), formally Kota Binjai (Binjai City), is an independent city in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia, bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east and Langkat Regency to the west. Binjai is connected to Medan (the provincial capital), about 22 km to the east, by theRead more
Sumatra highway that goes to Banda Aceh, and effectively forms a part of Greater Medan. The city's population was 181,904 in the 1990 Census, 224,516 in the 2000 Census, 246,154 in the 2010 Census, and 291,842 in the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 310,932 (comprising 155,462 males and 155,470 females). In mid 2025, 50,654 inhabitants lived in the Binjai District of Langkat Regency, outside the city limits but immediately north of the city.
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What is there to see near Binjai?
Within an hour or so of Binjai: Bukit Lawang (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Binjai?
The nearest famous roads are Lake Toba Ring Road.
Where is Binjai?
Binjai is in North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 15 km from Sunggal.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 279,302
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- North Sumatra
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- 3.6001, 98.4854
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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