Pematangsiantar or Pematang Siantar is a city in North Sumatra. With , inhabitants, Pematangsiantar is the second biggest city in the province of North Sumatra. The centre of the town has two main roads where you can find almost everything you need. The food market is between these streets. There is one small shopping centre including a very small cinema.
The population of the town are mostly of the Batak ethnic group. Also many Chinese and Javanese live here. In contrast to the rest of Indonesia the majority are Christians and not Muslims.
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So there is no problem to drink a beer on the street or find some pork at the meat market which is worth visiting. The main way to get into Pematangsiantar is via Medan which has daily flights from neighboring countries Malaysia Penang , Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. There are also many flights from Jakarta and other major cities of Indonesia.
From Medan you can easily get shared taxis to Pematangsiantar that cost around Rp40,, per person. The journey takes roughly 2 hours. The other option is by train Rp22, , which takes slightly longer around 4 hours , but is worth the experience.
Trains depart daily from Medan on and from Siantar on Easiest way to get around is by becak pronounced bay-chuk. It's worth the experience.
