Batak Toba People

Toba people(also referred to as Batak Toba people or often simply "BATAK")are the most numerous of the Batak people of North Sumatera,Indonesia,and often considered the classical 'Batak',most likely to willingly self-identify as Batak. The Toba people are found in Toba Samosir Regency,Humbang Hasundutan Regency,Samosir Regency,North Tapanuli Regency,part of Dairi Regency,Central Tapanuli Regency,Sibolga and its surrounding regions. The Batak Toba people speak in the Toba Batak language and are centered on Lake Toba and Samosir Island within the lake. Batak Toba people frequently build in traditional Batak architecture styles which are common on Samosir. Cultural demonstration,performance and festivies such as Si Gale-gale are often held for tourists. Paleontological research done in Humbang region of the west side of Toba Lake suggests that human activity had existed 6,500 years ago,much earlier than the 800 years existence of King of Batak;and therefore the name " King of Toba" was coined for the early settlers of that region

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