With The center of the town has two main roads where you can find almost everything you need. The food market is located between these streets..
There is one " shopping mall " including a very small cinema. The habitats of Siantar are mostly Bataks. Also many Chinese and Javanese live here. In contrast to the rest of Indonesia the majority are Christians and not Muslims.. So there is no problem to drink a beer on the street or find some pork at the meat market which is worth visiting.. Pematangsiantar is an independent city in North Sumatera, Indonesia, surrounded by, but not part of, the Simalungun Regency..
Pematangsiantar formerly had the status of a second level district and has been elevated to Kota - its population was , in Census, , in Census, and , in the Intercensal count.. There is a zoo worth visiting that is aptly named Taman Hewan Pematangsiantar - animal garden of Pematangsiantar usually a zoo is Kebun Binatang in Indonesian.
It has a good collection of Indonesian native animals, most notably birds, tigers and apes.. The zoo itself boasts abundant tropical trees and plants, some of which are quite old. The location is surprisingly close to the main roads of the city within walking distance. Ticket price April is 7, IDR.. At The temple complex is accessible from Jl. It is part of the new temple complex and still under construction as of April Connected by a bridge, adjacent to the new complex across the river of Bah Bolon, the old building of the temple was burned completely in an inferno in May, There are a few nice colonial style villas and houses from the Dutch era which can be found in and around the city center, e.
There are two swimming pools in the city; the one of Siantar Hotel which is open to the public for a small fee they also have a small gym , and a public swimming pool..
