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North Sumatera, is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatera, and its capital is Medan. North Sumatera is fourth most populous province in Indonesia after West Java, East Java and Central Java and the most populous Indonesian province outside Java, with over 13,5 million inhabitants in 2014.HistoryIn the days of the Dutch government, a government of North Sumatera named Gouvernement van Sumatera with the area covering the whole of the island of Sumatera, headed by a governor who is based in the city of Medan.After independence, the first session of the National Committee of Regions (KND), Sumatera was then divided into three sub-provinces namely North Sumatera, Central Sumatera and South Sumatera. North Sumatera province itself is an amalgamation of three administrative regions called residency namely: Residency of Aceh, East Sumatera Residency, and residency of Tapanuli.With the publication of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia (R.I.) No. 10 Year 1948 on April 15, 1948, it was determined that Sumatera is divided into three provinces, each of which has the right to organize and manage their own household, namely: North Sumatera, Central Sumatera Province, and South Sumatera Province. Date 15 April 1948 subsequently determined as the anniversary of North Sumatera Province.In early 1949, the reorganization of government back in Sumatera. With the decision of the Government Emergency R.I. No. 22 / Govt / Emergency Government on May 17, 1949, abolished the post of Governor of North Sumatera. Furthermore, the Government Emergency Decree R.I. on December 17, 1949, established the province of Aceh and Tapanuli Province / East Sumatera. Then, with a Government Regulation in lieu of Law No. 5 Year 1950 on August 14, 1950, such provisions shall be lifted and reshaped North Sumatera Province.