{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Pangururan <!-- images and maps -----------> |pushpin_map = Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =310 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in North Sumatra and Indonesia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = North Sumatra |subdivision_type2 = Regency |subdivision_name2 = Samosir Regency |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Pangururan District <!-- Area ---------------------> |unit_pref =Imperial <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of =mid 2024 estimate |population_total = 36,218<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Samosir Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1217)</ref> |population_density_km2 =auto |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = Indonesia Western Standard Time |utc_offset = +7 |coordinates = {{coord|2|36|26.8416|N|98|41|45.3588|E|region:ID|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 1238 }} '''Pangururan''' is a town and a district of the same name in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Samosir Regency, and the largest town on Samosir Island. The area of the district is 121.45 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population at the 2020 Census was 34,209;<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 36,218.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Samosir Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1217)</ref> The district lies mainly on Samosir Island, but two villages (''desa'' Tanjung Bunga and ''kelurahan'' Siogung Ogung) lie on the 'mainland' of Sumatra.
==Climate== Pangururan has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude, with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Pangururan | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 25.2 | Feb high C = 25.6 | Mar high C = 25.6 | Apr high C = 25.5 | May high C = 25.5 | Jun high C = 25.2 | Jul high C = 25.0 | Aug high C = 24.7 | Sep high C = 24.5 | Oct high C = 24.2 | Nov high C = 24.3 | Dec high C = 24.7
| Jan mean C = 19.9 | Feb mean C = 20.1 | Mar mean C = 20.2 | Apr mean C = 20.4 | May mean C = 20.3 | Jun mean C = 19.9 | Jul mean C = 19.7 | Aug mean C = 19.5 | Sep mean C = 19.6 | Oct mean C = 19.6 | Nov mean C = 19.7 | Dec mean C = 19.8 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 14.7 | Feb low C = 14.6 | Mar low C = 14.9 | Apr low C = 15.3 | May low C = 15.2 | Jun low C = 14.7 | Jul low C = 14.4 | Aug low C = 14.4 | Sep low C = 14.8 | Oct low C = 15.1 | Nov low C = 15.2 | Dec low C = 15.0 |precipitation colour= |Jan precipitation mm=194 |Feb precipitation mm=159 |Mar precipitation mm=209 |Apr precipitation mm=211 |May precipitation mm=152 |Jun precipitation mm=95 |Jul precipitation mm=81 |Aug precipitation mm=113 |Sep precipitation mm=180 |Oct precipitation mm=231 |Nov precipitation mm=233 |Dec precipitation mm=223 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/571841/ |title = Climate: Pangururan |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = August 4, 2020}}</ref> }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Commons category|Pangururan}}
Category:Populated places in North Sumatra Category:Regency seats of North Sumatra