North Sumatra

North Sumatra includes Lintong, Sidikalang and the Lake Toba area, where arabica is grown, and the Mandailing homeland that gave Mandheling its name.

North Sumatra is the province containing Lake Toba. Lintong lies southwest of the lake, Sidikalang in Dairi Regency produces arabica and robusta, and Samosir Regency covers the island inside the lake. The Mandailing people of the Tapanuli region, who produce coffee, gave their name to the Mandheling trade name. Coffee was first grown in the North Sumatra highlands near Lake Toba in 1888.