| Official Name: | Rantauprapat |
| Translit Lang1: | Other |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Chinese |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 兰陶帕拉帕 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Jawi |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | رنتاو ڤاراڤات |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Sumatra |
| Population As Of: | mid 2022 estimate |
| Population Note: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 175,960 |
| Timezone: | WIB |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
Rantauprapat is a city in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Labuhan Batu Regency. Rantauprapat is also a name of village within the district of Rantau Utara (North Rantau). It consists of 3 main roads. A number of citizens move to larger cities like Medan in search for more job opportunities and/or universities. A large river named the Bilah River (a tributary of the Barumun River) runs through the town, which had 140,778 inhabitants at the 2010 Census, 170,462 at the 2020 Census,[2] and 177,918 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023. [3]
Rantauprapat was formerly an independent city situated within but administratively separate from Labuhan Batu Regency, but in 2003 its status of administrative city was erased as it did not fulfill the requirements for that status, and it was merged into the Regency, within which it now comprises two districts (North Rantau and South Rantau). These two districts (kecamatan) are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [4] and 2020 Census,[5] and the mid 2023 official estimates. [6]
| Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2020 | Population estimate mid 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantau Selatan (South Rantauprapat) | 64.32 | 57,948 | 73,977 | 77,936 | |
| Rantau Utara (North Rantauprapat) | 112.47 | 82,830 | 96,485 | 99,982 |
Rantauprapat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.