| Tarutung | |
| Native Name: | Taroetoeng |
| Native Name Lang: | Dutch |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Sumatra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Sumatra |
| Coordinates: | 2.0167°N 156°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Sumatra |
| Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Tapanuli |
| Timezone: | WIB |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Tarutung (Dutch: ) is a town and the administrative capital (seat) of North Tapanuli Regency (Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara), North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia.
in the Batak language means "durian" and town was named after the durian trees that grow there.