User talk:Karosumatera

The Gunung Sibayak is a small volcano overlooking the town of Berastagi in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Berastagi is one of the Karo regency's cities located around 60 kilometers from Medan, the capital city of North Sumatera province.

Karonese is the indigenous people of Karo region. In Karo language the word of Sibayak refers to individuals who established a permanent settlement (Kuta) and controled the land around the village for the use of the people who lived there. Today, their descendants are also called Sibayak.

There were five prominent villages which are recognized by Karonese before the political influence of the Acehnese and the Dutch on the people of Karo. Each one of these five villages was established by a Sibayak. The Sibayak of Suka whose family name was Ginting Suka established The Village of Suka. The Sibayak of Lingga called Karo-karo Sinulingga established the village of Lingga. The Sibayak of Barusjahe whose family name was Karo-karo Barus pionered a village called Barusjahe. The Sibayak of Sarinembah, called Sembiring Meliala established a village named Sarinembah. The Sibayak of Kutabuluh named Perangin-angin established the village of Kutabuluh.

Each one of these five villages has its own satelite villages inhabited by the extended families of the main village inhabitans. The satelite villages was established for the convinience of the villagers whose fields were relatively far from the main villages. The purpose was to save them time to travel back and forth from the village to their fileds. Today, these satelite villages have developed and matured to be on their own without dependency from the main villages. In the old times, these satelite villages used to ask for helps from the main villages to deal with natural disasters, tribal disputes, deseases, and famine.

The leaders of these satelite villages were called URUNGs. The Sibayak of Lingga administered five villages i.e Tiganderket, Tiga Pancur, Naman, Lingga and Batukarang. The Sibayak of Suka administered four villages i.e Suka, Seberaya, Ajinembah and Tengging. The Sibayak of Sarinembah administered four villages i.e Sarinembah, Perbesi, Juhar and Kutabangun. The Sibayak of Barusjahe administered two villages i.e Barusjahe and Sukanalu. The Sibayak of Kutabuluh administered two villages i.e Kutabuluh and Marding-ding.