Tarutung

Tarutung Taroetoeng
Town
The town of Tarutung
2°01′N 98°58′E / 2.017°N 98.967°E / 2.017; 98.967
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency	North Tapanuli
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)

Tarutung (Dutch: Taroetoeng) is a town and the administrative capital (seat) of North Tapanuli Regency (Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara), North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Tarutung in the Batak language means "durian" and town was named after the durian trees that grow there.

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Durian

Durio species

Edible species	Durio zibethinus Durio dulcis Durio grandiflorus Durio graveolens Durio kutejensis Durio lowianus Durio macrantha Durio oxleyanus Durio testudinarius
Species of unknown edibility	Durio acutifolius Durio affinis Durio beccarianus Durio bukitrayaensis Durio burmanicus Durio carinatus Durio crassipes Durio excelsus Durio griffithii Durio kinabaluensis Durio lanceolatus Durio lissocarpus Durio macrolepis Durio macrophyllus Durio malaccensis Durio mansoni Durio oblongus Durio pinangianus Durio purpureus Durio singaporensis Durio wyatt-smithii
Durian cultivars ( 1 )	Musang King

Odor compounds

• Ethane-1,1-dithiol
• Diethyl sulfide

Dishes

• Tempoyak
• Fried durian

Diseases and pests

• durian fruit borer
• durian hawkmoth

In culture

• AYA Awards
• The Big Durian (film)
• The Big Durian (sculpture)
• Digital Durian [ms]
• Durian's Affair
• Durian Durian
• Geng: The Adventure Begins
• Jalan Durian Perangin
• Kublai Millan
• River of Exploding Durians

Eponyms

Places	The Big Durian Ci Durian Durian Burung Durian Perangin Waterfall Durian Pipit Durian Tunggal Durian Tunggal Reservoir Durian Tunggal (state constituency) Jalan Pulau Tawar-Durian Hijau Kampung Durian Tunjong Kampung Durian Perangin [ms] Simpang Durian Singapore durian Tarutung Sungai Durian Kotabaru Patamuan Payakumbuh Perak Solok Tabalong
Storms	Tropical Storm Durian Typhoon Durian Meteorological history of Typhoon Durian
Other eponyms	Durian bent-toed gecko Durianella Durian Tuang

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