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Natal is a town in Mandailing region, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Batang Gadis National Park is located here. There is also a gold mining industry in the town. The name derives from ranah datar, "flat land" in Indonesian. Even though it is located in Mandailing region, culturally Natal people are part of Minangkabau people.^[1]

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^ Mrazek, Rudolf; Sjahrir: politics and exile in Indonesia, 1994

The alun-alun (central square) in Natal
A street in Natal
Traditional house near Natal
The hospital of Natal, formerly the office and residence of controleur Eduard Douwes Dekker a. k. a. Multatuli

0°33′N 99°07′E / 0.550°N 99.117°E / 0.550; 99.117

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