Berastagi(meaning "rice store") is a town inKaro Regencysituated on crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands ofNorthern Sumatrato the coastal city ofMedan.
The village rose to significance whenDutchsettlers in Sumatra opened a boarding school there in the 1920s.
The main economic activities in Berastagi, centre on the colourful fruit and vegetable market and ontourism.
The main attractions of the town are the two active volcanoes;Gunung Sibayak, with its hot springs, and GunungSinabung.
The town is also a stop on the way toLake Toba. The dominant ethnic and linguisitic group is Karo Batak