| dc.description.abstract | High economic growth not only serves as a means to achieve prosperity but also
acts as an important indicator of the success of development in a region. This study
aims to classify regencies/cities in North Sumatra Province based on economic
growth indicators. The data analysis methods used in this study are descriptive
analysis to describe data characteristics and average linkage analysis (average
distance between groups method) to classify regencies/cities into three economic
growth clusters: low, medium, and high. The results of the study show the formation
of three optimal clusters in the grouping based on economic growth indicators in
North Sumatra Province according to regency/cities in 2024. Cluster 1 consists of
four regencies/cities, namely North Nias Regency, West Nias Regency, Nias
Regency, and South Nias Regency. Cluster 2 consists of 28 regencies/cities, namely
North Tapanuli Regency, Toba Regency, Dairi Regency, West Pakpak Regency,
Humbang Hasundutan Regency, Samosir Regency, Karo Regency, Binjai City,
Padang Sidempuan City, Pematang Siantar City, North Padang Lawas Regency,
Padang Lawas Regency, South Tapanuli Regency, Serdang Bedagai Regency,
Asahan Regency, Simalungun Regency, Langkat Regency, Sibolga City,
Tanjungbalai City, Labuhanbatu Regency, Mandailing Natal Regency, Batu Bara
Regency, North Labuhanbatu Regency, South Labuhanbatu Regency, Central
Tapanuli Regency, Tebing Tinggi City, Gunung Sitoli City, and Deli Serdang
Regency. Cluster 3 consists of 1 regency/city, namely Medan City. In designing
economic policies for regional development in North Sumatra Province, the
regencies/cities in Cluster 1 can be prioritized, as they generally have poor or low
economic growth rates. | en_US |
