The important town in Mandailing Julu is Kotanopan. It is located at the point where Aek Singengu and Aek Singangir, flowing from opposite directions, converge and flow into the Aek Batang Gadis. According to Mandailing folklore, Si Langkitang and Si Baitang, the sons of Namora Pande Bosi, founder of the Lubis clan, set up home not far from here, as instructed by their father. They named the place 'Huta Panopaan' which eventually became known Kotanopan. Si Langkitang then went north to a place called Singengu while his brother moved south. Their descendants became rajas in Mandailing Julu. When Dutch forces entered Mandailing Julu in the middle of the 19th century, they built a fort in Singengu and Kotanopan, with a Dutch Controller stationed in the latter up to the Japanese Occupation.
Singengu's Bagas Godang
Old Huta Habitats (Manambin, Huta Godang, etc.). Most of the traditional habitats (huta or banua) are located far from the main trunk road that cuts through Mandailing today. The old huta are therefore isolated compared to the new huta that have sprung up next to the trunk road. In the past, the old hutas were connected by pathways. This network of pathways can still be seen today.
Scene from Manambin
MANAMBIN is the mother village of many of the settlements founded by the Lubis clan. It is a very scenic highland village with lush greenery, rushing streams and ijok-roofed houses. Rice, coffee and cinnamon are planted in the surrounding fields.
HUTA GODANG, set in a dramatic valley, is one of the most historic villages in Mandailing Julu. It was the village of Raja Gadombang, who fought against the Dutch. It has one of the oldest surviving Sopo Godang and Bagas Godang in Mandailing, dating from the 19th century. It was also the home village of Raja Junjungan Lubis, the first Governor of North Sumatra after Indonesian Independence, and the teacher of Drs. Z. Pangaduan Lubis.
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