Bandar Baru (known locally simply as 'BB') is a village in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra on the road from Medan to Berastagi. It is located in Sibolangit subdistrict by the Bukit Lawang river, just past Sibolangit itself, and very close to Karo Regency. The village has many cafes, restaurants, shops selling tourist goods and tourist bungalows. It is also a lokalisasi (government licensed prostitution area) In 1904 there was a battle at the village between the local Karo people and the colonial soldiers sent to "pacify the unruly highlanders."