Many Batak cultural heritage which are now partly stored in Batak Cultural Museum located in Tomok. Tomok itself, many inhabited by people surnamed Sidabutar. It is characterized by persistence of the tomb of heritage and legacy of King Sidabutar Batak traditional houses and unique sculpture Sigale-gale.Some of these relics that are Hobbung (Sidabutar king bed which both serve as storage property of the king), Panaluan Single Sticks, Laklak (who recorded the history books and calendars Batak ancient calendar), rudang, ulos, appang na bolon, parhokkom, pangir. One of the efforts to preserve the legacy of the many stores the value of art and the Batak culture, celebrated each year by organizing the ceremony called Horja Bios.
However, although known as a tourist location mainstay of North Sumatra, the majority of the population still rely on agriculture as the main livelihood, especially rice fields. From extensive throughout the region, of which 8424 hectares are paddy fields with a production area of production of 43,823 tons in 2004. Rice field centers scattered around the district, but the largest centers in the district are Sianjur First, Palipi, and Pangururan.
Even so, the whole area can not be fully used as agricultural production due to land soil and slope conditions are hilly. These lands later partly used as a horticulture farm locations such as peanuts, onions and corn. Of the total area there are 83,075 dry land.
Meanwhile in the plantation sector, coffee is a commodity in addition to other commodities such as walnut, clove and ginger. There is an area of 300 hectares of productive land with the amount of 584 tons of production. Approximately 75 hectares of productive land with pecan plantation production of 200 tons and about 20 hectares of productive land with pecan plantation production of 32 tons. In addition, in the farm sector, buffaloes and pigs to cattle mainstay.
This is not a new thing that lagged consumption levels of pork and buffalo on Samosir regency high enough. So no wonder if this sector is also quite influential in encouraging livelihood populated district was 130,078 inhabitants.
Other livestock types are cattle, horses, goats and sheep. In the year 2004 there were as many as 12,948 pigs as livestock there are 33,160 buffalo population.
The presence of Lake Toba, in addition to a blessing for the tourism business world as well also be the life habitat of various freshwater fish. On Samosir approximately 320 households to work as fishermen fish. Tardisional fishing is still maintained. The use of wooden boats are still a means of fishing continues to be used when applying techniques also catch fish by using nets stocked at certain places on which the fish look for food at certain hours. Net stocking is usually late afternoon and checked the next morning.
However, the presence of fish cultivation systems using floating net (floating net) on a large scale in a long time has been gradually destroying the ecosystem of the lake. This is caused by the use of fish meal made from chemicals in a long time. As a result, polluted lake water clarity and impact on lake water habitats.
Along the shore of Lake Toba, there are 773 units of floating net which is spread in some areas such as Pangururan, Simanindo, Daily, Sititotio, First Sianjur and Onan bronze. In 2004, fish production reached 11,998 tons. The types of these fish ranged from goldfish and mujahir.
In the industrial sector, since 2003 has been recorded at 896 units with a total workforce of 1023 people absorbed. From the number of these businesses, clothing and leather industry is a small industry with the largest number of businesses, namely as many as 164 businesses with a workforce of 164 people.
Most clothing industry is in District 82 and Pangururan with Ronggur Ni Huta 28 businesses. Chemical industry of building materials in second place with 124 businesses and 452 workers. The industry most numerous in the district with 90 business Palipi which absorbs 360 workers, Pangururan with 21 business and labor 44.
As a very potential area as a tourism area, water transportation is very supportive of course. In addition to functioning as a means of travel, the waters of Lake Toba also serves as a transportation infrastructure that links trade with the District Tobasa Naidoo and Parapat, Simalungun. The number of requests of passengers and goods ship on the lake on Samosir transportation, from five docks of 9136visits. Tomok dock is the busiest docks.
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