Karo

Karo may refer to:

Ethnicities

Karo people (East Africa) an ethnic group from East Africa

Karo people (Ethiopia), an ethnic group from Ethiopia

Karo people (Indonesia), the indigenous people of the Karo Plateau in North Sumatra

Languages

Batak Karo language, as spoken by the Karo people

Kutuk na Karo, or Bari language, Nilotic language of the Karo people, spoken over large areas of Central Equatoria state in South Sudan, across the northwest corner of Uganda, and into the Democratic Republic of Congo

Places

Karo, Chad

Karo Plateau, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Karo Regency, regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia

People

Aaron Karo (born 1979), American author and comedian

Henry Arnold Karo (1903–1986), vice admiral in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo (1488–1575), also known as Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi and author of the Shulchan Aruch

Karo Parisyan (born 1982), American mixed martial arts fighter

Businesses

KARO (98.7 FM), Nyssa, Oregon

Karo Group, Inc, Canadian design firm

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Karo people (Indonesia)

The Karo, or Karonese, are a people of the 'tanah Karo' (Karo lands) of North Sumatra and a small part of neighboring Aceh. The Karo lands consist of Karo Regency, plus neighboring areas in East Aceh Regency, Langkat Regency, Dairi Regency, Simalungun Regency and Deli Serdang Regency. In addition, the cities of Binjai and Medan, both bordered by Deli Serdang Regency, contain significant Karo populations, particularly in the Padang Bulan area of Medan. The town of Sibolangit, Deli Serdang Regency in the foothills on the road from Medan to Berastagi is also a significant Karo town.

Karoland contains two major volcanoes, Mount Sinabung, which erupted after 400 years of dormancy in 2010, and Mount Sibayak. Karoland consists of the cooler high lands, and the upper and lower lowlands.

The Karolands were conquered by the Dutch in 1906, and in 1909 roads to the highlands were constructed, ending the isolation of the highland Karo people. The road linked Medan and the lowlands to Kabanjahe and from there to both Kutacane in Aceh and Pematangsiantar in Simalungun.

Pittosporum crassifolium

Pittosporum crassifolium, commonly called Karo, is a small tree or shrub native to New Zealand. Karo's original distribution was generally the top half of the North Island, although now it has naturalised throughout New Zealand and overseas in Norfolk Island and Hawaii.P. crassifolium occurs in lowland and coastal forests. Mature trees grow to about 5 metres (16 ft) in height. Other common names include stiffleaf cheesewood, and in Māori, kaikaro and kīhihi.

Karo has dense dark gray-green leathery leaves that are furry underneath. An early coloniser, P. crassifolium is able to withstand high winds and salt spray. Clusters of small red-purple flowers appear in spring, developing into seed pods that split to expose the sticky seeds.

P. crassifolium is considered to be "weeds in cultivation" in California. They are being kept under observation to ensure they do not escape into the wild. In New Zealand birds easily spread karo seed and in areas south of its natural range it has become a pest plant.