Medan Polonia is one of 21 administrative districts (''kecamatan'') in the city of

Medan, North Sumatra Medan (; English: ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the Government of Indonesia, Nationa ...

, Indonesia. The old

Polonia Airport Soewondo Air Force Base ( id, Pangkalan Udara Soewondo) is currently the military airbase of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Before 2013, this airport served commercial flights, and was known as Polonia International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara ...

was located in this district. This area consists of luxury housing and restaurants near the airport, and shops and houses on the north side. Boundaries of the

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: kecamatan): * To the north : Medan Petisah * To the south : Medan Johor * To the east : Medan Maimun * To the west : Medan Baru At the 2010 Census, it had a population of 52,794 inhabitants. Total area is and the population density in 2010 was .Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Interesting places

* Sri Mariamman Temple (ஸ்ரீ மாரியம்மன் கோவில்), Hindu temple *

Kampung Madras Kampung Madras (Madras Village), formerly known as Kampung Keling ( ta, காலிங் கிராமம்), is the Little India of Medan, Indonesia, and one of the city's significant ethnic enclaves. Kampung Madras encompasses an area of a ...

(மதராஸ் கிராமம்),

Little India Little India or India Town (less commonly known as Indian Street or India Bazaar) is an Indian or Desi (South Asian) sociocultural environment outside India or the subcontinent. It especially refers to an area with Indian residences and a dive ...

* Sun Plaza, Shopping Mall * Hermes Place Polonia, Shopping Mall * Vihara Gunung Timur (東嶽觀), Buddhist temple * Masjid Agung (مسجد اڬوڠ), Mosque * Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji (ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ), Sikhs

Gurdwara A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...

References

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