West Medan, (

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

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...

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. The 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 ...

: * To the north : Medan Deli * To the south : Medan Petisah, Medan Maimun * To the east : East Medan * To the west : Medan Helvetia, Medan Petisah At the 2010 census, it had a population of 70,771 inhabitants. Total area is 6.14 km² and the population density in 2010 was 11,526 inhabitants/km².Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Residents

The majority of this district population is

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, Batak,

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, Javanese and

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Interesting Place

Kesawan Kesawan is a district in West Medan, Medan, Indonesia. This region is filled with historic buildings along Jalan Ahmad Yani (Kesawan Street), the oldest street in Medan. Kesawan Square was developed by Iskandar ST. Notable buildings nearby * D ...

Tjong A Fie Mansion Tjong A Fie Mansion () is a two-story mansion in Medan, North Sumatra, built by Tjong A Fie (1860–1921) a Hakka merchant who came to own much of the land in Medan through his plantations, later becoming 'Majoor der Chineezen' (leader of t ...

Medan City Hall Old Medan City Hall is a building located on Jalan Balai Kota (City Hall Street), Medan, North Sumatra. Description The Old Medan City Hall was built in 1908 during the Dutch colonial period. The building was designed by C. Boon, an architect for ...

References

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