Deli Serdang ( id, Kabupaten Deli Serdang;
Jawi: دلي سردڠ) is a
regency
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
in the
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
n province of
North Sumatra. It surrounds 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 mai ...
, and also borders the city of
Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for
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 mai ...
. It occupies an area of 2,497.72 sq.km (964.38 sq miles). The capital of the district is
Lubuk Pakam, which is located approximately 30 km east of Medan. The national census of 2000 recorded 1,573,987 people, but by 2010 the regency's population increased by 13.76% to 1,790,431,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and at the 2020 Census the total was 1,931,441. The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 1,941,374.
Kualanamu International Airport
Kualanamu International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu) (often spelled as Kuala Namu and informally abbreviated KNIA) is an international airport serving Medan, Indonesia, and other parts of North Sumatra. It is located in ...
is located in this regency.
Neighbouring areas
The external
boundaries of the regency are with:
* To the north: the
Langkat Regency and the
Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 500 mi (800 km) long and from 40 to 155 mi (65–250 km) wide, between the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia) to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connec ...
.
* To the south: the
Karo Regency and
Simalungun Regency
Simalungun Regency is a regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Its seat was formerly at Pematangsiantar, but this city was in recent years separated from the Regency and made into an independent city (''kota''), although it remains geographically ...
.
* To the east: the
Serdang Bedagai Regency
Serdang Bedagai Regency is a regency in the Eastern shores of North Sumatra facing Malaysia, with 95 km of coastline and covering an area of 1,900.22 square kilometres, divided into seventeen districts (''kecamatan''), in turn subdivided into ...
and the Strait of Malacca.
* To the west: the
Karo Regency,
Langkat Regency and the city of
Binjai.
The city of Medan is an enclave within the regency.
Administrative districts
The regency is divided into twenty-two
districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas (in sq.km) and their 2010 Census and 2020 Census populations,
and the official estimates as at mid 2021. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (''desa'' and ''kelurahan'') within each district and its post code:
Tanjung Morawa toll gate, Deli Serdang Regency
London Sumatra (LONSUM) protests
Deli Serdang Regency contains three
plantation
A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...
s owned by London Sumatra (LONSUM).
In June 2004, farmers and indigenous peoples in a number of villages within the district had protested over land ownership of their villages (apparently, the government had leased the land in the villages to LONSUM, but they rejected such leasings and resisted moving). It is said that the authorities had shot farmers and indigenous people attempting to reoccupy the villages.
Television
See also
*
Sultanate of Deli
Sultanate of Deli ( Indonesian: ''Kesultanan Deli Darul Maimoon''; Jawi: ) was a 1,820 km² Malay state in east Sumatra founded in 1630. A tributary kingdom from 1630 it was controlled by various Sultanates until 1814, when it became an ...
*
Sultanate of Serdang
References
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Regencies of North Sumatra
