Labuhan Deli is a district in
Deli Serdang Regency
Deli Serdang ( id, Kabupaten Deli Serdang; Jawi: دلي سردڠ) is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It surrounds the city of Medan, and also borders the city of Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan ...
,
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 ...
, Indonesia. The district had a total population of 60,190 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 72,425 at the 2020 Census.
It covers an area of 127.23 sq.km, consisting of three physically unconnected sections; Helvetia and Manunggal are suburbs lying immediately to the west 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 ma ...
city; Pematang Johar is a suburb lying to the east of Medan city; Telaga Tujuh and Karang Gading are villages lying on a strip of land between
Hamparan Perak Hamparan Perak is a town and district of Deli Serdang Regency in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The population of the town was 14,157 in 2010 and 16,496 in 2020. It is the district capital of the Hamparan Perak district.
Hamparan Perak ...
district (Deli Serdang Regency) and Secanggang district (in
Langkat Regency
Langkat Regency ( id, Kabupaten Langkat) is the northernmost regency of North Sumatra. Its seat is Stabat. Its area is 6,263.29 km2 and its population was 967,535 at the 2010 Census and 1,030,202 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, J ...
).
History
Labuhan Deli comes from the word "Harbour". Under the authority of the
Deli Sultanate
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 i ...
, this area is a part of the history of the Deli Kingdom. During the Dutch colonial era this area was a center of trade and other activities. After the independence of the Republic of Indonesia on 17 August 1945 the Deli Kingdom became part of the Deli Serdang Regency, a combination of the Deli Sultanate and the Serdang Sultanate. After the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, the development of rapid growth of the city of Medan as the capital of North Sumatra Province led to an expansion of the city as a center of government, trade and industrial center, so that in 1974 most of the villages in Labuhan Deli District became part of the Medan City administration. From 1974 Labuhan Deli District only consisted of four villages, namely Helvetia Village, Pematang Johar Village, Telaga Tujuh Village and Karang Gading Village. Then in 1995 Helvetia Village was divided into two villages, namely Manunggal and Helvetia Villages so that from 1995 the district consists of five villages listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
and the 2020 Census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.]
Address of Head of District Office "JL. VETERAN NO. 21 HELVETIA KECAMATAN LABUHAN DELI, KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG, POST CODE: 20373"
References
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Districts of North Sumatra