Deli Serdang Regency

Deli Serdang (Indonesian: 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 to the west the city of Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan. The entire regency lies within the Medan metropolitan area. It occupies an area of 2,497.72 km2 (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,[2] and at the 2020 Census the total was 1,931,441.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,018,164 (comprising 1,014,629 males and 1,003,535 females).[1] Kualanamu International Airport is located in this regency.

Deli Serdang
دلي سردڠ
得力沙登
டெலி செர்டாங்
Regency
Official seal of Deli Serdang
Seal
Motto: 
Bhinneka Perkasa Jaya
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatLubuk Pakam
Government
 • RegentAshari Tambunan
 • Vice RegentAli Yusuf Siregar
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesZakky Shahri (Gerindra)
 • Vice Chairmen of Council of RepresentativesAmit Damanik (PDI-P), Tengku Ahmad Tala'a (Golkar) and Nusantara Tarigan (Nasdem)
Area
 • Total2,497.72 km2 (964.38 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total2,018,164
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.deliserdang.go.id

It is the most populous regency in Indonesia outside the island of Java. Its population is comparable to the country of Latvia.

Neighbouring areas

The external boundaries of the regency are with:

  • To the north: the Langkat Regency and the Strait of Malacca.
  • To the south: the Karo Regency and Simalungun Regency.
  • To the east: the Serdang Bedagai Regency 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 km2) and their 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census[3] populations, and the official estimates as of mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages within each district (totaling 380 rural desa, and 14 urban kelurahan), and its post code:

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
desa		No.
of
kelu-
rahan		Post
code
12.07.21Patumbak46.7988,96197,994101,784Patumbak8-20361
12.07.22Deli Tua9.3660,62459,29261,860Deli Tua33 (a)20355
12.07.23Sunggal92.52244,187241,359251,588Sunggal17-20351
12.07.24Hamparan Perak230.15150,054163,521169,316Hamparan Perak20-20374
12.07.25Labuhan Deli127.2360,19067,12969,977Helvetia5-20373
12.07.26Percut Sei Tuan190.79384,672402,468423,020Tembung182 (b)20371
12.07.03Sibolangit179.9619,65419,98020,630Bandar Baru30-20357
12.07.04Kutalimbaru174.9235,87036,23837,539Kutalimbaru14-20354
12.07.05Pancur Batu122.5384,91993,47097,064Pancur Batu25-20353
12.07.06Namo Rambe62.3036,65139,69741,031Namo Rambe36-20356
12.07.07Biru-Biru (or Sibiru-Biru)89.6934,02039,08340,848Biru-Biru17-20358
Total Western half1,326.241,199,8021,260,2311,314,6571935
12.07.01Gunung Meriah76.652,4723,1933,373Gunung Meriah12-20583
12.07.20Sinembah Tanjung
Muda Hulu		223.3812,33313,55414,069Tiga Juhar20-20582
12.07.08Sinembah Tanjung
Muda Hilir		190.5030,56333,15934,290Talun Kenas15-20363
12.07.09Bangun Purba129.9521,55024,37525,513Bangun Purba24-20581
12.07.19Galang150.2961,50870,13673,583Galang281 (c)20585
12.07.02Tanjung Morawa131.75192,759223,450235,558Tanjung Morawa251 (d)20362
12.07.27Batang Kuis40.3456,27065,07568,554Batang Kuis11-20372
12.07.32Pantai Labu81.8543,13549,16751,578Pantai Labu19-20553
12.07.33Beringin52.6952,41560,71163,985Beringin11-20552
12.07.28Lubuk Pakam31.1980,84788,57691,858Lubuk Pakam67 (e)20511
-20518
12.07.31Pagar Merbau62.8936,77739,81441,146Pagar Merbau16-20551
Total Eastern half1,171.48590,629671,210703,5071879

Notes: (a) Deli Tua, Deli Tua Barat and Deli Tua Timur. (b) Kenangan and Kenangan Baru. (c) Galang Kota. (d) Pekan Tanjung Morawa.
(e) Cemara, Lubuk Pakam I, II Lubuk Pakam Pekan, Lubuk Pakam III, Paluh Kemiri, Petapahan and Syahmad.

Tanjung Morawa toll gate, Deli Serdang Regency

London Sumatra (LONSUM) protests

Deli Serdang Regency contains three plantations owned by London Sumatra (LONSUM).[4]

On 21 June 2003, farmers and indigenous peoples in a number of villages within the district attempted to re-occupy lands which had been leased to LONSUM by the government.[5] Police fired upon the group, resulting in at least a dozen wounded and four deaths.[5]

Television
Channel Signal Frequency Name Network Company name Owner Status
23 487.250-MHz UHF Indosiar PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri Elang Mahkota Teknologi Nasional
25 503.250-MHz MNCTV PT Cipta Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia Media Nusantara Citra
27 519.250-MHz Trans TV PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia Trans Media
29 535.250-MHz ANTV PT Cakrawala Andalas Televisi Visi Media Asia
31 551.250-MHz GTV PT Global Informasi Bermutu Media Nusantara Citra
33 567.250-MHz RCTI PT Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia Media Nusantara Citra
35 583.250-MHz SCTV PT Surya Citra Televisi Elang Mahkota Teknologi
37 599.250-MHz tvOne PT Lativi Media Karya Visi Media Asia
39 615.250-MHz Metro TV PT Media Televisi Indonesia Media Group
41 631.250-MHz Trans7 PT Duta Visual Nusantara Tivi Tujuh Trans Media
43 647.250-MHz NET. PT Net Mediatama Indonesia Indika Group
45 663.250-MHz iNews PT Deli Media Televisi Media Nusantara Citra
47 679.250-MHz TVRI Nasional TVRI Lembaga Penyiaran Publik TVRI Pemerintah Indonesia
TVRI Sumatra Utara Pemeritah Sumatra Utara Lokal
49 695.250-MHz DAAI TV PT Daya Angkasa Andalas Indah Televisi Tau Chi Media Berjaringan
51 751.250-MHz BeritaSatu PT First Media News Media Holdings Group
50 703.250-MHz TVRI Nasional TVRI Lembaga Penyiaran Publik TVRI Pemerintah Indonesia Nasional
53 727.250-MHz RTV PT Cahaya Nusantara Perkasa Televisi Rajawali Corpora Nasional
54 735.250-MHz Efarina TV PT Efarina Televisi Efarina Etham
55 737.250-MHz MYTV PT Banten Media Global Televisi Netwave Group dan Mayapada Group
57 739.250-MHz Info TV PT Info Mayapada Mayapada Group
59 775.250-MHz Kompas TV PT Gramedia Media Nusantara Kompas Gramedia

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Deli Serdang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1207)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Welcome to Lonsum". www.londonsumatra.com.
  5. "WALHI - the National Human Rights Commission on Lonsum Bulukumba Incident Says: Human Rights Violations Found". Archived from the original on 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2005-08-01.

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