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 2,241.68 km² (865.52 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
Seal
Motto(s):  Bhinneka Perkasa Jaya ("Diversely Powerful and Glorious")
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Lubuk Pakam
Government
• Regent	Ashari Tambunan
• Vice Regent	Ali Yusuf Siregar
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Zakky Shahri (Gerindra)
• Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives	Amit Damanik (PDI-P), Tengku Ahmad Tala'a (Golkar) and Nusantara Tarigan (Nasdem)
Area
• Total	2,241.68 km2 (865.52 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	2,018,164
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.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
12.07.21	Patumbak	46.79	88,961	97,994	101,784	Patumbak	8	-	20361
12.07.22	Deli Tua	9.36	60,624	59,292	61,860	Deli Tua	3	3 (a)	20355
12.07.23	Sunggal	92.52	244,187	241,359	251,588	Sunggal	17	-	20351
12.07.24	Hamparan Perak	230.15	150,054	163,521	169,316	Hamparan Perak	20	-	20374
12.07.25	Labuhan Deli	127.23	60,190	67,129	69,977	Helvetia	5	-	20373
12.07.26	Percut Sei Tuan	190.79	384,672	402,468	423,020	Tembung	18	2 (b)	20371
12.07.03	Sibolangit	179.96	19,654	19,980	20,630	Bandar Baru	30	-	20357
12.07.04	Kutalimbaru	174.92	35,870	36,238	37,539	Kutalimbaru	14	-	20354
12.07.05	Pancur Batu	122.53	84,919	93,470	97,064	Pancur Batu	25	-	20353
12.07.06	Namo Rambe	62.30	36,651	39,697	41,031	Namo Rambe	36	-	20356
12.07.07	Biru-Biru (or Sibiru-Biru)	89.69	34,020	39,083	40,848	Biru-Biru	17	-	20358
	Total Western half	1,326.24	1,199,802	1,260,231	1,314,657		193	5
12.07.01	Gunung Meriah	76.65	2,472	3,193	3,373	Gunung Meriah	12	-	20583
12.07.20	Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hulu	223.38	12,333	13,554	14,069	Tiga Juhar	20	-	20582
12.07.08	Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hilir	190.50	30,563	33,159	34,290	Talun Kenas	15	-	20363
12.07.09	Bangun Purba	129.95	21,550	24,375	25,513	Bangun Purba	24	-	20581
12.07.19	Galang	150.29	61,508	70,136	73,583	Galang	28	1 (c)	20585
12.07.02	Tanjung Morawa	131.75	192,759	223,450	235,558	Tanjung Morawa	25	1 (d)	20362
12.07.27	Batang Kuis	40.34	56,270	65,075	68,554	Batang Kuis	11	-	20372
12.07.32	Pantai Labu	81.85	43,135	49,167	51,578	Pantai Labu	19	-	20553
12.07.33	Beringin	52.69	52,415	60,711	63,985	Beringin	11	-	20552
12.07.28	Lubuk Pakam	31.19	80,847	88,576	91,858	Lubuk Pakam	6	7 (e)	20511 -20518
12.07.31	Pagar Merbau	62.89	36,777	39,814	41,146	Pagar Merbau	16	-	20551
	Total Eastern half	1,171.48	590,629	671,210	703,507		187	9

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

• Sultanate of Deli
• Sultanate of Serdang

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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