Serdang Bedagai Regency

Serdang Bedagai Regency is a regency on the east coast of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, 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 243 villages.^[2] Its administrative centre is the town of Sei Rampah. The regency surrounds the independent city of Tebing Tinggi, and also contains a district (kecamatan) by the same name (Tebing Tinggi District surrounds the city on its west side, while Tebing Syahbandar District surrounds the city on its east side). The name “Serdang Bedagai” was derived from the two Sultanates which formerly existed in the Region; they were Serdang Sultanate and Padang Bedagai Sultanate. The population was 592,922 at the 2010 Census,^[3] while the 2020 Census produced a total of 657,490;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 691,638 (comprising 348,200 males and 343,438 females).^[1]

Serdang Bedagai Regency Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	سردڠ بيداڬاي
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Tanah Bertuah Negeri Beradat (The Lucky Land of the Indigenous Land)
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency seat	Sei Rampah
Government
• Regent	Darma Wijaya [id]
• Vice Regent	Adlin Umar Yusri Tambunan [id]
• Chairman of Council of Representatives	Riski Ramadhan Hasibuan (Gerindra) (Acting)
• Vice Chairman of Council of Representatives	Siswanto (Nasdem) (Acting)
Area
• Total	1,900.22 km2 (733.68 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	691,638
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	www.serdangbedagaikab.go.id

Location

To the north is the Malacca Straits, to the west is Deli Serdang Regency (surrounding Medan), to the south and southeast is Simalungun Regency, and to the east are the Buaya River and Ular River bordering Batubara Regency, which was formed in 2006 from the western part of the Asahan Regency.

Administration

The Serdang Bedagai Regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[3] and the 2020 Census,^[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totaling 237 rural desa and 6 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 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
12.18.10	Kotarih [5]	78.02	7,975	9,169	9,786	Kotarih	11	20982
12.18.11	Silinda [6]	56.74	8,332	9,514	10,128	Silinda	9	20983
12.18.17	Bintang Bayu [7]	95.59	10,581	12,511	13.499	Bitang Bayu	19	20984
12.18.09	Dolok Masihul [8]	237.42	48,241	52,705	55,154	Pekan Dolok Masihul	28 (a)	20991
12.18.12	Serbajabi [9]	50.69	19,560	21,759	22,930	Serbajabi	10	20995
12.18.08	Sipispis [10]	145.26	31,617	33,826	35,112	Sipispis	20	20992
12.18.07	Dolok Merawan [11]	120.60	17,029	17,976	18,563	Dolok Merawan	17	20993
12.18.13	Tebing Tinggi[12]	182.29	40,253	41,162	41,985	Tebing Tinggi	14	20999
12.18.16	Tebing Syahbandar [13]	120.30	32,191	33,585	34,524	Paya Pasir	10	20998
12.18.06	Bandar Khalipah [14]	116.00	24,774	25,857	26,584	Bandar Khakipah	5	20994
12.18.05	Tanjung Beringin [15]	74.17	36,864	42,142	44,881	Tanjung Beringin	8	20996
12.18.04	Sei Rampah[16]	198.90	63,379	71,366	75,560	Sei Rampah	17	20995
12.18.15	Sei Bamban [17]	72.26	42,791	46,043	47,899	Sei Bamban	10	20995
12.18.03	Teluk Mengkudu (Mengkudu Bay) [18]	66.95	41,118	48,334	52,034	Sialang Buah	12	20997
12.18.02	Perbaungan[19]	111.62	99,936	112,153	118,589	Simpang III Pekan	28 (b)	20985
12.18.14	Pegajahan [20]	93.12	26,859	30,206	31,966	Pegajahan	13 (c)	20986
12.18.01	Pantai Cermin [21]	80.30	42,883	49,182	52,444	Pantai Cermin	12	20987
	Totals	1,900.22	594,383	657,490	691,638		243

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (Pekan Dolok Masihul). (b) comprising four kelurahan (Batang Terap, Melati I, Simpang Tiga Pekan and Tualang) and 24 desa. (c) including one kelurahan (Melati Kebun).