Deli Serdang Regency
Deli Serdang Regency
Kabupaten Deli Serdang | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | دلي سردڠ |
| Motto(s): Bhinneka Perkasa Jaya ("Diversely Powerful and Glorious") | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Lubuk Pakam |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Asri Ludin Tambunan |
| • Vice Regent | Lom Lom Suwondo |
| • 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 | 2,497.72 km2 (964.38 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 2,048,480 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | www |
Deli Serdang Regency (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). It's administrative center 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, and at the 2020 Census the total was 1,931,441. The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,048,480 (comprising 1,029,529 males and 1,018,951 females), of whom 65.1% lived in the western 53.1% of the area, surrounding Medan city, while 34.9% lived in the eastern 46.9% of the area. Medan's Kualanamu International Airport is located in this regency, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of downtown Medan.
Deli Serdang is the most populous regency in Indonesia outside the island of Java, with 2,048,480 inhabitants in mid 2024, projected by Indonesian Statistics to rise to 2,078,046 in mid 2025. Its population is comparable to the U.S state of Nebraska.