Medan

Also known as Medan City

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Settlement.name: Medan
Settlement.translit_lang1: Regional
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Batak
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Jawi
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: ᯔᯩᯑᯉ᯳
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: ميدن
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Chinese
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: 棉蘭
Settlement.translit_lang1_type3: Tamil
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: மேடான்
Settlement.native_name_lang: id
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Medan_City.png
Settlement.image_shield: Logo Kota Medan (Seal of Medan).svg
Settlement.nickname: (Paris of Sumatra)
Settlement.motto: (Working together and everybody work)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kotapraja Medan
Demonym: Medanese
Population: 2109330
Area: 265100000
Elevation: 26
Official website: portal.medan.go.id
Image: Medan city 2019 (cropped).jpg
Dialing code: 61

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Commons category: Medan
inception: 1590-07-01
postal code: 44332
P12749: RTS Svet
name: Medan
social media followers: 5070
Statistics Indonesia area code: 1275

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Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
Government
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Ethnicities and languages
Religion
Economy
Cuisine
Tourism
Landmarks
Museums
Transportation
Airport
Seaport
Roads
Railway
Public transport
Trans Mebidang
Medan Electric Bus
Media
Television
Radio
Newspapers
Literature
Sport
Healthcare
Education
Elementary, middle, and high schools
Universities and Colleges
International relations
Consulates
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
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Medan ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading, agriculture, and processing industries, including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. In terms of population, it is the most populous city in Indonesia outside of the island of Java. Its population as of 2024 is approximately equal to the country of Moldova.

As of the 2020 Census, Medan had a population of 2,435,252 within its city limits; the official population estimate as of mid 2024 was 2,486,283 - comprising 1,237,602 males and 1,248,681 females - and projected to rise to 2,498,293 at mid 2025. When the surrounding urban area is included, the population is over 3.4 million, making it the fourth largest urban area in Indonesia. The Medan metropolitan area—which includes neighbouring Binjai, Deli Serdang Regency, and a part of Karo Regency—is the largest metropolitan area outside of Java, with 4,744,323 residents counted in the 2020 Census, rising to 4,944,979 in mid 2024.