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Sumatra's East Coast Residency (Dutch: Residentie Oostkust van Sumatra) was an administrative subdivision of the Dutch East Indies with its capital in Medan. It was located in northern Sumatra. In 1938, there were 10,026 square kilometers of plantations in the northern part of the residency, known as the Estates Area. [1] [3] [4]
The State of East Sumatra (Negara Sumatera Timur) was established by the Netherlands after the reoccupation of North Sumatra in July, 1947, during the first of the Dutch 'police actions' against the fledgling Republic of Indonesia.
The district covers an area of 170.79 km 2 (65.94 sq mi) which lies immediately to the east of the city of Medan.At the 2010 Census it had 384,672 inhabitants [3] and at the 2020 Census 402,468 inhabitants, [4] making it one of the most populated districts in Indonesia; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 416,715 - comprising 209,536 males and 207,179 females.
Medan (/ m ɛ ˈ d ɑː n / meh-DAHN, Indonesian: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. [7] 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.
Medan Kota Belawan (or simply Medan Belawan) is the most northern of the 21 districts (kecmatan) comprising the city of Medan in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, and the only one with direst access to the Malacca Strait. The district includes the major commercial Port of Belawan, as well as residential and manufacturing areas.
It covers an area of 127.23 sq.km, consisting of three physically unconnected sections; Helvetia and Manunggal are suburbs lying immediately to the west of Medan city's Medan Deli District; Pematang Johar is a suburb lying immediately to the east of Medan city's Medan Labuhan District; Telaga Tujuh and Karang Gading are villages lying further ...
Kualanamu International Airport (IATA: KNO, ICAO: WIMM) — often spelled as Kuala Namu [1] and informally abbreviated KNIA [2] — is an international airport serving Medan, Indonesia, and other parts of North Sumatra. It is located in the Deli Serdang Regency, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of downtown Medan. [3]
The East Sumatra revolution, also known as the East Sumatra social revolution (Revolusi Sosial Sumatera Timur), began on 3 March 1946. Across 25 "native states", many sultanates were overthrown and mass killing of members of the aristocratic families were performed by armed pergerakan groups (Indonesian nationalists). [ 1 ]