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The Greater Medan metropolitan area, known locally as Mebidangro (an acronym of Medan–Binjai–Deli Serdang–Karo) is a metropolitan area in North Sumatra, Indonesia, which consists of Medan City, Binjai City, Deli Serdang Regency and part (4 districts) of Karo Regency. The metropolitan area was established by a presidential decree in 2011. [3]
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. [14] The city was founded at the confluence of the Deli River and the Babura river by a Karonese man named Guru Patimpus.
Bandung metropolitan area has more dense urban population than Surabaya metropolitan area. 3 Surabaya: 912 6,556,000 Surabaya metropolitan area has a larger population than Bandung metropolitan area, but comprises more rural areas than the later. 4 Medan: 479 4,027,000 Medan is the largest urban area outside of Java island.
The other largest cities by region include Medan (Sumatra, also the largest outside of Java), Samarinda , Denpasar (Lesser Sunda Islands), Makassar , Ambon (Maluku Islands), and Jayapura (Western New Guinea). Over the decade from 2010 to 2020, Jayapura was also the fastest-growing city in Indonesia, at 70% in that decade.
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 2,502.16 km 2 (966.09 sq miles). The capital of the district is Lubuk Pakam, which is
Malang metropolitan area; Manado metropolitan area; Medan metropolitan area; P. Padang metropolitan area; Palembang metropolitan area; S. Semarang metropolitan area;
Medan Kota is one of 21 districts in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Boundaries of the district (Indonesian: kecamatan): To the north : Medan Area, Medan Perjuangan, Medan Timur; To the south : Medan Amplas; To the east : Medan Denai, Medan Area; To the west : Medan Maimun; In 2004, it had a population of 84.530 inhabitants.
Ranking Name Image Country Population Year (Census or Estimate) 1 Manila Philippines 14,942,000: 2020C 2 Jakarta Indonesia 10,562,088: 2020C 3 Bangkok Thailand 9,034,000: 2021E