Deli Serdang
دلي سردڠ 得力沙登 டெலி செர்டாங் | |
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| Motto(s): Bhinneka Perkasa Jaya ("Diversely Powerful and Glorious") | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Regency seat | Lubuk Pakam |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ashari Tambunan |
| • Vice Regent | Ali Yusuf Siregar |
| • 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 | 2,502.16 km2 (966.09 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 2,015,429 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | www |
Deli Serdang (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 2,502.16 km2 (966.09 sq miles). The capital of the district 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,[2] and at the 2020 Census the total was 1,931,441.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,015,429.[1] Kualanamu International Airport is located in this regency, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of downtown Medan.
It is the most populous regency in Indonesia outside the island of Java. Its population is comparable to the country of Latvia.