Serdang Bedagai Regency

Serdang Bedagai Regency
سردڠ بيداڬاي
(Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai)
Coat of arms of Serdang Bedagai Regency سردڠ بيداڬاي
Motto(s): 
Tanah Bertuah Negeri Beradat
(The Lucky Land of the Indigenous Land)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatSei Rampah
Government
 • RegentSoekirman
 • Vice RegentDarma Wijaya
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesRiski Ramadhan Hasibuan (Gerindra) (Acting)
 • Vice Chairman of Council of RepresentativesSiswanto (Nasdem) (Acting)
Area
 • Total
1,904.37 km2 (735.28 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
685,074
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.serdangbedagaikab.go.id

Serdang Bedagai Regency is a regency on the east coast of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, facing Malaysia, with 95 km of coastline and covering an area of 1,904.37 square kilometres, divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), in turn subdivided into 243 villages.[2] Its administrative centre is the town of Sei Rampah. The regency surrounds the independent city of Tebing Tinggi, and also contains a district (kecamatan) by the same name (Tebing Tinggi District surrounds the city on its west side, while Tebing Syahbandar District surrounds the city on its east side). The name “Serdang Bedagai” was derived from the two Sultanates which formerly existed in the Region; they were Serdang Sultanate and Padang Bedagai Sultanate. The population was 592,922 at the 2010 Census,[3] while the 2020 Census produced a total of 657,490;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 685,074.[1]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns in district Katalogs as referenced below)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SerdangBedagaiKab was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.