Medan is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It is the largest city in Sumatra and the fifth-most populous city proper in Indonesia with a 2016 estimated population at 2,229,408 within its city limits. The Medan metropolitan area is home to 4.6 million people, making it the fifth most populous metropolitan area in the country and the largest outside of Java. Medan is a multicultural metropolis and a busy trading city bordered by the Strait of Malacca. A gateway to the western part of Indonesia, Medan is supported by the Port of Belawan and Kualanamu International Airport, both of which are connected to the city centre via toll road and railway. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main central cities of Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar.
North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It consists of a large northwestern belt of the island of Sumatra and its capital is Medan. North Sumatra is the fourth most-populous province after West Java, East Java and Central Java — it covers an area of 72,981 sq.km, and at the Census of 2015 it had a population of 13,923,262; the latest official estimate as at mid 2019 is 14,639,400.
The state of Serdang was an ancient Malay-Indonesian monarchy, neighbouring the Sultanate of Deli, to which it lost some territory.
Deli Serdang is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It surrounds the city of Medan, and also borders the chartered city Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan. It occupies an area of 2,241.7 sq.km. 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, and at the 2015 Census the total was 2,025,533; the latest official estimate is 2,155,625. Medan's new airport in Kuala Namu is in this regency.
PSDS or Persatuan Sepakbola Deli Serdang is an Indonesian football team based in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.
Karo Regency is a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia, situated in the Barisan Mountains. The regency covers an area of 2,127.25 square kilometres (821.34 sq mi) and according to the 2010 census it had a population of 350,479. 60.99% of the regency is forested. Its regency seat is Kabanjahe. The Batak Karo language is spoken in the regency, as well as the Indonesian language. It borders Southeast Aceh Regency in Aceh to the west, Deli Serdang Regency and Langkat Regency to the north, Dairi Regency and Toba Samosir Regency to the south, and Deli Serdang Regency and Simalungun Regency to the east.
Sultanate of Deli was a 1,820 km² Malay state in east Sumatra founded in 1630. A tributary kingdom from 1630 it was controlled by various Sultanates until 1814, when it became an independent sultanate and broke away from the Sultanate of Siak.
Statistics of Liga Indonesia for the 1998–99 season.
The province of North Sumatra in Indonesia is divided into regencies which is turn are divided administratively into sub-districts.
The 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, also known as 2010–11 Liga Ti-Phone Indonesia season is the sixteenth edition of Liga Indonesia Premier Division since its establishment in 1994. The competition ran from 19 November 2010 to 25 May 2011.
TGM Medan or Thamrin Graha Metropolitan Medan is an Indonesian football club based in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. Club played in Liga Indonesia Third Division and now promotion to Liga Indonesia Second Division. In 2014 promotion to Liga Indonesia First Division.
Persatuan Sepakbola Kwarta Deli Serdang is an Indonesian football club based in Medan, North Sumatra. They play in Liga 3. Their home ground is Pardedetex Stadium.
The 2013 Liga Indonesia First Division season is the eighteenth edition of Liga Indonesia First Division since its establishment in 1995. The competition is managed by PT. Liga Indonesia (LI).
The Aru was a major Sumatran kingdom from the 13th to the 16th century. It was located on the eastern coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. In its heyday the kingdom was a formidable maritime power, and was able to control the northern part of the Malacca strait.
Tuanku Sri Paduka Gocah Pahlawan, titled Laksamana Khoja Bintan, was the founder of the Sultanate of Deli and the Sultanate of Serdang in North Sumatra, Indonesia. According to the tarombo from Deli and Serdang, Gocah Pahlawan was of keling (Indian) ethnicity, sent by Sultan Iskandar Muda in 1612 to rule in the former Aru Kingdom. He was appointed as a representative commander of the Aceh Sultanate for the area, to fight the Portuguese influence and establish alliances with the local population, who generally were Karo peoples.
Labuhan Deli is a district in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The district had a total population of 60,190 at the 2010 Census; the latest estimate is 71,062.
Hamparan Perak is a town and district of Deli Serdang Regency in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The population of the town in 2010 was 14,157. It is the district capital of the Hamparan Perak district, which at the 2010 Census had a population of 150,054.
