Medan Kota is one of 21 districts in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Boundaries of the district (Indonesian: kecamatan):
In 2004, it had a population of 84.530 inhabitants. Total area is 5,27 km2 and the population density is 16.039,85 inhabitants/km2.
A large part of the population in the Chinese, followed by Malays and other ethnics.
Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. 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. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading, agriculture, and processing industries, including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. In terms of population, it is the most populous city in Indonesia outside of the island of Java. Its population as of 2023 is approximately equal to the country of Moldova.
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