Sei Bingai

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Sei Bingai District
Kecamatan Sei Bingai
Sei Bingai
Coordinates: 3°14′N97°52′E / 3.233°N 97.867°E / 3.233; 97.867
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Regency Langkat Regency
Capital Namu Ukur
Area
  Total
333.17 km2 (128.64 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Highest elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Lowest elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate) [1]
  Total
54,005
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 (2007) [2]
   Javanese 28.8%
  Malay0.3%
   Batak Karo 65.0%
   Batak Toba and Batak Simalungun 1.9%
  Batak Mandailing 0.4%
  Others3.6%
Religious affiliations
 (2007) [2]
   Islam 58.1%
   Protestant 35.6%
   Roman Catholic 5.1%
   Buddhism 0.1%
   Hindu 0.1%
  Others1.0%
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Distance from Regency capital to district capital39km
Namu Ukur tobacco plantation, c. 1885 COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Huis van de administrateur op de tabaksplantage Namoe-Oekoer. TMnr 60001547.jpg
Namu Ukur tobacco plantation, c. 1885

Sei Bingai is an administrative district (kecamatan) of Langkat Regency, in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It borders the city of Binjai to the north, the districts of Kuala and Salapian to the west, Deli Serdang Regency to the east, and Karo Regency to the south. Most people in Sei Bingai are Karo. A majority of the people in Sei Bingai District are Muslims, as the Karo are predominantly, but not entirely Christian in this area.

Agriculture

There are 6,509 hectares of oil palm, 6,077 hectares of sawah (wet rice), 7,125 hectares of maize, 1,449 hectares of Natural rubber, 1,150 hectares of cocoa beans, 720 hectares of sugar palm, 308 hectares of pinang, among other crops, grown in the area. There is also a palm oil factory in Tanjung Gunung, along with other minor cottage industries.

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Langkat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1205)
  2. 1 2 http://bappeda.sumutprov.go.id/File_Upload/Data&Informasi/13_KCDA_LANGKAT/030_SEI%20BINGEI.pdf%5B%5D