Labuhan Deli is a district in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The district had a total population of 60,190 during the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and a total population of 72,425 during the 2020 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 71,935.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 September 2026, Kabupaten Deli Serdang Dalam Angka 2026 (BPS Katalog 1102001.1212)
It covers an area of 127.23 sq.km, consisting of three geographically unconnected sections. The desa of Helvetia and Manunggal (the latter was previously part of Helvetia desa) are suburbs lying immediately to the west of Medan city's Medan Deli District. Pematang Johar is a suburb lying immediately to the east of Medan city's Medan Labuhan District.
Telaga Tujuh and Karang Gading are villages lying further to the north on an area of land between Hamparan Perak District (in Deli Serdang Regency) and Secanggang District (in Langkat Regency); while containing 67% of the district's land area, they only have 13.4% of its population.
History Labuhan Deli comes from the word "harbour (of Deli)"; thus the name records the period when this area was the maritime centre of the Deli Sultanate, and thus - under the authority of the Sultanat - was a part of the history of the Deli Kingdom. During the Dutch colonial era it was a center of trade and other activities. After the independence of the Republic of Indonesia on 17 August 1945 the Deli Kingdom became part of the Deli Serdang Regency, a combination of the Deli Sultanate and the Serdang Sultanate.
The subsequent rapid growth of the city of Medan as the capital of North Sumatra Province and as a center of government, trade and industry led to an expansion of the city boundaries, so that in 1974 most of the villages in Labuhan Deli District became part of the Medan City administration. The widely-separated remaining parts of the district contain what was left over after the expansion of the city, together with two much more rural villages (Telaga Tujuh and Karang Gading) in the far north of the regency.
Villages From 1974 Labuhan Deli District consisted of four villages (desa), namely Helvetia Village, Pematang Johar Village, Telaga Tujuh Village and Karang Gading Village. Then in 1995 Helvetia Village was divided into two villages, namely Manunggal and Helvetia Villages, so that the district now consists of five villages (desa), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with their official estimates of population as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Labuhan Deli Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212250.
KodeWilayah Name Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2024 12.07.25.2001 Helvetia 9.7116,74420,18218,964 12.07.25.2002 Menunggal 13.3621,45725,86923,813 12.07.25.2003 Pematang Johar 18.9014,34817,18517,263 12.07.25.2004 Karang Gading 66.365,4096,4896,484 12.07.25.2005 Telaga Tujuh 18.902,2322,7002,839 12.07.25 Totals 127.2360,19072,42569,373
The address of the Head of District Office is "JL. VETERAN NO. 21 HELVETIA KECAMATAN LABUHAN DELI, KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG, POST CODE: 20373"
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