Deli Serdang Regency (; Jawi: دلي سردڠ) is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It surrounds the city of Medan, and also borders to the west the city of Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan. The entire regency lies within the Medan metropolitan area. It occupies an area of 2,579.98 km2 (906.14 sq miles). Its administrative center 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,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and at the 2020 Census the total was 1,931,441.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The official estimate as of mid-2025 was 2,078,046 (comprising 1,044,002 males and 1,034,044 females), of whom 65.1% lived in the western 53.6% of the area, surrounding Medan city, while 34.9% lived in the eastern 46.4% of the area.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 September 2026, Kabupaten Deli Serdang Dalam Angka 2026 (BPS Katalog 1102001.1212) Medan's Kualanamu International Airport is located in this regency, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of downtown Medan.
Deli Serdang is the most populous regency in Indonesia outside the island of Java, with 2,078,046 inhabitants in mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 September 2026, Kabupaten Deli Serdang Dalam Angka 2026 (BPS Katalog 1102001.1212) Its population is comparable to the U.S state of Nebraska.
Neighbouring areas
The external boundaries of the regency are with: To the north: the Langkat Regency and the Strait of Malacca. To the south: the Karo Regency and Simalungun Regency. To the east: the Serdang Bedagai Regency and the Strait of Malacca. To the west: the Karo Regency, Langkat Regency and the city of Binjai.
The major city of Medan is a semi-enclave within the regency (except in the north, where the city reaches the Malacca Strait at Belawan).
Administrative districts
The regency is divided into twenty-two districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their 2010 Census and 2020 Census populations, and the official estimates as of mid-2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 September 2026, Kabupaten Deli Serdang Dalam Angka 2026 (BPS Katalog 1102001.1212) For convenience, the districts are grouped below into two geographical halfs - a western half containing suburbs of Medan, and an eastern half centred on Tanjung Morawa; the western half can more easily by grouped into three areas - (i) the eastern suburbs of Medan, essentially Percut Sei Tuan District, (ii) the western suburbs of Medan, essentially Hamparan Perak and Sunggal Districts, and (iii) the southern suburbs and rural areas further south. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages within each district (totaling 380 rural desa, and 14 urban kelurahan), and its post code:
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus 2020 Pop'nEstimate mid 2025 Admin centre No.ofdesaNo.ofkelu-rahanPostcode 12.07.21 PatumbakBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Patumbak Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212210) 43.5488,96197,994104.395Patumbak8-20361 12.07.22 Deli TuaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Deli Tua Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212220) 8.1460,62459,29263,629Deli Tua33 (a)20355 12.07.23 SunggalBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sunggal Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212230) 80.09244,187241,359258,629Sunggal17-20351 12.07.24 Hamparan PerakBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Hamperan Perak Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212240) 302.57150,054163,521173,281Hamparan Perak20-20374 12.07.25 Labuhan DeliBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Labuhan Deli Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212250) 123.9160,19067,12971,938Helvetia5-20373 12.07.26 Percut Sei TuanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212260) 190.29384,672402,468437,274Tembung182 (b)20371 12.07.03 SibolangitBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sibolangit Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212030) 159.8919,65419,98021,073Bandar Baru30-20357 12.07.04 KutalimbaruBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kutalimbaru Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212040) 182.2135,87036,23838,429Kutalimbaru14-20354 12.07.05 Pancur BatuBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pancur Batu Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212050) 121.5284,91993,47099,529Pancur Batu25-20353 12.07.06 Namo RambeBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Namorambe Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212060) 64.1336,65139,69741,942Namo Rambe36-20356 12.07.07 Biru-Biru (or Sibiru-Biru) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Biru-Biru Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212070) 106.7534,02039,08342,066Biru-Biru17-20358 Total Western half 1,383.041,199,8021,260,2311,352,185 1935 12.07.01 Gunung MeriahBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Gunung Meriah Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212010) 95.242,4723,1933,498Gunung Meriah12-20583 12.07.20 Sinembah TanjungMuda HuluBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hulu Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212020) 225.7012,33313,55414,422Tiga Juhar20-20582 12.07.08 Sinembah TanjungMuda HilirBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hilir Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212080) 209.7630,56333,15935,063Talun Kenas15-20363 12.07.09 Bangun PurbaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Bangun Purba Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212090) 120.6121,55024,37526,300Bangun Purba24-20581 12.07.19 GalangBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Galang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212190) 129.0961,50870,13675,970Galang281 (c)20585 12.07.02 Tanjung MorawaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tanjung Morawa Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212200) 132.52192,759223,450243,975Tanjung Morawa251 (d)20362 12.07.27 Batang KuisBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Batang Kuis Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212270) 44.6456,27065,07570,971Batang Kuis11-20372 12.07.32 Pantai LabuBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pantai Labu Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212280) 85.8343,13549,16753,247Pantai Labu19-20553 12.07.33 BeringinBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Beringin Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212290) 56.9452,41560,71166,262Beringin11-20552 12.07.28 Lubuk PakamBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Lubuk Pakam Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212300) 33.3380,84788,57694,107Lubuk Pakam67 (e)20511-20518 12.07.31 Pagar MerbauBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pagar Merbau Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212310) 63.2836,77739,81442,056Pagar Merbau16-20551 Total Eastern half 1,196.94590,629671,210725,861 1879 Notes: (a) Deli Tua, Deli Tua Barat and Deli Tua Timur. (b) Kenangan and Kenangan Baru. (c) Galang Kota. (d) Pekan Tanjung Morawa. (e) Cemara, Lubuk Pakam I-II, Lubuk Pakam Pekan, Lubuk Pakam III, Paluh Kemiri, Petapahan and Syahmad.
Plantations Plantation commodities in Deli Serdang in 2024 demonstrated diverse yields, with oil palm being the leading crop. Oil palm plantations were spread across all sub-districts, covering an area of 18,162.23 hectares, and production reached 51,666.29 tons. The districts of Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hilir, Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hulu, and Hamparan Perak (all in Deli Serdang) were the main palm oil producing areas, with planted areas of 3,736.11 hectares, 1,984.00 hectares, and 2,114.96 hectares, respectively. Rubber contributed 4,564 tons of production from a planted area of 5,164 hectares. Coconut is another important commodity with 3,247 tons of yield from a planted area of 3,841 hectares, dominated by the Districts of Hamparan Perak and Percut Sei Tuan. Cocoa plants recorded a production of 2,072.43 tons with an area of 2,666.33 hectares, mostly produced from Kutalimbaru and Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hilir.
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See also Sultanate of Deli Sultanate of Serdang
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