Deli River

Deli River
Deli Railway Company bridge over the Deli River near Belawan
Native name Sungai Deli
Physical characteristics
River mouth Strait of Malacca
3°46′1″N 98°42′9.8″E / 3.76694°N 98.702722°E / 3.76694; 98.702722Coordinates: 3°46′1″N 98°42′9.8″E / 3.76694°N 98.702722°E / 3.76694; 98.702722
Length 73 km[1]
Basin features
Basin size 402 km2[1]
Population 1,346,520 (2015)[1][2]

Deli River (Indonesian: Sungai Deli) is a river located in Sumatra and courses through Medan before discharging to the Strait of Malacca near the port city of Belawan. It is one of the eight rivers in Medan. The Deli Sultanate was founded on the delta of the river around 1640[1], and later around the 19th century, this river acted as an artery of trade for the sultanate to other areas.

The forest area in the headwaters of the Deli is 3,655 hectares, or 7.59 percent of 48 162 hectares of Deli watershed. With an area of 48 162 hectares, length of 73 kilometers (km), and a width of 5.58 km, Deli watershed should have at least 140 hectares, or 30 percent of the watershed.

Today, the river is heavily polluted. 70 percent of waste in the Deli River are solid or liquid waste, due to waste generated in the densely populated city of Medan (reaching 1,725 tons a day[3]).

Notes

1.^ Population calculated from the sum of populations in the 14 subdistricts of Medan municipality which were used for population calculation in the citation[1].

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Sembiring, Silvia Tabah Hati BR. "Pengelolaan Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Deli" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Medan: University of North Sumatra. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jumlah Penduduk Menurut Kecamatan dan Jenis Kelamin, 2011-2015". Badan Pusat Statistik Kota Medan (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Timbunan Sampah di Medan 1725 Ton per Hari" (in Indonesian). Lintas Medan. Retrieved 8 August 2017.


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