Serdang Bedagai Regency

Serdang Bedagai Regency
سردڠ بيداڬاي
Regency
Seal, or Lambang, of Serdang Bedagai Regency
Seal
Country Indonesia
Province North Sumatra
Capital Sei Rampah
Area
 • Total 1,913.33 km2 (738.74 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 592,922
 • Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website www.serdangbedagaikab.go.id

Serdang Bedagai Regency is a regency in the Eastern shores of North Sumatra facing Malaysia, with 95 km of coastline and covering an area of 1,913.33 square kilometres, divided into 17 districts (kecamatan), in turn subdivided into 237 villages and 6 subdistricts[2] Its seat is Sei Rampah. The regency surrounds the independent city of Tebing Tinggi, and also contains a district (kecamatan) by the same name. The name “Serdang Bedagai” was derived from the two Sultanates which formerly existed in the Region; they were Serdang Sultanate and Padang Bedagai Sultanate. The population was 592,922 at the 2010 Census.[3]

Location

To the north is the Malacca Straits, to the west is Deli Serdang Regency (surrounding Medan), to the south and southeast is Simalungun Regency, and to the east are the Buaya River and Ular River bordering Batubara Regency, which was formed in 2006 from part of the Asahan Regency.

Administration

The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:[4]

NamePopulation
Census 2010[4]
Kotarih7,975
Silinda8,332
Bitang Bayu10,581
Dolok Masihul48,241
Serbajabi19,560
Sipispis31,617
Dolok Merawan17,029
Tebingtinggi40,253
Tebing Syahbandar32,191
Bandar Khalipah24,774
Tanjung Beringin36,864
Sei Rampah63,379
Sei Bamban42,791
Teluk Mengkudu
(Mengkudu Bay)		41,118
Perbaungan99,936
Pegajahan26,859
Pantai Cermin42,883

References

  1. ↑ Seta, William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 9. ISBN 979-610-232-3.
  2. ↑ "Serdang Bedegai website". SerdangBedagaiKab.go.id. Serdang Bedagai Regency. 1992-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  3. ↑ "BPS: Luas Wilayah, Jumlah Penduduk, dan Kepadatan Penduduk menurut Kabupaten/Kota Tahun 2007". sumut.bps.go.id. Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  4. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Coordinates: 3°22′00″N 99°02′00″E / 3.3667°N 99.0333°E / 3.3667; 99.0333

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