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Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the coast, Medan occupies 265,10 km², making it the third largest city in Indonesia. The city is bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south, and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north. Medan may refer to: Medan, Indonesia - capital city of North Sumatra province. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Indonesia_blank_map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The province (Indonesian: provinsi) is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia. ... Map of North Sumatra province within Indonesia North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara) is one of the provinces of Indonesia. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bold text{| align=right cellpadding=3 id=toc style=margin-left: 15px; |- | align=center colspan=2 | Years: 1587 1588 1589 - 1590 - 1591 1592 1593 |-vdsf gno[gldw[pvkijxaiamknn csogfhbvdowkhbfkqhjkhrjkhwgfhbjkpnkfokfgok3pkpk9pjhkt9erktyujkip9kijker9thhrkg9hkitr9gtkih9t0ykltk[u0jo0iey9uhyit90ertyhige9rity9riyh9ujirtyuhjnh-4e9tyigh9thiuy0h8tyh34tu8uy8u8u8u8rtu5y8ru8thu0tru0ut0rhutuh0trhu0hseogtrhr8uyhju8t89er9te9r8fy8shit ass dick bitch fuck | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s |- | align=center | Centuries... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol kmÂ², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... In Indonesia, the keeping of standard time is divided into three time zones: Indonesian Western Standard Time (Indonesian: Waktu Indonesia Barat/WIB) (UTC+7) WIB is observed in islands of Sumatra, Java, provinces of West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan Indonesian Central Standard Time (Waktu Indonesia Tengah/WITA) (UTC+8) WITA... UTC+7 is used in: Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam External links Find cities currently in UTC+7 Category: ... Map of North Sumatra province within Indonesia North Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Utara) is one of the provinces of Indonesia. ... Deli Serdang is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. ... A close-up map showing the Strait of Malacca separating peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ...

History

Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (Medan Village). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. Because Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Kampung Medan is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Kampung Medan is an area where the Deli River meets Babura River. March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ...

Based on the diary of the Portuguese merchant in early 16th century, it stated that the name of Medan was actually derived from Medina which is actually a holy city in the western of Saudi Arabia. However, other source indicated that the name of Medan actually came from Indian language "Meiden". One of the Karo-Indonesia dictionary written by Darwin Prinst SH published in 2002 wrote that Medan could also be define as "recover" or "be better". This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ...

The first inhabitants of Medan came from the Batak Karo community. It was not until the Sultan of Aceh, Sultan Iskandar Muda, sent his warlord, Gocah Pahlawan Laksamana Khoja Bintan, to be the Sultanate of Aceh's representative in Tanah Deli, that the Sultanate of Deli started to grow. This growth stimulated growth in both the population and culture of Medan. In the second year reign of Sultan Deli (between 1669-1698), there was a calvary battle in Medan. For other uses, see Batak (disambiguation). ... Iskandar Muda (1583?[1] - December 27, 1636[2]) was the twelfth sultan of Aceh, under whom the sultanate achieved its greatest territorial extent, and was the strongest power and wealthiest state in the western Indonesian archipelago and the Strait of Malacca. ... Aceh was a sultanate in the region of what is today Aceh Province of Indonesia. ... A 1,820 kmÂ² state in east Sumatra founded in 1630. ...

Medan did not enjoy significant development until the 1860s, when the Dutch colonialists began clearing the land for tobacco plantations. Medan quickly became a center of government and commercial activity, dominating development of Indonesia's western region. Image File history File links Kesawan. ... Image File history File links Kesawan. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1224 Ã— 1632 pixel, file size: 288 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1224 Ã— 1632 pixel, file size: 288 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ...

The Dutch governed Tanah Deli from 1658, after Sultan Ismail, ruler of the Kingdom of Siak Sri Indrapura, yielded some of his once-ruled land, Deli, Langkat, and Serdang. In 1915 Medan officially became the capital of North Sumatera Province, and officially a city in 1918. Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (StorebÃ¦lt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Almarhum Sultan Sir Ismail Al-Khalidi ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim Al-Masyhur, was the third sultan of modern Johor in Malaysia. ... The state of Serdang was an ancient Indonesian monarchy, neighbouring the sultanate of Deli, to which it even at the time lost some territory. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Medan is governed by a mayor, Drs. H. Abdillah Ak, MBA (period 2005-2010). Medan is divided into 21 districts (kecamatan) and 151 subdistricts kelurahan.

Demography

The city is Indonesia's third most populous after Jakarta and Surabaya, with approximately 2.5 million people. This page is about the capital city of Indonesia. ... Location of Surabaya in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Province Area - City 274. ...

The city has a mix of communities, reflecting its pre- and post-independence history. It is famous throughout Indonesia as the home of the Batak people, although the ancestral sites of these people are scattered throughout northern Sumatra. In addition, there is a large ethnic Javanese community, largely made up of the descendants of people shipped from Java in the last century as part of the government's transmigration policy, an attempt to relieve the chronic overcrowding on Java. For other uses, see Batak (disambiguation). ... Javanese is a term used to describe a native of the Indonesian island of Java. ... Transmigration can has several meanings: Transmigration of the soul is a common term for reincarnation. ... This article is about the Java island. ...

A highly visible component of Medan's population is the large number of ethnic Chinese, who control much of the business sector. Finally, the city has a sizeable community of Tamil descent, the people known as keling. A well-known Tamil market, is the Kampung Keling. In addition to Indonesian, Javanese, Hokkien (Min Nan), Tamil and English are spoken. Languages Tamil Religions Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism Related ethnic groups Dravidian people Brahui people Kannadigas Malayalis Tamils Telugus Tuluvas Gonds The Tamil people are a multi-ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Landmarks

There are many older buildings in Medan that still retain their Dutch architecture. These include the old City Hall, the central Post Office, the Water Tower, which is Medan City's icon, and Titi Gantung - a bridge over the railway. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1224, 860 KB) Summary the great mosque of Medan, Indonesia created by Daniel Berthold Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Medan North Sumatra Metadata This file... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1224, 860 KB) Summary the great mosque of Medan, Indonesia created by Daniel Berthold Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Medan North Sumatra Metadata This file...

There are several historic places such as Maimun Palace (Istana Maimun), where the Sultan of Deli still lives, and the Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906. Maimun Palace or Maimoon Palace (Indonesian: Istana Maimun), is a well-known landmark at Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra. ...

Transportation

One of the unique features of Medan are the motorized becaks that are found almost everywhere. Unlike traditional becaks, a motorized becak can take its passenger anywhere in the city. There are also more common transport like taxis and minibuses, known as sudako. Image File history File linksMetadata Becak. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Becak. ... Passengers and drivers meet at this auto rickshaw stand in Chennai. ... Passengers and drivers meet at this auto rickshaw stand in Chennai. ...

Railroad tracks connect Medan to Binjai and Tanjungpura to the northwest, to port of Belawan to the north, and to Tebing Tinggi and Pematang Siantar to the southeast. Map of Sumatra island showing the location of Binjai Binjai is a capital city of Binjai District in province of North Sumatra, Indonesia, located about 24 km from Medan, capital of the province. ... Belawan is a port city on the northeast coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Tebing Tinggi is an city in North Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Pematang Siantar (also written Pematangsiantar) is a city in North Sumatra in Indonesia. ...

The seaport of Belawan is about 20 km to the north. Polonia International Airport is located in the heart of the city. Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction and is due to replace Polonia in 2009. Belawan is a port city on the northeast coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Polonia International Airport (IATA: MES, ICAO: WIMM) is located in the city of Medan, Indonesia, about 5km from the Central Business District. ... Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction to replace Polonia International Airport, site of several crashes, and inappropriately located in the centre of the city of Medan, and with a difficult takeoff path, and short runway. ...

A toll highway connects Medan to Belawan and Tanjungmorawa. A plan for the extension of this highway to Tebing Tinggi and to Binjai has been completed, and the central government is currently seeking investors to build the extension. Belawan is a port city on the northeast coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Tebing Tinggi is an city in North Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Map of Sumatra island showing the location of Binjai Binjai is a capital city of Binjai District in province of North Sumatra, Indonesia, located about 24 km from Medan, capital of the province. ...

Media

The TVRI Medan (state-owned) and Deli TV (private) are the only two local TV stations in Medan. Several local newspaper are running in the city with Harian Analisa as the oldest one.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

Football is a favorite sport game with two local clubs: PSMS Medan and Medan Jaya. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... PSMS (acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Medan Sumatera) is an Indonesian soccer team located in Medan, North Sumatera. ...

Sister cities

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