Hamparan Perak is a town and administrative
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
(''kecamatan'') of
Deli Serdang Regency
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 ent ...
in the province of
North Sumatra
North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
. The population of the town was 16,720 in mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Hamparan Perak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212240.] It is the district capital of the Hamparan Perak
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
.
Hamparan Perak District
The district lies immediately to the west and north of the city of
Medan
Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...
, and thus encompasses many of the city's suburban districts in that direction. It is geographically the largest district in Deli Serdang Regency, with an area of 262.88 km
2 and a population of 150,054 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 163,521 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 158,884 - comprising 80,234 males and 78,650 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Hamparan Perak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212240.] It is composed of twenty 'villages' (most of which are suburban to the city of
Medan
Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...
), set out below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Hamparan Perak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1212240.] Each has the status of a ''desa'' (rural village), and they share the postcode of 20374.
References
Populated places in North Sumatra
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