Serdang Bedagai Regency

Serdang Bedagai Regency is a regency on the east coast of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, facing Malaysia, with 95 km of coastline and covering an area of 1,900.22 square kilometres, divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), in turn subdivided into 243 villages.[2] Its administrative centre is the town of Sei Rampah. The regency surrounds the independent city of Tebing Tinggi, and also contains a district (kecamatan) by the same name (Tebing Tinggi District surrounds the city on its west side, while Tebing Syahbandar District surrounds the city on its east side). 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] while the 2020 Census produced a total of 657,490;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 682,918 (comprising 343,862 males and 339,056 females).[1]

Serdang Bedagai Regency
سردڠ بيداڬاي
(Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai)
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Tanah Bertuah Negeri Beradat
(The Lucky Land of the Indigenous Land)
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Sumatra
Regency seatSei Rampah
Government
 • RegentSoekirman
 • Vice RegentDarma Wijaya
 • Chairman of Council of RepresentativesRiski Ramadhan Hasibuan (Gerindra) (Acting)
 • Vice Chairman of Council of RepresentativesSiswanto (Nasdem) (Acting)
Area
 • Total1,900.22 km2 (733.68 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total682,918
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.serdangbedagaikab.go.id

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 the western part of the Asahan Regency.

Administration

The Serdang Bedagai Regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district (totaling 237 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
12.18.10Kotarih78.027,9759,1699,628Kotarih1120982
12.18.11Silinda56.748,3329,5149,971Silinda920983
12.18.17Bitang Bayu95.5910,58112,51113,245Bitang Bayu1920984
12.18.09Dolok Masihul237.4248,24152,70554,531Pekan Dolok Masihul28 (a)20991
12.18.12Serbajabi50.6919,56021,75922,631Serbajabi1020995
12.18.08Sipispis145.2531,61733,82634,786Sipispis2020992
12.18.07Dolok Merawan120.6017,02917,97618,414Dolok Merawan1720993
12.18.13Tebing Tinggi182.2940,25341,16241,778Tebing Tinggi1420999
12.18.16Tebing Syahbandar120.3032,19133,58534,286Paya Pasir1020998
12.18.06Bandar Khalipah116.0024,77425,85726,400Bandar Khakipah520994
12.18.05Tanjung Beringin74.1736,86442,14244,179Tanjung Beringin820996
12.18.04Sei Rampah198.9063,37971,36674,488Sei Rampah1720995
12.18.15Sei Bamban72.2642,79146,04347,428Sei Bamban1020995
12.18.03Teluk Mengkudu
(Mengkudu Bay)		66.9541,11848,33451,082Sialang Buah1220997
12.18.02Perbaungan111.6299,936112,153116,947Simpang III Pekan28 (b)20985
12.18.14Pegajahan93.1226,85930,20631,516Pegajahan13 (c)20986
12.18.01Pantai Cermin80.3042,88349,18251,608Pantai Cermin1220987
Totals1,900.22594,383657,490682,918243

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (Pekan Dolok Masihul). (b) comprising 4 kelurahan (Batang Terap, Melati I, Simpang Tiga Pekan and Tualang) and 24 desa. (c) including one kelurahan (Melati Kebun).

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1218)
  2. "Serdang Bedegai website". SerdangBedagaiKab.go.id. Serdang Bedagai Regency. 1992-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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