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Medan

South-eastern Asia

Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,486,283 1
Area (sq km)
265.1 1
Infobox city area figure used (265.1 km2); the metropolitan area is 3,094.85 km2.
Founding Year
1590 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
26 2
Latitude
3.58944 degrees north 1
Longitude
98.67389 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Indonesia, Countries
Source Medan (Wikipedia)
North Sumatra, States or Territories

medan is associated with north-sumatra.

Source Medan (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

North Sumatra, States or Territories

medan is the capital of north-sumatra.

Source Medan (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Medan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Medan ( meh-DAHN, Indonesian: [ˈmɛdan] , Batak: ᯔᯩᯑᯉ᯳) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    2,486,283
  • Lead section
    As of the 2020 Census, Medan had a population of 2,435,252 within its city limits; the official population estimate as of mid 2024 was 2,486,283 - comprising 1,237,602 males and 1,248,681 females - and projected to rise to 2,498,293 at mid 2025.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    265.1
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    3.58944N 98.67389E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    3.58944N 98.67389E
  • Infobox: established_date
    1 July 1590
  • Associated With: Indonesia, Infobox, Country
    Indonesia
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2. Medan (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 26 m
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Medan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1214520
    3.58333 98.66667 P PPLA ID 26 1275 2486283 26 Asia/Jakarta
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 26 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 3.75, 98.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 3.75, 98.75
3.75 98.75 Af
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Wikidata: Medan
Wikidata Q5972, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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