Medan
Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading, agriculture, and processing industries, including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. In terms of population, it is the most populous city in Indonesia outside of the island of Java. Its population, as of 2024, is approximately equal to the country of Moldova.
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 2,486,283
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- 3.58, 98.67
How far Medan is from other cities in Indonesia
- Pekanbaru460 km✈ 1 h 19 min · 🚗 7 h 40 min
- Padang538 km✈ 1 h 24 min · 🚗 8 h 58 min
- Batam654 km✈ 1 h 33 min · 🚗 10 h 54 min
- Palembang989 km✈ 1 h 57 min · 🚗 16 h 29 min
- Bandar Lampung1,241 km✈ 2 h 16 min · 🚗 20 h 41 min
- Serang1,362 km✈ 2 h 25 min · 🚗 22 h 42 min
- Tangerang1,400 km✈ 2 h 27 min · 🚗 23 h 20 min
- South Tangerang1,416 km✈ 2 h 29 min · 🚗 23 h 36 min
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