West Medan, (Indonesian: Medan Barat) is one of 21 administrative districts (kecamatan) in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The boundaries of the district:

  • To the north : Medan Deli
  • To the south : Medan Petisah, Medan Maimun
  • To the east  : East Medan
  • To the west  : Medan Helvetia, Medan Petisah

At the 2010 census, it had a population of 70,771 inhabitants. Total area is 6.14 km2 and the population density in 2010 was 11,526 inhabitants/km2.[1]

Residents

The majority of this district population is Chinese, Malay, Batak, Indian, Javanese and Minangkabau.

Interesting Place

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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