Serdang Bedagai Regency

Serdang Bedagai Regency is a regency on the east coast of North Sumatra 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 (237 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan).[2] Its seat is 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 2022 was 667,998.[1]

Serdang Bedagai Regency
سردڠ بيداڬاي
(Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai)
Regency
Coat of arms of Serdang Bedagai Regency سردڠ بيداڬاي
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 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total667,998
 • Density350/km2 (910/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 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Kotarih78.027,9759,1699,384Kotarih1120982
Silinda56.748,3329,5149,724Silinda920983
Bitang Bayu95.5910,58112,51112,874Bitang Bayu1920984
Dolok Masihul237.4248,24152,70553,410Dolok Masihul2820991
Serbajabi50.6919,56021,75922,127Serbajabi1020995
Sipispis145.2531,61733,82634,139Sipispis2020992
Dolok Merawan120.6017,02917,97618,095Dolok Merawan1720993
Tebing Tinggi182.2940,25341,16241,181Tebing Tinggi1420999
Tebing Syahbandar120.3032,19133,58533,732Paya Pasir1020998
Bandar Khalipah116.0024,77425,85725,972Bandar Khakipah520994
Tanjung Beringin74.1736,86442,14243,081Tanjung Beringin820996
Sei Rampah198.9063,37971,36672,744Sei Rampah1720995
Sei Bamban72.2642,79146,04346,521Sei Bamban1020995
Teluk Mengkudu
(Mengkudu Bay)		66.9541,11848,33449,679Sialang Buah1220997
Perbaungan111.6299,936112,153114,243Simpang III Pekan2820985
Pegajahan93.1226,85930,20630,782Pegajahan1320986
Pantai Cermin80.3042,88349,18250,310Pantai Cermin1220987
Totals1,900.22592,922657,490667,998243

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai Dalam Angka 2023 (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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