| Official Name: | Deli Serdang |
| Native Name: | دلي سردڠ 得力沙登 டெலி செர்டாங் |
| Native Name Lang: | id |
| Type: | Regency |
| Motto: | Bhinneka Perkasa Jaya ("Diversely Powerful and Glorious") |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Sumatra |
| Seat Type: | Regency seat |
| Seat: | Lubuk Pakam |
| Leader Title: | Regent |
| Leader Name: | Ashari Tambunan |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Regent |
| Leader Name1: | Ali Yusuf Siregar |
| Leader Title2: | Chairman of Council of Representatives |
| Leader Name2: | Zakky Shahri (Gerindra) |
| Leader Title3: | Vice Chairmen of Council of Representatives |
| Leader Name3: | Amit Damanik (PDI-P), Tengku Ahmad Tala'a (Golkar) and Nusantara Tarigan (Nasdem) |
| Area Total Km2: | 2502.16 |
| Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
| Population Total: | 2015429 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone1: | WIB |
| Utc Offset1: | +7 |
Deli Serdang (id|Kabupaten Deli Serdang; Jawi: دلي سردڠ) is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It surrounds the city of Medan, and also borders to the west the city of Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan. The entire regency lies within the Medan metropolitan area. It occupies an area of 2,502.16 km2 (966.09 sq miles). The capital of the district is Lubuk Pakam, which is located approximately 30 km east of Medan. The national census of 2000 recorded 1,573,987 people, but by 2010 the regency's population increased by 13.76% to 1,790,431,[2] and at the 2020 Census the total was 1,931,441.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,015,429.[4] Kualanamu International Airport is located in this regency, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of downtown Medan.
It is the most populous regency in Indonesia outside the island of Java. Its population is comparable to the country of Latvia.
The external boundaries of the regency are with:
The major city of Medan is a semi-enclave within the regency (except in the north, where the city reaches the Malacca Strait at Belawan).
The regency is divided into twenty-two districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census[3] populations, and the official estimates as of mid 2023.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages within each district (totaling 380 rural desa, and 14 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 desa | No. of kelu- rahan | Post code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.07.21 | Patumbak[6] | 43.79 | 88,961 | 97,994 | 94,580 | Patumbak | 8 | align="center" | - | 20361 |
| 12.07.22 | Deli Tua[7] | 9.36 | 60,624 | 59,292 | 61,427 | Deli Tua | 3 | 3 (a) | 20355 | |
| 12.07.23 | Sunggal[8] | 92.52 | 244,187 | 241,359 | 251,348 | Sunggal | 17 | align="center" | - | 20351 |
| 12.07.24 | Hamparan Perak[9] | 262.88 | 150,054 | 163,521 | 158,884 | Hamparan Perak | 20 | align="center" | - | 20374 |
| 12.07.25 | Labuhan Deli[10] | 127.23 | 60,190 | 67,129 | 68,299 | Helvetia | 5 | align="center" | - | 20373 |
| 12.07.26 | Percut Sei Tuan[11] | 170.79 | 384,672 | 402,468 | 415,715 | Tembung | 18 | 2 (b) | 20371 | |
| 12.07.03 | Sibolangit[12] | 173.32 | 19,654 | 19,980 | 21,725 | Bandar Baru | 30 | align="center" | - | 20357 |
| 12.07.04 | Kutalimbaru[13] | 178.81 | 35,870 | 36,238 | 40,221 | Kutalimbaru | 14 | align="center" | - | 20354 |
| 12.07.05 | Pancur Batu[14] | 122.53 | 84,919 | 93,470 | 99,896 | Pancur Batu | 25 | align="center" | - | 20353 |
| 12.07.06 | Namorambe[15] | 62.30 | 36,651 | 39,697 | 42,398 | Namo Rambe | 36 | align="center" | - | 20356 |
| 12.07.07 | Biru-Biru (or Sibiru-Biru) [16] | 89.69 | 34,020 | 39,083 | 40,888 | Biru-Biru | 17 | align="center" | - | 20358 |
| Total Western half | 1,333.22 | 1,199,802 | 1,260,231 | 1,295,381 | 193 | 5 | ||||
| 12.07.01 | Gunung Meriah[17] | 76.65 | 2,472 | 3,193 | 3,163 | Gunung Meriah | 12 | align="center" | - | 20583 |
| 12.07.20 | Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hulu[18] | 223.38 | 12,333 | 13,554 | 14,915 | Tiga Juhar | 20 | align="center" | - | 20582 |
| 12.07.08 | Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hilir[19] | 190.50 | 30,563 | 33,159 | 35,128 | Talun Kenas | 15 | align="center" | - | 20363 |
| 12.07.09 | Bangun Purba[20] | 135.33 | 21,550 | 24,375 | 23,711 | Bangun Purba | 24 | align="center" | - | 20581 |
| 12.07.19 | Galang[21] | 135.15 | 61,508 | 70,136 | 74,682 | Galang | 28 | 1 (c) | 20585 | |
| 12.07.02 | Tanjung Morawa[22] | 131.75 | 192,759 | 223,450 | 239,718 | Tanjung Morawa | 25 | 1 (d) | 20362 | |
| 12.07.27 | Batang Kuis[23] | 45.93 | 56,270 | 65,075 | 72,856 | Batang Kuis | 11 | align="center" | - | 20372 |
| 12.07.32 | Pantai Labu[24] | 81.85 | 43,135 | 49,167 | 53,627 | Pantai Labu | 19 | align="center" | - | 20553 |
| 12.07.33 | Beringin[25] | 54.32 | 52,415 | 60,711 | 66,547 | Beringin | 11 | align="center" | - | 20552 |
| 12.07.28 | Lubuk Pakam[26] | 31.19 | 80,847 | 88,576 | 93,064 | Lubuk Pakam | 6 | 7 (e) | 20511 -20518 | |
| 12.07.31 | Pagar Merbau[27] | 62.89 | 36,777 | 39,814 | 42,637 | Pagar Merbau | 16 | align="center" | - | 20551 |
| Total Eastern half | 1,168.94 | 590,629 | 671,210 | 720,048 | 187 | 9 |
thumb|right|Tanjung Morawa toll gate, Deli Serdang Regency
Deli Serdang Regency contains three plantations owned by London Sumatra (LONSUM).[28]
On 21 June 2003, farmers and indigenous peoples in a number of villages within the district attempted to re-occupy lands which had been leased to LONSUM by the government. Police fired upon the group, resulting in at least a dozen wounded and four deaths.[29]
| Channel | Signal | Frequency | Name | Network | Company name | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 487.250-MHz | UHF | Indosiar | PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri | Elang Mahkota Teknologi | Nasional | |
| 25 | 503.250-MHz | MNCTV | PT Cipta Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia | Media Nusantara Citra | |||
| 27 | 519.250-MHz | Trans TV | PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia | Trans Media | |||
| 29 | 535.250-MHz | ANTV | PT Cakrawala Andalas Televisi | Visi Media Asia | |||
| 31 | 551.250-MHz | GTV | PT Global Informasi Bermutu | Media Nusantara Citra | |||
| 33 | 567.250-MHz | RCTI | PT Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia | Media Nusantara Citra | |||
| 35 | 583.250-MHz | SCTV | PT Surya Citra Televisi | Elang Mahkota Teknologi | |||
| 37 | 599.250-MHz | tvOne | PT Lativi Media Karya | Visi Media Asia | |||
| 39 | 615.250-MHz | Metro TV | PT Media Televisi Indonesia | Media Group | |||
| 41 | 631.250-MHz | Trans7 | PT Duta Visual Nusantara Tivi Tujuh | Trans Media | |||
| 43 | 647.250-MHz | NET. | PT Net Mediatama Indonesia | Indika Group | |||
| 45 | 663.250-MHz | iNews | PT Deli Media Televisi | Media Nusantara Citra | |||
| 47 | 679.250-MHz | TVRI Nasional | TVRI | Lembaga Penyiaran Publik TVRI | Pemerintah Indonesia | ||
| TVRI Sumatra Utara | Pemeritah Sumatra Utara | Lokal | |||||
| 49 | 695.250-MHz | DAAI TV | PT Daya Angkasa Andalas Indah Televisi | Tau Chi Media | Berjaringan | ||
| 51 | 751.250-MHz | BeritaSatu | PT First Media News | Media Holdings Group | |||
| 50 | 703.250-MHz | TVRI Nasional | TVRI | Lembaga Penyiaran Publik TVRI | Pemerintah Indonesia | Nasional | |
| 53 | 727.250-MHz | RTV | PT Cahaya Nusantara Perkasa Televisi | Rajawali Corpora | Nasional | ||
| 54 | 735.250-MHz | Efarina TV | PT Efarina Televisi | Efarina Etham | |||
| 55 | 737.250-MHz | MYTV | PT Banten Media Global Televisi | Netwave Group dan Mayapada Group | |||
| 57 | 739.250-MHz | Info TV | PT Info Mayapada | Mayapada Group | |||
| 59 | 775.250-MHz | Kompas TV | PT Gramedia Media Nusantara | Kompas Gramedia | |||