Medan

Summary

Medan is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Medan ranks in the top 5% of city_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,137 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Medan is located in North Sumatra^[3].
• Medan is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• Medan's head of government is recorded as Rico Waas^[5].
• Medan's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[6].
• Medan's instance of is recorded as Kotapraja^[7].
• Medan's official language is recorded as Indonesian^[8].
• Medan's shares border with is recorded as Deli Serdang^[9].
• Medan's founder is recorded as Guru Patimpus^[10].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Kota^[11].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Helvetia^[12].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Denai^[13].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Medan^[14].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Tuntungan^[15].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Amplas^[16].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Sunggal^[17].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Tembung^[18].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Marelan^[19].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Labuhan^[20].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Perjuangan^[21].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Medan^[22].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Selayang^[23].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Johor^[24].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Polonia^[25].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Baru^[26].
• Medan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medan Area^[27].

Body

Geography

Medan is in the country of Indonesia^[4]. Medan is located in North Sumatra^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Medan has a population of {'amount': '+2109330'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Indonesia^[6] and Kotapraja^[7].

History and Context

July 1, 1590 marks the founding of Medan^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Medan include Soewondo Air Force Base^[30], an international airport^[31], in Indonesia^[32].

Why It Matters

Medan ranks in the top 5% of city_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,137 views/month).^[2] Medan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Medan is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Medan include Soewondo Air Force Base^[30], an international airport^[31], in Indonesia^[32].