Medan Kota Belawan (or simply Medan Belawan) is the most northern of the 21 districts (kecmatan) comprising the city of Medan in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, and the only one with direst access to the Malacca Strait. The district includes the major commercial Port of Belawan, as well as residential and manufacturing areas.
The boundaries of the district are:
To the north and west: Hamparan Perak district of Deli Serdang Regency
To the east: the Malacca Strait, and a small part of Labuhan Deli district of Deli Serdang Regency
To the south: Medan Labuhan and Medan Marelan
The northern boundary between Medan Belawan and Hamparan Perak Districts is actually the main course of the Deli River. In the west, the kelurahan of Belawan Pulau Sicanang (Sicarang Island), with 54% of the land area of the district, is virtually an island in the river, contained between the Deli River and one of its tributaries.
At the 2010 Census, the district had a population of 95,506 inhabitants, while at the 2020 Census this had risen to 108,987; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2023) is 110,978 (comprising 56,718 males and 54,260 females). The total area is 32.80 km2 and the population density in 2023 was 3,383 inhabitants/km2. The district is sub-divided into six urban communities (kelurahan), listed below with their areas and their populations as at mid 2023, together with their postcodes.
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