Deli Serdang Regency
Deli Serdang is a regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It surrounds the city of Medan, and also borders the chartered city Binjai, which is effectively a bedroom community for Medan. It occupies an area of 2,241.7 sq.km. 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, and at the 2015 Census the total was 2,025,533; the latest official estimate is 2,155,625. Kualanamu International Airport is in this regency.
Neighbouring areas
The boundaries of the district are with:- To the north: the Langkat Regency and the Strait of Malacca.
- To the south: the Karo Regency and Simalungun Regency.
- To the east: the Serdang Bedagai Regency and the Strait of Malacca.
- To the west: the Karo Regency, Langkat Regency and the city of Binjai.
Administrative divisions
| Name | Area in sq.km | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2015 |
| Hamparan Perak | 310.4 | 150,054 | 170,065 |
| Labuhan Deli | 57.6 | 60,190 | 68,218 |
| Sunggal | 127.0 | 244,187 | 276,263 |
| Percut Sei Tuan | 191.5 | 384,672 | 436,003 |
| Patumbak | 32.8 | 88,961 | 150,054 |
| Deli Tua | 19.4 | 60,624 | 68,658 |
| Namo Rambe | 75.2 | 36,651 | 41,479 |
| Pancur Batu | 105.9 | 84,919 | 96,288 |
| Kutalimbaru | 139.9 | 35,870 | 40,656 |
| Sibolangit | 209.2 | 19,654 | 22,476 |
| Biru-Biru | 91.4 | 34,020 | 38,646 |
| Total Western half | 1,360.3 | 1,199,802 | 1,408,806 |
| Name | Area in sq.km | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2015 |
| Pantai Labu | 71.7 | 43,135 | 48,893 |
| Beringin | 35.0 | 52,415 | 59,537 |
| Batang Kuis | 48.3 | 56,270 | 64,743 |
| Tanjung Morawa | 150.5 | 192,759 | 218,084 |
| Galang | 120.2 | 61,508 | 69,964 |
| Pagar Merbau | 63.8 | 36,777 | 41,723 |
| Lubuk Pakam | 27.0 | 80,847 | 91,981 |
| Bangun Purba | 132.4 | 21,550 | 24,534 |
| Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hilir | 245.5 | 30,563 | 34,777 |
| Sinembah Tanjung Muda Hulu | 183.8 | 12,333 | 14,023 |
| Gunung Meriah | 147.8 | 2,472 | 2,874 |
| Total Eastern half | 1,226.0 | 590,629 | 671,133 |
London Sumatra (LONSUM) protests
Deli Serdang Regency contains three plantations owned by London Sumatra.In June 2004, farmers and indigenous peoples in a number of villages within the district had protested over land ownership of their villages. It is said that the authorities had shot farmers and indigenous people attempting to reoccupy the villages.