Binjai
Binjai (English: /biːnˌdʒaɪ/ or BEEN-jayh, Jawi: بينجاي), formally Kota Binjai (Binjai City), is an independent city in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia, bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east and Langkat Regency to the west. Binjai is connected to Medan (the provincial capital), about 22 km to the east, by the Sumatra highway that goes to Banda Aceh, and effectively forms a part of Greater Medan. The city's population was 181,904 in the 1990 Census, 224,516 in the 2000 Census, 246,154 in the 2010 Census, and 291,842 in the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 303,272, comprising 151,627 males and 151,645 females. In mid-2023, a further 49,217 inhabitants lived in Binjai District of Langkat Regency, outside the city limits but immediately north of the city.
Binjai
(Kota Binjai) | |
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City | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | بينجاي |
1945 Struggle Monument, Binjai | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within North Sumatra | |
Binjai Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Binjai Binjai (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°35′55″N 98°28′49″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | H. Amir Hamzah MAP |
| • Vice Mayor | Vacant |
| • Chairman of City's Council of Representatives | H Noor Sri Alam Syah Putra (Golkar) |
| • Vice Chairmen of City's Council of Representatives | Ahmad Azrai Azis (Gerindra) and M Syarif Sitepu (PDI-P) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.45 km2 (34.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 303,272 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 61 |
| Website | www |