Greater Medan area
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The Greater Medan area is the large metropolitan region centered on the city of Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia, encompassing its surrounding urban and suburban communities.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greater Medan metropolitan area | 1 |
| Medan metropolitan area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | metropolitan area ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Medan city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsUrban |
commercial districts
ⓘ
industrial zones ⓘ residential suburbs ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coreCity | Medan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | ethnically diverse population ⓘ |
| developmentPattern |
peri-urban growth
ⓘ
suburban expansion ⓘ |
| economicCenter | Medan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRoleInProvince | largest economic concentration in North Sumatra ⓘ |
| governingCity | Medan City Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center for surrounding region
ⓘ
regional economic hub ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Binjai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deli Serdang Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ Medan NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Langkat Regency ⓘ suburban communities around Medan ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
bus networks
ⓘ
railway lines ⓘ toll roads ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Indonesian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | North Sumatra Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
manufacturing
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| majorLocalLanguage |
Batak languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malay-based dialects ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater | Strait of Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sumatra’s east coast urban corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAirportServing | Kualanamu International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySeaportServing | Port of Belawan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to the Strait of Malacca trade route
ⓘ
gateway to western Indonesia ⓘ |
| surrounds | Medan city core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Western Indonesia Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | northern Sumatra ⓘ |
| urbanizationType | continuous built-up area around Medan ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +7 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Medan metropolitan area