Medan (idn)

Medan

Medan ranks 6,436th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dumbarton, Córdoba, Veracruz, and Ottawa, Kansas. Memorable people born in Medan include Amir Sjarifuddin, Chairil Anwar, and Egy Maulana Vikri. Memorable people who died in Medan include Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga. Medan has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many religious figures. Medan is located in Indonesia.

Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading, agriculture, and processing industries, including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. In terms of population, it is the most populous city in Indonesia outside of the island of Java. Its population as of 2023 is approximately equal to the country of Moldova. Read more on Wikipedia