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All About Medan City

Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the coast,Medan is the third largest city in Indonesia. The city is bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south, and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north.



Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (MedanVillage). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. Because Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Kampung Medan is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Kampung Medan is an area where the Deli River meets Babura River.



Based on the diary of the Portuguese merchant in early 16th century, it stated that the name of Medan was actually derived from Medina which is actually a holy city in the western of Saudi Arabia. However, other source indicated that the name of Medanactually came from Indian language "Meiden". One of the Karo-Indonesia dictionary written by Darwin Prinst SH published in 2002 wrote that Medan could also be defined as "recover" or "be better".

River 



Have at least 9 of the river across the city :

* Sungai Belawan
* River Badera
* River Sikambing
* White River
* River Babura
* River Deli
* River soot-Sharing
* Kera River
* River Tuntungan

In addition, to prevent the flooding that continues to engulf some of Medan city, the government has created a large canal project which is well known by the name of Medan, East Cornwall.

Demography

 

The city is Indonesia's third most populous after Jakarta andSurabaya, with approximately 2.5 million people.

The city has a mix of communities, reflecting its history. It is famous throughout Indonesia as the home of the Batak people, although, traditionally it is a Melayu Kampung. More recently more and more of the Batak ethnic minority have come to the city to make what was once a minority become a fairly sized community. However, Batak homelands are found throughout North Sumatra. In addition, there is a large ethnic Javanesecommunity, largely made up of the descendants of people transported from Java in the last century as part of the government's transmigration policy, an attempt to relieve the chronic overcrowding of Java.



Landmarks



There are many old buildings in Medan that still retain their Dutch architecture. These include the old City Hall, the central Post Office, the Water Tower, which is Medan City's icon, and Titi Gantung (a bridge over the railway).

There are several historic places such as Maimun Palace (Istana Maimun), where the Sultan of Deli still lives, and the Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906.



Transportation

One of the unique features of Medan are the motorized becaks that are found almost everywhere. Unlike traditional becaks, a motorized becak can take its passenger anywhere in the city. The fare of riding a 'becak' is relatively cheap and is usually negotiated beforehand.



There are also more common transport like taxis and minibuses, known as sudako.

Railroad tracks connect Medan to Binjai and Tanjungpura to the northwest, to port of Belawan to the north, and to Tebing Tinggi and Pematang Siantar to the southeast.

The seaport of Belawan is about 20 km to the north. Polonia International Airport is located in the heart of the city. Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction and is due to replace Polonia in 2009.

Tourism Sites 



There are many old buildings in Medan that still leaving typical Dutch architecture. For example : Old City Hall Building, Singapore Post Office, Water Tower (which is the icon of the cityMedan), Titi Gantung - a bridge above the railway, and also building London Sumatra.

In addition, there are still some buildings, among other Palace Maimun, Mesjid Raya Medan, and also home Tjong A fie in the area Jl. Jend. Ahmad Yani (Kesawan).

Regional Kesawan leaving the older buildings (eg building PT. London Sumatra) and shops like the old can be found in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore has now become a central eat food court on a busy night.

Currently the Government plan to Medan City as City, and Food Shopping Center. It is expected that the program is to add flow and long stay visits of tourists to this city.

Mass Media 



Television stations in the City of Medan are TVRI Medan, Deli TV, Space Toon and DAAI TV at this time has also been in trial transmitted television Bahana TV.

Because the value of news has a very high, all the private national TV station also has a correspondent in the city of Medanbureau. TV station to establish a bureau in this city is a Metro TV and TV station following a akan other. Metro TV even specifically put the car Satelitte News Gathering (SNG) that can move quickly and adapt in realtime news from the city of Medan.

Shopping Center 



* Berastagi Plaza (previously known as The Club Store Mall or the "Smart Price")
* Deli Plaza, Sinar Plaza, Tower Plaza
* Grand Palladium
* Hong Kong Plaza Hotel - Soechi
* Macan Macan Yaohan Group, Sharia Macan, Macan Mart, Macan Mart Sharia
* Macro
* Plaza Medan Fair
* Medan Mall
* Medan Plaza (One of the oldest plaza in Medan)
* Millennium Plaza
* Shield Plaza
* Sun Plaza
* Thamrin Plaza
* Yuki Raya Pasar
* Yuki Simpang Raya
* Yanglim Plaza
* Olympia Plaza in Medan Plaza, adjacent to the Medan Mall. But now is not operating as a modern shopping center. Olympia Plaza at this time more as a wholesale clothing, shoes, and glassware.

  

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All About Medan City

Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the coast, Medan is the third largest city in Indonesia. The city is bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south, and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north.



Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (Medan Village). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. Because Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Kampung Medan is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Kampung Medan is an area where the Deli River meets Babura River.



Based on the diary of the Portuguese merchant in early 16th century, it stated that the name of Medan was actually derived from Medina which is actually a holy city in the western of Saudi Arabia. However, other source indicated that the name of Medan actually came from Indian language "Meiden". One of the Karo-Indonesia dictionary written by Darwin Prinst SH published in 2002 wrote that Medan could also be defined as "recover" or "be better".

River



Have at least 9 of the river across the city :

* Sungai Belawan
* River Badera
* River Sikambing
* White River
* River Babura
* River Deli
* River soot-Sharing
* Kera River
* River Tuntungan

In addition, to prevent the flooding that continues to engulf some of Medan city, the government has created a large canal project which is well known by the name of Medan, East Cornwall.

Demography



The city is Indonesia's third most populous after Jakarta and Surabaya, with approximately 2.5 million people.

The city has a mix of communities, reflecting its history. It is famous throughout Indonesia as the home of the Batak people, although, traditionally it is a Melayu Kampung. More recently more and more of the Batak ethnic minority have come to the city to make what was once a minority become a fairly sized community. However, Batak homelands are found throughout North Sumatra. In addition, there is a large ethnic Javanese community, largely made up of the descendants of people transported from Java in the last century as part of the government's transmigration policy, an attempt to relieve the chronic overcrowding of Java.



Landmarks



There are many old buildings in Medan that still retain their Dutch architecture. These include the old City Hall, the central Post Office, the Water Tower, which is Medan City's icon, and Titi Gantung (a bridge over the railway).

There are several historic places such as Maimun Palace (Istana Maimun), where the Sultan of Deli still lives, and the Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906.



Transportation

One of the unique features of Medan are the motorized becaks that are found almost everywhere. Unlike traditional becaks, a motorized becak can take its passenger anywhere in the city. The fare of riding a 'becak' is relatively cheap and is usually negotiated beforehand.



There are also more common transport like taxis and minibuses, known as sudako.

Railroad tracks connect Medan to Binjai and Tanjungpura to the northwest, to port of Belawan to the north, and to Tebing Tinggi and Pematang Siantar to the southeast.

The seaport of Belawan is about 20 km to the north. Polonia International Airport is located in the heart of the city. Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction and is due to replace Polonia in 2009.

Tourism Sites



There are many old buildings in Medan that still leaving typical Dutch architecture. For example : Old City Hall Building, Singapore Post Office, Water Tower (which is the icon of the city Medan), Titi Gantung - a bridge above the railway, and also building London Sumatra.

In addition, there are still some buildings, among other Palace Maimun, Mesjid Raya Medan, and also home Tjong A fie in the area Jl. Jend. Ahmad Yani (Kesawan).

Regional Kesawan leaving the older buildings (eg building PT. London Sumatra) and shops like the old can be found in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore has now become a central eat food court on a busy night.

Currently the Government plan to Medan City as City, and Food Shopping Center. It is expected that the program is to add flow and long stay visits of tourists to this city.

Mass Media



Television stations in the City of Medan are TVRI Medan, Deli TV, Space Toon and DAAI TV at this time has also been in trial transmitted television Bahana TV.

Because the value of news has a very high, all the private national TV station also has a correspondent in the city of Medan bureau. TV station to establish a bureau in this city is a Metro TV and TV station following a akan other. Metro TV even specifically put the car Satelitte News Gathering (SNG) that can move quickly and adapt in realtime news from the city of Medan.

Shopping Center



* Berastagi Plaza (previously known as The Club Store Mall or the "Smart Price")
* Deli Plaza, Sinar Plaza, Tower Plaza
* Grand Palladium
* Hong Kong Plaza Hotel - Soechi
* Macan Macan Yaohan Group, Sharia Macan, Macan Mart, Macan Mart Sharia
* Macro
* Plaza Medan Fair
* Medan Mall
* Medan Plaza (One of the oldest plaza in Medan)
* Millennium Plaza
* Shield Plaza
* Sun Plaza
* Thamrin Plaza
* Yuki Raya Pasar
* Yuki Simpang Raya
* Yanglim Plaza
* Olympia Plaza in Medan Plaza, adjacent to the Medan Mall. But now is not operating as a modern shopping center. Olympia Plaza at this time more as a wholesale clothing, shoes, and glassware.

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