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Region · Indonesia

North Sumatra

Indonesia
Cities listed
32
5.4M
combined population
Medan
largest city
32 listed cities in North Sumatra
Cities listed
32
15,000 or more people
Largest city
Medan
2,486,283 people
Combined population
5.4M
Of the cities listed here
Share of country
6.3%
Of Indonesia's listed city population

Cities in North Sumatra

All 446 in Indonesia

Sortable and searchable. Ranks are within the whole country, not the region. This is not a complete list of settlements — only places GeoNames lists at 15,000 or more.

32 cities
5Medan2,486,283
46Percut311,063
53Binjai279,302
54Pematangsiantar279,198
60Padangsidempuan243,843
88Tanjungbalai190,935
109Sunggal157,914
110Perbaungan157,174
115Kisaran141,915
124Gunungsitoli136,707
144Tebingtinggi117,530
164Rantauprapat103,009
165Belawan102,707
178Sibolga92,244
214Kabanjahe73,581
274Sidikalang50,671
279Labuhan Deli49,668
286Berastagi48,244
318Pekan Bahapal40,000
321Tarutung39,500
344Pangururan34,209
360Bandar31,442
386Deli Tua27,940
395Stabat26,862
403Teluk Dalam25,780
405Pangkalan Brandan25,542
408Teluk Nibung25,146
409Tanjungtiram25,118
412Lahewa24,485
441Barus18,346
444Paropo16,065
445Tongging16,000

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