Map of Medan, Indonesia

Medan is the administrative centre of North Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of about 2,486,283. It lies at 3.5833°N, 98.6667°E. Medan is about 1,418 km (881 mi) northwest of Jakarta, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sunggal, 6 km to the west.

Medan at a glance

Where is Medan?

• The 5th largest city in Indonesia by recorded population.
• The largest city in North Sumatra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 55 min on the shortest day to 12 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Medan

• Sunggal — 6 km west
• Labuhan Deli — 16 km north
• Binjai — 20 km west
• Belawan — 21 km north
• Percut — 22 km east
• Perbaungan — 32 km east
• Berastagi — 47 km south
• Kabanjahe — 57 km south
• Tebingtinggi — 62 km southeast
• Pekan Bahapal — 77 km southeast

Largest cities in North Sumatra

• Percut — 311,063
• Binjai — 279,302
• Pematangsiantar — 279,198
• Padangsidempuan — 243,843
• Tanjungbalai — 190,935
• Sunggal — 157,914
• Perbaungan — 157,174
• Kisaran — 141,915
• Gunungsitoli — 136,707
• Tebingtinggi — 117,530

Largest cities in Indonesia

• Jakarta — 8,540,121
• Surabaya — 3,018,022
• Bekasi — 2,648,272
• Bandung — 2,528,163
• Depok — 2,163,635
• Tangerang — 1,927,815
• Palembang — 1,801,367
• Semarang — 1,694,740
• Makassar — 1,474,393
• South Tangerang — 1,429,529

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.