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Binjai

Binjai is a city in Indonesia with a population of about 279,302.

IndonesiaCity🏆 #51 most populated in Indonesia🕐 Asia/Jakarta
Binjai

Binjai, formally Kota Binjai, is an independent city in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia, bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east and Langkat Regency to the west. Binjai is connected to Medan, about 22 km to the east, by the Sumatra highway that goes to Banda Aceh, and effectively forms a part of Greater Medan. The city's population was 181,904 in the 1990 Census, 224,516 in the 2000 Census, 246,154 in the 2010 Census, and 291,842 in the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 310,932. In mid 2025, 50,654 inhabitants lived in the Binjai District of Langkat Regency, outside the city limits but immediately north of the city.

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About Binjai

CountryIndonesia
ContinentAsia
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Population279,302
Local currencyIDR
Coordinates3.6001, 98.4854
Time zoneAsia/Jakarta

🧭 Facts & curiosities

Settlement typeCity
Distance to the capital1,433 km · Jakarta
Population (Indonesia)#51 most populated in Indonesia
Where on Earth3°36′0″N · 98°29′7″E
HemisphereN · E
Distance to the equator401 km
Distance to the North Pole9,618 km
Did you knowMore populous than 100% of all places
Same latitude asBuenaventura (Colombia)
Antipode (other side of Earth)-3.60, -81.51

✈️ Distance to major cities

Singapore643 km
Beijing4,421 km
Dubai5,201 km
Tokyo5,525 km
Sydney6,913 km
Cairo7,623 km

Nearby places

Medan
2,435,252
Percut
311,063
Pematangsiantar
274,838
Langsa
194,730
Tanjungbalai
183,170
Sunggal
157,914
Perbaungan
157,174
Kisaran
141,915