Binjai

Binjai (Kota Binjai)
City
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	بينجاي
1945 Struggle Monument, Binjai
Coat of arms
Location within North Sumatra
Binjai Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Sumatra Binjai Binjai (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°35′55″N 98°28′49″E / 3.59861°N 98.48028°E / 3.59861; 98.48028
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Government
• Mayor	H. Amir Hamzah MAP
• Vice Mayor	Vacant
• Chairman of City's Council of Representatives	H Noor Sri Alam Syah Putra (Golkar)
• Vice Chairmen of City's Council of Representatives	Ahmad Azrai Azis (Gerindra) and M Syarif Sitepu (PDI-P)
Area
• Total	90.45 km2 (34.92 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate[1])
• Total	303,272
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 61
Website	www.binjaikota.go.id

Binjai (English: /biːnˌdʒaɪ/ or BEEN-jayh, Jawi: بينجاي‎), formally Kota Binjai (Binjai City), 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 (the provincial capital), 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,^[2] and 291,842 in the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 303,272, comprising 151,627 males and 151,645 females.^[1] In mid-2023, a further 49,217 inhabitants lived in Binjai District of Langkat Regency, outside the city limits but immediately north of the city.