Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: North Sumatra

Current local time in Medan:

11:40 PM, Friday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Medan on map:^[1]

Medan GPS coordinates^[2]

3° 34' 59.988" North, 98° 40' 0.012" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	4.28479°,	97.96355°
Center:	3.58333°,	98.66667°
Lower-right:	2.88133°,	99.3698°
Map W x H:	156.1×156.1 km	= 97×97mi

max Lat:	5.88969°   ⇑1.6% North
Medan:	3.58333°
min Lat:	⇓98.4% South -10.934°

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min Long	Medan	max Long
95.1345°	98.66667°	140.9419°
W 1.9%⇐		⇒98.1% E

Elevation

Elevation of Medan is 26 m = 85 ft, and this is 203.7 m = 668 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3185 m = 10449 ft	74.1%
Avg.	229.7 m = 754 ft
Medan	26 m = 85 ft
Min E:	-1 m = -3 ft	25.9%

See also: Medan elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Medan is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 398.4 km =247.6 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Medan
North Pole	9608.6	5970.5	to North
Arctic Circle	7002.7	4351.3	to North
Tropic Cancer	2207.5	1371.7	to North
Equator	398.4	247.6	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Medan: (largest is in red/bold)

• Belawan 21.4 km =13.3 mi, 4°
• Berastagi 46.6 km =29 mi, 202°
• Binjai 20.2 km =12.6 mi, 275°
• Deli Tua 8.6 km =5.3 mi, 167°
• Kabanjahe 57.2 km =35.5 mi, 199°
• Labuhan Deli 16.1 km =10 mi, 2°
• Lubuk Pakam 23.1 km =14.4 mi, 96°
• Pangkalan Brandan 65.2 km =40.5 mi, 318°
• Perbaungan 32.2 km =20 mi, 93°
• Percut 22.4 km =13.9 mi, 77°
• Sei Rampah 53.3 km =33.1 mi, 101°
• Stabat 29.2 km =18.1 mi, 304°
• Sunggal 5.8 km =3.6 mi, 262°
• Tanjungtiram 62.5 km =38.8 mi, 328°
• Tebingtinggi 61.9 km =38.5 mi, 117°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Медан
• In Chinese: 棉蘭