Sumatra's East Coast Residency
Administrative subdivision of the Dutch East Indies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sumatra's East Coast Residency (Dutch: Residentie Oostkust van Sumatra) was an administrative subdivision of the Dutch East Indies with its capital in Medan. It was located in northern Sumatra.[3][4]
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Sumatra's East Coast Residency Residentie Oostkust van Sumatra | |
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Residency of Dutch East Indies | |
1873–1942 | |
Malay-language map of East Sumatra Residency (1909) | |
Capital | Medan |
Area | |
• 1930 | 94,583[1] km2 (36,519 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1930 | 1,693,200[2] |
History | |
• Established | 1873 |
• Disestablished | 1942 |
Today part of | North Sumatra and Riau |
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