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Merdeka is a district of Karo Regency in North Sumatra.

There are nine desa within Merdeka District.^[1] Population listed as of 2007:

Merdeka (capital), 1,820
Gongsol, 1,715
Cinta Rayat, 2,592
Sada Perarih, 1,217
Jaranguda, 2,230
Semangat, 935
Semangat Gunung, 588
Ujung Teran, 812
Deram, 488

Total population (2009) is 13,218.^[2] 100% of the population are Indonesian citizens. 94% of primary-aged children were in school. There are 5 government primary schools and 1 private primary school. There are no middle schools or high schools within the subdistrict. There are 11 mosques and 16 churches in Merdeka district.

80% of households are 'agricultural'.^[3] See Simpang Empat, Karo Regency for details on agricultural production. Industrial production in Merdeka is through cottage industry.

It borders Naman Teran to the west, Simpang Empat to the south, Berastagi to the east, and Deli Serdang to the north.^[4] It was split from Simpang Empat, Karo Regency on 29 December 2006, along with Naman Teran.

The government office in Merdeka is 20km from the local government in Kabanjahe, and 97km from Medan, the regional government. Nearly all the roads in Merdeka are paved.

Its elevation is 700–1420 metres, and the area is 44.17 square kilometres.

References

^ "Website Kabupaten Karo". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
^ "Number of Village, Total Area and Population by Sub District 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
^ "Jumlah Penduduk, Rumah Tangga dan Rumah Tangga Pertanian Menurut Kecamatan" [Number of Population, Number of Household and Agriculture Household by Sub District]. Pemerintah Karo. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ BPS (2017-09-20). Kecamatan Merdeka Dalam Angka 2017 [Merdeka in Numbers 2017] (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. p. 16. ISBN 978-602-6738-13-4.