Sei Bingai

Sei Bingai Subdistrict Kecamatan Sei Bingai
Subdistrict
Coordinates: ID 3°14′N 97°52′E / 3.233°N 97.867°E / 3.233; 97.867
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Regency	Langkat Regency
Capital	Namu Ukur
Area
• Total	331.2 km2 (127.9 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Highest elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Lowest elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	47,127
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Ethnic groups (2007)[1]
• Javanese	28.8%
• Malay	0.3%
• Batak Karo	65.0%
• Batak Toba and Batak Simalungun	1.9%
• Batak Mandailing	0.4%
• Others	3.6%
Religious affiliations (2007)[1]
• Islam	58.1%
• Protestant	35.6%
• Roman Catholic	5.1%
• Buddhism	0.1%
• Hindu	0.1%
• Others	1.0%
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Distance from Regency capital to subdistrict capital	39km

Namu Ukur tobacco plantation, c. 1885

Sei Bingai is a subdistrict of Langkat Regency. It borders Binjai to the north, Kuala and Salapian to the west, Deli Serdang Regency to the east, and Karo Regency to the south. Most people in Sei Bingai are Karo. A majority of people in Sei Bingai are Muslims, as the Karo are predominantly, but not entirely Christian in this area.

Agriculture

There are 6,509 hectares of oil palm, 6,077 hectares of sawah (wet rice), 7,125 hectares of maize, 1,449 hectares of Natural rubber, 1,150 hectares of cocoa beans, 720 hectares of sugar palm, 308 hectares of pinang, among other crops, grown in the area. There is also a palm oil factory in Tanjung Gunung, along with other minor cottage industries.

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