West Medan, (Indonesian: Medan Barat) is one of 21 administrative districts (kecamatan) in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The boundaries of the district:

• To the north : Medan Deli
• To the south : Medan Petisah, Medan Maimun
• To the east  : East Medan
• To the west  : Medan Helvetia, Medan Petisah

At the 2010 census, it had a population of 70,771 inhabitants. Total area is 6.14 km² and the population density in 2010 was 11,526 inhabitants/km².^[1]

Residents

The majority of this district population is Chinese, Malay, Batak, Indian, Javanese and Minangkabau.

Interesting Place

• Kesawan
• Tjong A Fie Mansion
• Medan City Hall