The capital of the district is Lubuk Pakam, which is located approximately 30 km east of Medan. The national census of 2000 recorded 1,573,987 people, but by 2010 the regency's population increased by 13.76% to 1,790,431,[2] and at the 2020 Census the total was 1,931,441.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 1,941,374.[4] Kualanamu International Airport is located in this regency.