Tanjungbalai (city)

For other uses, see Tanjung Balai (disambiguation).
Tanjungbalai
City
City of Tanjungbalai
Kota Tanjungbalai
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiتنجوڠ بالاي
 • Chinese丹戎巴萊
 • Hokkientan jiông pa lâi
Tanjungbalai city, 2008
Tanjungbalai city, 2008
Coat of arms of Tanjungbalai
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Kota Kerang (Scallops City)
Location within North Sumatra
Location within North Sumatra
Tanjungbalai is located in Sumatra
Tanjungbalai
Tanjungbalai
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Tanjungbalai is located in Indonesia
Tanjungbalai
Tanjungbalai
Tanjungbalai (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E / 2.97000°N 99.80000°E / 2.97000; 99.80000
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province North Sumatra
Government
 • Acting MayorWaris Thalib
 • Chairman of City's Council of RepresentativesTengku Eswin (Golkar)
 • Vice Chairmen of City's Council of RepresentativesSurya Darma (PDI-P) and Syahrial Bakti (National Awakening Party)
Area
 • Total
60.52 km2 (23.37 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate[1])
 • Total
183,170
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 623
Websitewww.tanjungbalaikota.go.id

Tanjungbalai[fn 1], also colloquially written as Tanjung Balai, is a city in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on the estuary of the Asahan River. It has an area of 60.52 square kilometers (23.37 sq mi) and the sixth largest kota (urban) population in North Sumatra with 154,445 inhabitants in the 2010 census[2] and 176,027 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 183,170 - comprising 92,715 males and 90,455 females.[1] The town has a ferry terminal with services to Port Klang, Malaysia, and the city-island of Singapore.

Formerly known as Tanjungbalai-Asahan, this area was once a district within Asahan Regency until it was granted city status in 1984. However, the identifier "Asahan" is still used to distinguish it from the port of the same name on Great Karimun island. After the separation of Tanjungbalai from Asahan Regency, it technically became an enclave within the regency.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tanjungbalai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1274)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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