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Tanjungbalai
Tanjungbalai
City
	City of Tanjungbalai; Kota Tanjungbalai
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تنجوڠ بالاي
• Chinese	丹戎巴萊
• Hokkien	tan jiông pa lâi
	Tanjungbalai city, 2008
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: Kota Kerang (Scallops City)
	Location within North Sumatra
	Tanjungbalai Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Tanjungbalai Tanjungbalai (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E / 2.97000°N 99.80000°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	North Sumatra
Government
• Acting Mayor	Waris Thalib
• Chairman of City's Council of Representatives	Tengku Eswin (Golkar)
• Vice Chairmen of City's Council of Representatives	Surya Darma (PDI-P) and Syahrial Bakti (National Awakening Party)
Area
• Total	60.52 km2 (23.37 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	183,170
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 623
Website	www.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.

Administrative divisions

The city is divided administratively into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census ^[2] and 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan) and its post codes.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km²	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Census mid 2023	No. of kelurahan	Post codes
12.74.05	Datuk Bandar	22.49	33,797	41,544	44,121	5	21361, 21362, 21368, 21369
12.74.06	Datuk Bandar Timur (East Datuk Bandar)	14.57	26,942	30,492	31,631	5	21364 - 21367
12.74.01	Tanjungbalai Selatan (South Tanjungbalai)	1.98	19,330	19,277	19,320	6	21311 - 21316
12.74.02	Tanjungbalai Utara (North Tanjungbalai)	0.84	15,862	16,173	16,277	5	21321 - 21325
12.74.03	Sei Tualang Raso	8.09	22,712	27,283	28,796	5	21341 - 21345
12.74.04	Teluk Nibung (Nibung Bay)	12.55	35,802	41,258	43,025	5	21331 - 21335
	Totals	60.52	154,445	176,027	183,170	31

Tanjungbalai Asahan Port (Teluk Nibung Port)

The Port (which actually lies in Tanjungbalai District of Asahan Regency, between the city and the coast) has warehouse facilities and stacking fields. This port also carries out cargo and passenger services with activities mainly in exporting vegetables and fish to Malaysia. The port has passenger services to Port Klang and Port of Melintang Forest, Perak. Teluk Nibung passenger terminal currently has an area of about 2,500 square metres, consisting of two floors with a capacity of around 800 people. 1st floor for check-in, customs, immigration for arrivals, VIP rooms, quarantine rooms and 2nd floor for immigration rooms for departures, passenger waiting rooms, food court and coffee shops.^[4]^[5]

Climate

Tanjungbalai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from January to July and heavy rainfall from August to December.

Climate data for Tanjungbalai
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.2 (88.2)	31.6 (88.9)	32.0 (89.6)	31.9 (89.4)	32.2 (90.0)	32.1 (89.8)	31.8 (89.2)	31.6 (88.9)	31.2 (88.2)	31.0 (87.8)	30.6 (87.1)	30.8 (87.4)	31.5 (88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.4 (79.5)	26.6 (79.9)	27.0 (80.6)	27.1 (80.8)	27.5 (81.5)	27.3 (81.1)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)	26.7 (80.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.3 (79.3)	26.4 (79.5)	26.8 (80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	21.7 (71.1)	22.0 (71.6)	22.4 (72.3)	22.8 (73.0)	22.5 (72.5)	22.1 (71.8)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.1)	22.4 (72.3)	22.1 (71.8)	22.0 (71.6)	22.2 (71.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	129 (5.1)	89 (3.5)	102 (4.0)	120 (4.7)	128 (5.0)	120 (4.7)	121 (4.8)	168 (6.6)	213 (8.4)	271 (10.7)	219 (8.6)	183 (7.2)	1,863 (73.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[6]

Gallery

Tanjungbalai in 1895
Fishing port in Tanjungbalai, 1900s
Welcome to Tanjungbalai signboard
Sei Asahan Bridge

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tanjungbalai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1274)
^ ^a ^b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ "Terminal Internasional Teluk Nibung Dioperasikan Jelang Tahun Baru". Medan Business Daily. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ "Pelindo 1 Lakukan Modernisasi Pelabuhan Tanjungbalai Asahan". Tribun News. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ "Climate: Tanjungbalai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.