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Tanjungbalai, Indonesia
Tanjung Balai
Tanjungbalai is a town of 190,935 people in North Sumatra, Indonesia, founded in December 27, 1620.
Why visit Tanjungbalai
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Tanjungbalai
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Tanjungbalai
Tanjungbalai, 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 60.07 square kilometers (23.19 sq mi) and the sixth largest kota (urban) population in North Sumatra with 154,445 inhabitants in the 2010 census and 176,027 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 190,935 (comprising 96,903 males and 94,032 females). The town has a ferry terminal with services to Port Klang, Malaysia, and the city-island of Singapore.
From the Wikipedia article Tanjungbalai (city) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Tanjungbalai on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Map of Tanjungbalai
13 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Sibisa Airport (SIW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 101 km away.
- Teluk Nibung 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Kisaran 21 km west, about 21 min by car
- Pekan Bahapal 71 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pematangsiantar 81 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tebingtinggi 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Welcome gate to Pantai Johor, Datuk Bandar, Tanjungbalai (01), Christian Advs Sltg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kantor Walikota Kota Tanjungbalai, Sumatera Utara (02), Christian Advs Sltg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kantor Walikota Kota Tanjungbalai, Sumatera Utara (01), Christian Advs Sltg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kelenteng Dewi Samudera dan Vihara Tri Ratna - panoramio, Hing Cai Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HKBP Sirantau, Res. Tanjung Balai (02), Christian Advs Sltg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HKBP Sirantau, Res. Tanjung Balai (01), Christian Advs Sltg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS043-E-75223 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-37433 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-75222 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-37432 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-75221 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-37434 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-37431 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-34596 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-75220 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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