Tanjungbalai (city)

Tanjungbalai (Kota Tanjungbalai) Tanjungbalai-Asahan
City
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تنجوڠ بالاي
• Chinese	丹戎巴萊
• Hokkien	tan jiông pa lâi
A monument in Tanjungbalai
Seal
Location within North Sumatra
Tanjungbalai Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Sumatra Tanjungbalai Tanjungbalai (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E / 2.97000°N 99.80000°E / 2.97000; 99.80000Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E / 2.97000°N 99.80000°E / 2.97000; 99.80000
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Government
• Mayor	Syahrial
• Vice Mayor	Ismail
Area
• Total	60.52 km2 (23.37 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	154,426
• Density	2,662/km2 (6,890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 623
Website	www.tanjungbalaikota.go.id

Tanjungbalai in 1895

Tanjungbalai railway station

Tanjungbalai (Indonesian: Kota Tanjungbalai), formerly Tanjungbalai-Asahan is a city in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on the estuary of the Asahan River. It has an area of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and the 5th largest kota population in North Sumatra with 154,426 inhabitants in the 2010 census.^[1] The town has a ferry terminal with services to Port Klang, Malaysia, and the city-island of Singapore. It was formerly a district of Asahan Regency until it was elevated to city status, but the tag "Asahan" is still used to distinguish it from the port of the same name on Great Karimun island.

Administrative divisions

The city is divided administratively into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:^[2]

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