Tebing Tinggi

Tebing Tinggi
(Kota Tebing Tinggi)
City
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawi تبيڠ تيڠڬي
 • Chinese 直名丁宜
Street view of Tebing Tinggi

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Location within North Sumatra
Tebing Tinggi
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Tebing Tinggi
Tebing Tinggi (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°19′10″N 99°9′8″E / 3.31944°N 99.15222°E / 3.31944; 99.15222Coordinates: 3°19′10″N 99°9′8″E / 3.31944°N 99.15222°E / 3.31944; 99.15222
Country  Indonesia
Province  North Sumatra
Government
 • Mayor Umar Zunaidi Hasibuan
 • Vice Mayor Oki Doni Siregar
Area
 • Total 31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 145,180
 • Density 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code (+62) 621
Website www.tebingtinggikota.go.id

Tebing Tinggi Deli or more commonly simply Tebing Tinggi (Jawi: تبيڠ تيڠڬي‬) is a chartered city (kota) near the eastern coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 31 km² and a population at the 2010 National Census of 145,180. It is surrounded by Serdang Bedagai Regency, which has a kecamatan (district) bordering the city named Tebing Tinggi as well.

Geography

According to the Agency for Information and Communication Data North Sumatra, Tebing Tinggi is one of the municipality of 33 districts / municipalities in North Sumatra which is located around 80 km from Medan (capital of North Sumatra Province) and it is located on the across of Trans-Sumatran Highway, which connects East Coast Highway; Tanjung Balai, Rantau Prapat and Central Sumatra Highway; Pematangsiantar, Parapat, and Balige.

Administrative divisions

The city is divided administratively into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:[1]

NamePopulation
Census 2010[1]
Padang Hulu
(Upstream Padang)		26,714
Tebing Tinggi Kota
(Tebing Tinggi Town)		24,040
Rambutan31,371
Bajenis33,072
Padang Hilir
(Downstream Padang)		30,051

Demographics

Majority of the residents of Tebing Tinggi is occupied by Malays (70%), Batak (11%) and Chinese (8%) meanwhile Javanese, Mandailing, Indian and other ethnics are known as ethnic minorities. The City's religion predominantly are Islam, followed by Christian and Buddhist and other religion.

References

  1. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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