Kota Tanjung Balai

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Tanjung Balai
City
Tanjung Balai (ca.1930-40)
Location of Tanjung Balai in Indonesia
Tanjung Balai Location of Tanjung Balai in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″ECoordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E
Province	North Sumatra
Country	Indonesia
Area
• Total	58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	154,426
• Density	2,662/km2 (6,890/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)

See Tanjung Balai (disambiguation) for the other meanings.
Tanjungbalai, also Kota Tanjungbalai, formerly Tanjung Balai, 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, but no visa on arrival processing services. 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]

Name	Population Census 2010[2]
Datuk Bandar	33,797
Datuk Bandar Timur (East Datuk Bandar)	26,942
Tanjung Balai Selatan (South Tanjung Balai)	19,330
Tanjung Balai Utara (North Tanjung Balai)	15,862
Sei Tualang Raso	22,712
Teluk Nibung	35,802

[hide] v t e Regencies and Cities of North Sumatra, Indonesia Capital: Medan Regencies Asahan Batubara Dairi Deli Serdang Humbang Hasundutan Karo Labuhan Batu South Labuhan Batu North Labuhan Batu Langkat Mandailing Natal Nias West Nias South Nias North Nias Padang Lawas North Padang Lawas Pakpak Bharat Samosir Serdang Bedagai Simalungun South Tapanuli Central Tapanuli North Tapanuli Toba Samosir Cities Binjai Gunung Sitoli Medan Padang Sidempuan Pematangsiantar Sibolga Tanjung Balai Tebing Tinggi See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

References

1. http://hariansib.com/?p=136255
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

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