Tanjung Balai Karimun
{{other uses of|Tanjung Balai}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name =
| official_name = Tanjung Balai Karimun
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| settlement_type = Town
| translit_lang1 = Other
| translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi
| translit_lang1_info1 = تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون
| translit_lang1_type2 = Chinese
| translit_lang1_info2 = 丹戎巴來卡里汶
| image_caption = Port of Tanjung Balai
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| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
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| pushpin_label = Tanjung Balai Karimun
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
| coordinates = {{coord|01|00|00|N|103|25|18|E|region:ID-SM|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Riau Islands
| subdivision_type2 = Regency
| subdivision_name2 = Karimun Regency
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| area_total_km2 = 17.73
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| population_total = 48953
| population_as_of = 2020 Census
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| timezone = Indonesia Western Time
| utc_offset = +7
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| area_code = (+62) 777
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Tanjung Balai Karimun (Jawi: {{script/Arabic|تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون}}, {{zh|t=丹戎巴萊卡里汶|s=丹戎巴來卡里汶}}) often abbreviated Tg. Balai, is the main town at the southern end of the Great Karimun Island (Pulau Karimunbesar), part of the Karimun Regency within the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It is often called Tanjung Balai Karimun to distinguish it from Tanjungbalai (city), situated in the Asahan Regency.
Transport
It has a port by the same name that has services to Sumatran port/city of Dumai, crossing the Strait of Malacca as well as to Singapore crossing the Straits of Singapore.
The city is served by Sei Bati Airport, which has regular flights to and from Pekanbaru three times weekly, Port of Tanjung Balai which has regular ferries to and from overseas such as Singapore, Malaysia and etc, and Rakyat Sri Tanjung Gelam Karimun harbour, which serve domestic route.
File:Pelabuhan Domestik Tanjung Balai Karimun.jpg|alt=Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun|Picture of Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun
Climate
Tanjung Balai Karimun has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Tanjung Balai Karimun
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 30.3
| Feb high C = 30.9
| Mar high C = 31.2
| Apr high C = 31.3
| May high C = 31.3
| Jun high C = 31.2
| Jul high C = 31.0
| Aug high C = 30.9
| Sep high C = 30.9
| Oct high C = 31.0
| Nov high C = 30.6
| Dec high C = 30.3
| Jan mean C = 26.0
| Feb mean C = 26.4
| Mar mean C = 26.6
| Apr mean C = 26.9
| May mean C = 26.9
| Jun mean C = 26.9
| Jul mean C = 26.6
| Aug mean C = 26.5
| Sep mean C = 26.5
| Oct mean C = 26.6
| Nov mean C = 26.3
| Dec mean C = 26.1
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 21.7
| Feb low C = 21.9
| Mar low C = 22.1
| Apr low C = 22.5
| May low C = 22.6
| Jun low C = 22.6
| Jul low C = 22.3
| Aug low C = 22.2
| Sep low C = 22.2
| Oct low C = 22.2
| Nov low C = 22.1
| Dec low C = 21.9
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|Jan rain mm=176
|Feb rain mm=121
|Mar rain mm=158
|Apr rain mm=211
|May rain mm=189
|Jun rain mm=163
|Jul rain mm=156
|Aug rain mm=178
|Sep rain mm=195
|Oct rain mm=231
|Nov rain mm=251
|Dec rain mm=214
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/568056/
|title = Climate: Tanjung Balai Karimun
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = 12 November 2020}}
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