Tanjungbalai (city)
{{Other uses|Tanjung Balai (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type = City
| official_name = City of Tanjungbalai
{{nobold|{{lang|id|Kota Tanjungbalai}}}}
| name = Tanjungbalai
| nickname = Kota Kerang (Scallops City)
| translit_lang1 = Other
| translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi
| translit_lang1_info1 = تنجوڠ بالاي
| translit_lang1_type2 = Chinese
| translit_lang1_info2 = 丹戎巴萊
| translit_lang1_type3 = Hokkien
| translit_lang1_info3 = tan jiông pa lâi
| image_skyline = Sei Silau.jpg
| image_caption = Tanjungbalai city, 2008
| image_shield = LOGO KOTA TANJUNG BALAI.png
| image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Utara Kota Tanjungbalai.svg
| map_caption = Location within North Sumatra
| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Sumatra
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|North Sumatra}}
| leader_title = Acting Mayor
| leader_name = Waris Thalib
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = Chairman of City's Council of Representatives
| leader_name2 = Tengku Eswin (Golkar)
| leader_title3 = Vice Chairmen of City's Council of Representatives
| leader_name3 = Surya Darma (PDI-P) and Syahrial Bakti (National Awakening Party)
| area_total_km2 = 60.52
| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimateBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tanjungbalai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1274)
| population_total = 183170
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = Indonesia Western Time
| utc_offset = +7
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = (+62) 623
| coordinates = {{coord|2|58|12|N|99|48|0|E|region:ID|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.tanjungbalaikota.go.id/}}
}}
Tanjungbalai{{refn|The city's name is correctly and officially spelled as Tanjungbalai|group=fn}}, 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 {{convert|60.52|sqkm|sqmi|sp=us}} and the sixth largest kota (urban) population in North Sumatra with 154,445 inhabitants in the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 176,027 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 183,170 - comprising 92,715 males and 90,455 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tanjungbalai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1274) The town has a ferry terminal with services to Port Klang, Malaysia, and the city-island of Singapore.
Formerly known as Tanjungbalai-Asahan, this area was once a district within Asahan Regency until it was granted city status in 1984. However, the identifier "Asahan" is still used to distinguish it from the port of the same name on Great Karimun island. After the separation of Tanjungbalai from Asahan Regency, it technically became an enclave within the regency.
Administrative divisions
The city is divided administratively into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tanjungbalai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1274) The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan) and its post codes.
| class="sortable wikitable" | |||||||
| Kode Wilayah || Name of District (kecamatan) ||Area in km2|| Pop'n Census 2010|| Pop'n Census 2020|| Pop'n Census mid 2023||No. of kelurahan||Post codes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | |||||||
| 12.74.05 | Datuk Bandar | align="right"|22.49 | align="right"|33,797 | align="right"|41,544 | align="right"|44,121 | align="center"|5 | 21361, 21362, 21368, 21369 |
| 12.74.06 | Datuk Bandar Timur (East Datuk Bandar) | align="right"|14.57 | align="right"|26,942 | align="right"|30,492 | align="right"|31,631 | align="center"|5 | 21364 - 21367 |
| 12.74.01 | Tanjungbalai Selatan (South Tanjungbalai) | align="right"|1.98 | align="right"|19,330 | align="right"|19,277 | align="right"|19,320 | align="center"|6 | 21311 - 21316 |
| 12.74.02 | Tanjungbalai Utara (North Tanjungbalai) | align="right"|0.84 | align="right"|15,862 | align="right"|16,173 | align="right"|16,277 | align="center"|5 | 21321 - 21325 |
| 12.74.03 | Sei Tualang Raso | align="right"|8.09 | align="right"|22,712 | align="right"|27,283 | align="right"|28,796 | align="center"|5 | 21341 - 21345 |
| 12.74.04 | Teluk Nibung (Nibung Bay) | align="right"|12.55 | align="right"|35,802 | align="right"|41,258 | align="right"|43,025 | align="center"|5 | 21331 - 21335 |
| Totals | align="right"|60.52 | align="right"|154,445 | align="right"|176,027 | align="right"|183,170 | align="center"|31 |
Tanjungbalai Asahan Port (Teluk Nibung Port)
The Port (which actually lies in Tanjungbalai District of Asahan Regency, between the city and the coast) has warehouse facilities and stacking fields. This port also carries out cargo and passenger services with activities mainly in exporting vegetables and fish to Malaysia. The port has passenger services to Port Klang and Port of Melintang Forest, Perak.
Teluk Nibung passenger terminal currently has an area of about 2,500 square metres, consisting of two floors with a capacity of around 800 people. 1st floor for check-in, customs, immigration for arrivals, VIP rooms, quarantine rooms and 2nd floor for immigration rooms for departures, passenger waiting rooms, food court and coffee shops.{{cite news|url=http://www.medanbisnisdaily.com/news/online/read/2018/11/14/57665/terminal_internasional_teluk_nibung_dioperasikan_jelang_tahun_baru/|title=Terminal Internasional Teluk Nibung Dioperasikan Jelang Tahun Baru|newspaper=Medan Business Daily|accessdate=11 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://medan.tribunnews.com/2018/11/14/pelindo-1-lakukan-modernisasi-pelabuhan-tanjungbalai-asahan|title=Pelindo 1 Lakukan Modernisasi Pelabuhan Tanjungbalai Asahan|newspaper=Tribun News|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
Climate
Tanjungbalai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from January to July and heavy rainfall from August to December.
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Tanjungbalai
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 31.2
| Feb high C = 31.6
| Mar high C = 32.0
| Apr high C = 31.9
| May high C = 32.2
| Jun high C = 32.1
| Jul high C = 31.8
| Aug high C = 31.6
| Sep high C = 31.2
| Oct high C = 31.0
| Nov high C = 30.6
| Dec high C = 30.8
| Jan mean C = 26.4
| Feb mean C = 26.6
| Mar mean C = 27.0
| Apr mean C = 27.1
| May mean C = 27.5
| Jun mean C = 27.3
| Jul mean C = 26.9
| Aug mean C = 26.9
| Sep mean C = 26.7
| Oct mean C = 26.7
| Nov mean C = 26.3
| Dec mean C = 26.4
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 21.6
| Feb low C = 21.7
| Mar low C = 22.0
| Apr low C = 22.4
| May low C = 22.8
| Jun low C = 22.5
| Jul low C = 22.1
| Aug low C = 22.2
| Sep low C = 22.3
| Oct low C = 22.4
| Nov low C = 22.1
| Dec low C = 22.0
|rain colour=
|Jan rain mm=129
|Feb rain mm=89
|Mar rain mm=102
|Apr rain mm=120
|May rain mm=128
|Jun rain mm=120
|Jul rain mm=121
|Aug rain mm=168
|Sep rain mm=213
|Oct rain mm=271
|Nov rain mm=219
|Dec rain mm=183
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/5413/
|title = Climate: Tanjungbalai
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = 6 November 2020}}
}}
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Luchtfoto van Tandjoengbalai TMnr 10017791.jpg|Tanjungbalai in 1895
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De Silaubrug over een rivier te Tandjoengbalai Asahan Noord-Sumatra TMnr 10007567.jpg|View of a bridge, 1926
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Brug over de Silau rivier bij Tandjoengbalai die de stad met het spoorwegemplacement verbindt TMnr 60039321.jpg|Bridge at Silau river, 1900s
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Tandjoengbalei 1895 TMnr 60038665.jpg|View of the city, 1895
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Silaukade te Tandjoengbalai Asahan Sumatra TMnr 10007928.jpg|Fishing port in Tanjungbalai, 1900s
File:Selamat Datang di Tanjungbalai.jpg|Welcome to Tanjungbalai signboard
File:Jembatan Sei Asahan.jpg|Sei Asahan Bridge
File:St. Tnb Juni 2023.jpg|Tanjungbalai railway station
File:Replika Istana Sultan Asahan.jpg|Replica of the former Sultan palace
File:HKBP Sirantau, Res. Tanjung Balai (02).jpg|Sirantau Batak Protestant church
References
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Notes
Category:Populated places in North Sumatra
Category:Cities in North Sumatra
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