| Tanjung Balai | |
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| Tanjung Balai (ca.1930-40) | |
| Location of Tanjung Balai in Indonesia | |
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Tanjung Balai
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| Province | North Sumatra |
| Country | Indonesia |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 58 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 154,426 |
| • Density | 2,662/km2 (6,894.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
See Tanjung Balai 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 km² and the 5th largest kota population of Sumut with 154,426 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 Kota status, but the tag "Asahan" is still used to distinguish it from the port of the same name on Karimun island.