Kota Tanjung Balai

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″E / 2.97000°N 99.80000°E / 2.97000; 99.80000Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E / 2.97000°N 99.80000°E / 2.97000; 99.80000
Province	North Sumatra
Country	Indonesia
Area
• Total	58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population
• 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.

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

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