Tanjungbalai (city)
Tanjungbalai (Indonesian: Kota Tanjungbalai), formerly known as Tanjungbalai-Asahan is a city in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on the estuary of the Asahan River. It has an area of 107.8 square kilometers (41.6 sq mi) and the sixth largest kota (urban) population in North Sumatra with 154,426 inhabitants in the 2010 census,[1] and 155,782 at the 2015 Census.[2] The town has a ferry terminal with services to Port Klang, Malaysia, and the city-island of Singapore.
Tanjungbalai | |
|---|---|
| City of Tanjungbalai Kota Tanjungbalai | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | تنجوڠ بالاي |
| • Chinese | 丹戎巴萊 |
| • Hokkien | tan jiông pa lâi |
 A monument in Tanjungbalai | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Kota Kerang (Scallops City) | |
 Location within North Sumatra | |
| Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  North Sumatra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syahrial |
| • Vice Mayor | Ismail |
| • Chairman of City's Council of Representatives | Tengku Eswin (Golkar) |
| • Vice Chairmen of City's Council of Representatives | Surya Darma (PDI-P) and Syahrial Bakti (National Awakening Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.8 km2 (41.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 Census) | |
| • Total | 166,782 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 623 |
| Website | www |
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. After the separation of Tanjungbalai from Asahan Regency, it technically becomes an enclave within Asahan Regency.
Administrative divisions
The city is divided administratively into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:[3]
| Name | Population Census 2010[3] |
|---|---|
| Datuk Bandar | 33,797 |
| Datuk Bandar Timur (East Datuk Bandar) | 26,942 |
| Tanjungbalai Selatan (South Tanjungbalai) | 19,330 |
| Tanjungbalai Utara (North Tanjungbalai) | 15,862 |
| Sei Tualang Raso | 22,712 |
| Teluk Nibung | 35,802 |
Tanjungbalai Asahan Port (Teluk Nibung Port)
The Port 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 meters, 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.[4][5]
Climate
Tanjungbalai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from January to July and heavy rainfall from August to December.
| Climate data for Tanjungbalai | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 129 (5.1) |
89 (3.5) |
102 (4.0) |
120 (4.7) |
128 (5.0) |
120 (4.7) |
121 (4.8) |
168 (6.6) |
213 (8.4) |
271 (10.7) |
219 (8.6) |
183 (7.2) |
1,863 (73.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- http://hariansib.com/?p=136255
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- "Terminal Internasional Teluk Nibung Dioperasikan Jelang Tahun Baru". Medan Business Daily. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Pelindo 1 Lakukan Modernisasi Pelabuhan Tanjungbalai Asahan". Tribun News. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Climate: Tanjungbalai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
