Tanjungbalai (city)

Tanjungbalai
City
City of Tanjungbalai Kota Tanjungbalai
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تنجوڠ بالاي
• Chinese	丹戎巴萊
• Hokkien	tan jiông pa lâi
Tanjungbalai city, 2008
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Kota Kerang (Scallops City)
Location within North Sumatra
Tanjungbalai Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Sumatra Tanjungbalai Tanjungbalai (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°58′12″N 99°48′0″E / 2.97000°N 99.80000°E / 2.97000; 99.80000
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sumatra
Government
• Acting Mayor	Waris Thalib
• 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	60.52 km2 (23.37 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate[1])
• Total	183,170
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 623
Website	www.tanjungbalaikota.go.id

Tanjungbalai^{[fn 1]}, 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 60.52 square kilometers (23.37 sq mi) and the sixth largest kota (urban) population in North Sumatra with 154,445 inhabitants in the 2010 census^[2] and 176,027 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 183,170 - comprising 92,715 males and 90,455 females.^[1] 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.

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