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City profile · Indonesia · Asia

Belawan

City population
102,707
#165
in Indonesia
#13
in North Sumatra
#5,588
worldwide
JakartaBelawan
3.776, 98.683 · 1,434 km from Jakarta
City population
102,707
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Indonesia
#165
of 446 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,588
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Indonesia
0.0%
of the national population

About Belawan

Belawan is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia with a population of 102,707. It is the 165th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 5,588th largest worldwide. It lies 1,434 km from Jakarta.

Position in Indonesia
#165of 446
LargestSmallest
Position in North Sumatra
#13of 32
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#13of 32
Distance to capital
to Jakarta
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
3.776, 98.683
Record updated
2022-12-31
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 446 in Indonesia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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