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Tanjungbalai
City population
190,935
#88
in Indonesia
#6
in North Sumatra
#3,033
worldwide
2.967, 99.800 · 1,286 km from Jakarta
About Tanjungbalai
Tanjungbalai is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia with a population of 190,935. It is the 88th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 3,033rd largest worldwide. It lies 1,286 km from Jakarta.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 32
Coordinates
2.967, 99.800
Record updated
13 June 2026
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.
Nearby Cities
All 446 in IndonesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.