Map of Tanjungbalai, Indonesia

Tanjungbalai is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of about 190,935. It lies at 2.9667°N, 99.8000°E. Tanjungbalai is about 1,286 km (799 mi) northwest of Jakarta, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kisaran, 21 km to the west.

Tanjungbalai at a glance

Where is Tanjungbalai?

• The 6th largest city in North Sumatra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 57 min on the shortest day to 12 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tanjungbalai

• Kisaran — 21 km west
• Pekan Bahapal — 71 km west
• Pematangsiantar — 81 km west
• Tebingtinggi — 81 km northwest
• Rantauprapat — 96 km south
• Perbaungan — 115 km northwest
• Percut — 127 km northwest
• Pangururan — 129 km west
• Tarutung — 141 km southwest
• Medan — 143 km northwest

Largest cities in North Sumatra

• Medan — 2,486,283
• Percut — 311,063
• Binjai — 279,302
• Pematangsiantar — 279,198
• Padangsidempuan — 243,843
• Sunggal — 157,914
• Perbaungan — 157,174
• Kisaran — 141,915
• Gunungsitoli — 136,707
• Tebingtinggi — 117,530

Largest cities in Indonesia

• Jakarta — 8,540,121
• Surabaya — 3,018,022
• Bekasi — 2,648,272
• Bandung — 2,528,163
• Medan — 2,486,283
• Depok — 2,163,635
• Tangerang — 1,927,815
• Palembang — 1,801,367
• Semarang — 1,694,740
• Makassar — 1,474,393

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.