Map of Tarakan, Indonesia
Tarakan is a city in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, with a population of about 255,310. It lies at 3.3133°N, 117.5915°E. Tarakan is about 1,596 km (991 mi) northeast of Jakarta, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tanjung Selor, 59 km to the southwest.
Tarakan at a glance
Country
Region
North Kalimantan
Population
255,310GeoNames
Coordinates
3.3133, 117.59153°18′48″N 117°35′29″E
Time zone
Asia/MakassarUTC+08:00
Local time
–
Distance to Jakarta
1,596 km (991 mi)
Where is Tarakan?
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 56 min on the shortest day to 12 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Tarakan
- Tanjung Selor — 59 km southwest
- Tawau — 109 km north, Malaysia
- Semporna — 172 km northeast, Malaysia
- Lahad Datu — 207 km northeast, Malaysia
- Keningau — 275 km northwest, Malaysia
- Sandakan — 287 km north, Malaysia
- Bangar — 320 km northwest, Brunei
- Limbang — 328 km northwest, Malaysia
- Putatan — 336 km northwest, Malaysia
- Bandar Labuan — 339 km northwest, Malaysia
Largest cities in North Kalimantan
- Tanjung Selor — 67,837
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.