See Tanjung Balai

Tanjung Balai

See Tanjung Balai for the other meanings.Tanjungbalai, also Kota Tanjungbalai, formerly Tanjung Balai, Asahan is a city in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on the estuary of the Asahan River. It has an area of 58 km² and the 5th largest kota population of Sumut with 154,426 in the 2010 census...

 for the other meanings.

Tanjungbalai, also Kota Tanjungbalai, formerly Tanjung Balai, Asahan is a city in North Sumatra

North Sumatra

North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.- Geography and population :...

 province, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, on the estuary of the Asahan River

Asahan River

Asahan River is a river in Sumatra, Indonesia, about 150 km long. It flows from the Lake Toba, flowing in north-eastern direction, in the upper course through the deep valley of Barisan Mountains. Asahan empties to the Strait of Malacca creating an estuary. City of Tanjung Balai is located near...

. It has an area of 58 km² and the 5th largest kota population of Sumut with 154,426 in the 2010 census. The town has a ferry terminal with services to Port Klang

Port Klang

Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Colonially known as Port Swettenham, it is also the location of the largest and busiest port in the country. As such, its economic progress has been greatly influenced by the port activities in its area...

, Malaysia, and the city-island of Singapore, but no visa on arrival processing services. It was formerly a district of Asahan Regency

Asahan Regency

Asahan Regency is a regency in North Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 4,581 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 935,233 people. Its seat is Kisaran...

 until it was elevated to Kota status, but the tag "Asahan" is still used to distinguish it from the port of the same name on Karimun

Karimun

For the car, see Suzuki KarimunKarimun is one of the islands in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia. It is southwest of Singapore and west of Batam. The island's main city is Tanjung Balai Karimun. As of 1997, the island had a population of 155,000.In the past, Karimun was the destination of...

island.