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Tanjungbalai [fn 1], also colloquially written as Tanjung Balai, is a city in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on the estuary of the Asahan River.It has an area of 60.52 square kilometers (23.37 sq mi) and the sixth largest kota (urban) population in North Sumatra with 154,445 inhabitants in the 2010 census [2] and 176,027 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was ...
Government office in Tanjung Balai city. The island's main city is Tanjung Balai Karimun. As at the 2020 Census, the regency of Karimun had a population of 253,457 with the majority of the people living in Great Karimun. Notable landmarks on the island include Mount Jantan, the beaches of Pelawan and Pongkar, and the Pongkar Waterfall.
Tanjungbalai (city), the independent city which split off from Asahan Regency of North Sumatra, formerly the main part of Tanjung Balai, Asahan; Tanjung Balai, Asahan, the remaining part left over after the city incorporation, still part of Asahan Regency; The port of Tanjung Balai on the Asahan River which lies in Asahan Regency but not in the ...
Balai, is the main town at the southern end of the Great Karimun Island (Pulau Karimunbesar), part of the Karimun Regency within the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It is often called Tanjung Balai Karimun to distinguish it from Tanjungbalai (city) , situated in the Asahan Regency .
This area includes Batam city and its surrounding areas such as Tanjung Pinang city, Bintan Regency, and Karimun Regency. This region of the Riau Islands Province near the Strait of Malacca includes one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. It has an area of 3,432 square kilometres (1,325 sq mi), and in 2023 it had an estimated population ...
It later came under the direct control of the British Lieutenant-Governor Raffles who, among other things, provided it with a new office building for the museum and library administration. The museum collection and library continued to grow, and in 1862 the government built, in the center of New Batavia, what is now the National Museum , the ...
Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (Indonesian: Taman Nasional Bukit Baka Bukit Raya) is a national park located on Borneo Island, Indonesia.It is named after the mountains of Bukit Baka (1,620 meters (5,310 feet)) and Bukit Raya (2,278 meters (7,474 feet)), [1] part of the Schwaner mountain range at the border of Central and West Kalimantan.
The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural economic activities. A regency is headed by a regent (bupati), while a city is headed by a mayor (wali kota). All regents ...