Tanjung Balai Tanjung Balai-Karimun |
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City | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون |
• Chinese | 丹戎巴來-卡日暮你 |
Location of the city in Indonesia Sumatra | |
Coordinates: 01°00′00″N 103°25′18″E / 1.00000°N 103.42167°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Riau Islands Province |
Regency | Karimun Regency |
Government | |
• Regent | H. Aunur Rafiq, S.Sos, M.Si |
Time zone | WIT (UTC+07) |
Tanjung Balai, (Jawi: تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون, simplified Chinese: 丹戎巴來-卡日暮你; traditional Chinese: 丹戎巴萊-卡日暮你; pinyin: Dān róng bā lái-kǎ rìmù nǐ) often abbreviated Tg. Balai, is the main town in the Great Karimun island, part of the Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It is often called Tanjung Balai Karimun to distinguish it from another Tanjung Balai in the Asahan Regency.
It has a port by the same name that has services to Sumatran port/city of Dumai, crossing the Strait of Malacca as well as to Singapore crossing the Straits of Singapore.
The city is served by Sei Bati Airport, which has regular flights to and from Pekanbaru three times weekly.
A view from Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun