Tanjung Balai Karimun

For other uses of "Tanjung Balai", see Tanjung Balai (disambiguation).

Tanjung Balai Karimun
Town
Other transcription(s)
•  Jawi	تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون
•  Chinese	丹戎巴來卡里汶
Dewi Samudra Chinese Temple in Tanjung Balai Karimun
Tanjung Balai Karimun Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Sumatra Tanjung Balai Karimun Tanjung Balai Karimun (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 01°00′00″N103°25′18″E / 1.00000°N 103.42167°E / 1.00000; 103.42167
Country	Indonesia
Province	Riau Islands
Regency	Karimun Regency
Area
• Total	17.73 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)
• Total	48,953
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 777

Tanjung Balai Karimun (Jawi: تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون‎, simplified Chinese :丹戎巴來卡里汶; traditional Chinese :丹戎巴萊卡里汶) often abbreviated to Tg. 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. The town forms a conurbation with the adjoining community of Meral to its west. It is often called Tanjung Balai Karimun to distinguish it from the city of the same name, situated in the Asahan Regency.

Transport

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, Port of Tanjung Balai which has regular ferries to and from overseas such as Singapore, Malaysia, etc., and Rakyat Sri Tanjung Gelam Karimun harbour, which serve domestic route.

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  Picture of Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun

Climate

Tanjung Balai Karimun has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Tanjung Balai Karimun
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.3 (86.5)	30.9 (87.6)	31.2 (88.2)	31.3 (88.3)	31.3 (88.3)	31.2 (88.2)	31.0 (87.8)	30.9 (87.6)	30.9 (87.6)	31.0 (87.8)	30.6 (87.1)	30.3 (86.5)	30.9 (87.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.0 (78.8)	26.4 (79.5)	26.6 (79.9)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)	26.6 (79.9)	26.5 (79.7)	26.5 (79.7)	26.6 (79.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.1 (79.0)	26.5 (79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	21.9 (71.4)	22.1 (71.8)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72.0)	22.2 (72.0)	22.2 (72.0)	22.1 (71.8)	21.9 (71.4)	22.2 (72.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	176 (6.9)	121 (4.8)	158 (6.2)	211 (8.3)	189 (7.4)	163 (6.4)	156 (6.1)	178 (7.0)	195 (7.7)	231 (9.1)	251 (9.9)	214 (8.4)	2,243 (88.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org [1]

References

1. "Climate: Tanjung Balai Karimun". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.