Tanjung Balai Karimun | |
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Town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | تنجوڠ بالاي-كريماون |
• Chinese | 丹戎巴來卡里汶 |
Coordinates: 01°00′00″N103°25′18″E / 1.00000°N 103.42167°E | |
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 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. It is often called Tanjung Balai Karimun to distinguish it from Tanjungbalai (city), situated 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.
Tanjung Balai Karimun has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Tanjung Balai Karimun | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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] |
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