Tanjung Balai Karimun

Town in Riau Islands, Indonesia

01°00′00″N 103°25′18″E / 1.00000°N 103.42167°E / 1.00000; 103.42167Country

IndonesiaProvinceRiau IslandsRegencyKarimun RegencyArea

• Total17.73 km² (6.85 sq mi)Population

(2020 Census)

• Total48,953 • Density2,800/km² (7,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+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.

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.

A view from 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]