Tebing Tinggi | |
|---|---|
| City of Tebing Tinggi Kota Tebing Tinggi | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | تبيڠ تيڠڬي |
| • Chinese | 直名丁宜 |
 Street view of Tebing Tinggi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within North Sumatra | |
| Coordinates: 3°19′10″N 99°9′8″E / 3.31944°N 99.15222°E / 3.31944; 99.15222 | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  North Sumatra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iman Irdian Saragih |
| • Vice Mayor | Chairil Mukmin Tambunan |
| • Chairman of City's Council of Representatives | Basyaruddin Nasution (Golkar) |
| • Vice Chairmen of City's Council of Representatives | Muhammad Azwar (Nasdem) and Iman Irdian Saragih (PDI-P) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.44 km2 (14.84 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate 1) | |
• Total | 184,893 |
| • Density | 4,810/km2 (12,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 621 |
| Website | www |
Tebing Tinggi Deli, officially Tebing Tinggi City, or more commonly simply Tebing Tinggi (Jawi: تبيڠ تيڠڬي) is a city near the eastern coast of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It has an area of 38.44 km2 and a population at the 2010 Census of 145,180,2 which grew to 172,838 at the 2020 Census;3 the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 184,893 (comprising 92,117 males and 92,776 females).1 Tebing Tinggi is an enclave within Serdang Bedagai Regency (which surrounds it on all sides, and also contains a kecamatan (district) bordering the city that is also named Tebing Tinggi).
Geography
According to the Agency for Information and Communication Data North Sumatra, Tebing Tinggi is one of the 8 independent cities (formerly called municipalities) in North Sumatra, located around 80 km from Medan (the capital of North Sumatra Province) and situated at a crossroads of the Trans-Sumatran Highway, connecting the East Coast Highway; Tanjungbalai, Rantau Prapat, and Central Sumatra Highway; Pematangsiantar, Parapat, and Balige.
Administrative districts
The city is divided administratively into five districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census2 and the 2020 Census,3 together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.1 The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan), and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2025 |
No. of kelurahan |
Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.76.01 | Padang Hulu (Upstream Padang) |
8.51 | 26,714 | 32,530 | 34,750 | 7 | 20622 - 20625 |
| 12.76.05 | Tebing Tinggi Kota (Tebing Tinggi Town) |
3.47 | 24,040 | 24,192 | 25,208 | 7 | 20613, 20615, 10626 - 20628, 20632 & 20633 |
| 12.76.02 | Rambutan | 5.94 | 31,371 | 38,242 | 41,768 | 7 | 20611, 20614 and 20616 |
| 12.76.04 | Bajenis | 9.08 | 33,072 | 38,933 | 40,517 | 7 | 20611 - 20613 and 20621 |
| 12.76.03 | Padang Hilir (Downstream Padang) |
11.44 | 30,051 | 38,941 | 42,650 | 7 | 20631 - 20636 |
| Totals | 38.44 | 145,180 | 172,838 | 184,893 | 35 |
Demographics
The residents of Tebing Tinggi are Malays (70%), Batak (11%), and Chinese (8%). Javanese, Mandailing, Indian, and other ethnicities are recognized ethnic minorities. The city's religion is predominantly Islam, followed by Christianity, Buddhism, and other religions.
Climate
Tebing Tinggi has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Tebing Tinggi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 137 (5.4) |
109 (4.3) |
113 (4.4) |
163 (6.4) |
187 (7.4) |
166 (6.5) |
159 (6.3) |
217 (8.5) |
276 (10.9) |
307 (12.1) |
249 (9.8) |
215 (8.5) |
2,298 (90.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org4 | |||||||||||||
References
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kota Tebing Tinggi Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1274)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Climate: Tebing Tinggi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.