Tebing Tinggi

<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2>
<p>According to the Agency for Information and Communication Data North Sumatra, Tebing Tinggi is one of the 8 <a href="/facts/City_status_in_Indonesia/KKtIcAkt">independent cities</a> (formerly called municipalities) in North Sumatra, located around 80 km from <a href="/facts/Medan/H97MoB2C">Medan</a> (the capital of North Sumatra Province) and situated at a crossroads of the <a href="/facts/Trans-Sumatran_Highway/6n713n2T">Trans-Sumatran Highway</a>, connecting the East Coast Highway; <a href="/facts/Tanjungbalai_(city)/tgW215gj">Tanjungbalai</a>, <a href="/facts/Rantau_Prapat/dd5oCVUP">Rantau Prapat</a> and Central Sumatra Highway; <a href="/facts/Pematangsiantar/xRSr1RIm">Pematangsiantar</a>, <a href="/facts/Parapat/wRu6X37N">Parapat</a>, and <a href="/facts/Balige/ouGsezXR">Balige</a>.
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<h2 id="administrative-districts">Administrative districts</h2>
<p>The city is divided administratively into five <a href="/facts/Districts_of_Indonesia/GY3qv9co">districts</a> (<i>kecamatan</i>), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and the 2020 Census,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The table also includes the number of <a href="/facts/Administrative_village/jhnY07n2">administrative villages</a> in each district (all classed as urban <i>kelurahan</i>), and its post code.
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<table><tbody><tr><th>Kode Wilayah</th><th>Name ofDistrict(<i>kecamatan</i>)</th><th>Area in  km2</th><th>Pop'nCensus2010</th><th>Pop'nCensus2020</th><th>Pop'nEstimatemid 2024</th><th>No. of<i>kelurahan</i></th><th>Postcodes</th></tr><tr><td>12.76.01</td><td>Padang Hulu (Upstream Padang)</td><td>8.51</td><td>26,714</td><td>32,530</td><td>34,313</td><td>7</td><td>20622 - 20625</td></tr><tr><td>12.76.05</td><td>Tebing Tinggi Kota (Tebing Tinggi Town)</td><td>3.47</td><td>24,040</td><td>24,192</td><td>23,702</td><td>7</td><td>20613, 20615,10626 - 20628,20632 & 20633</td></tr><tr><td>12.76.02</td><td>Rambutan</td><td>5.94</td><td>31,371</td><td>38,242</td><td>40,354</td><td>7</td><td>20611, 20614 and 20616</td></tr><tr><td>12.76.04</td><td>Bajenis</td><td>9.08</td><td>33,072</td><td>38,933</td><td>40,532</td><td>7</td><td>20611 - 20613and 20621</td></tr><tr><td>12.76.03</td><td>Padang Hilir (Downstream Padang)</td><td>11.44</td><td>30,051</td><td>38,941</td><td>42,076</td><td>7</td><td>20631 - 20636</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i>Totals</i></td><td><i>38.44</i></td><td><i>145,180</i></td><td><i>172,838</i></td><td><i>180,977</i></td><td><i>35</i></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2>
<p>The residents of Tebing Tinggi are <a href="/facts/Malay_Indonesian/ya3WvAe1">Malays</a> (70%), <a href="/facts/Batak_people/bFqNUYJP">Batak</a> (11%) and <a href="/facts/Chinese_Indonesians/VI4XDjzL">Chinese</a> (8%). <a href="/facts/Javanese_people/35mcwIsB">Javanese</a>, <a href="/facts/Mandailing_people/UmYvQlw3">Mandailing</a>, <a href="/facts/Indian_Indonesians/Tp2EEUa7">Indian</a> and other ethnicities are recognized ethnic minorities. The city's religion is predominantly <a href="/facts/Islam/zDLbL45C">Islam</a>, followed by <a href="/facts/Christianity/nKyJHlqq">Christianity</a>, <a href="/facts/Buddhism/G0wsjrSl">Buddhism</a> and other religions.
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<h2 id="climate">Climate</h2>
<p>Tebing Tinggi has a <a href="/facts/Tropical_rainforest_climate/vI2p5JFK">tropical rainforest climate</a> (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
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<table><tbody><tr><th colspan="14">Climate data for Tebing Tinggi</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Month</th><th scope="col">Jan</th><th scope="col">Feb</th><th scope="col">Mar</th><th scope="col">Apr</th><th scope="col">May</th><th scope="col">Jun</th><th scope="col">Jul</th><th scope="col">Aug</th><th scope="col">Sep</th><th scope="col">Oct</th><th scope="col">Nov</th><th scope="col">Dec</th><th scope="col">Year</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily maximum °C (°F)</th><td>30.9(87.6)</td><td>31.5(88.7)</td><td>31.9(89.4)</td><td>32.1(89.8)</td><td>32.3(90.1)</td><td>32.3(90.1)</td><td>32.1(89.8)</td><td>31.8(89.2)</td><td>31.3(88.3)</td><td>30.9(87.6)</td><td>30.6(87.1)</td><td>30.6(87.1)</td><td>31.5(88.7)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Daily mean °C (°F)</th><td>26.1(79.0)</td><td>26.5(79.7)</td><td>26.8(80.2)</td><td>27.2(81.0)</td><td>27.4(81.3)</td><td>27.2(81.0)</td><td>27.0(80.6)</td><td>26.8(80.2)</td><td>26.7(80.1)</td><td>26.5(79.7)</td><td>26.3(79.3)</td><td>26.2(79.2)</td><td>26.7(80.1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily minimum °C (°F)</th><td>21.4(70.5)</td><td>21.5(70.7)</td><td>21.8(71.2)</td><td>22.3(72.1)</td><td>22.6(72.7)</td><td>22.2(72.0)</td><td>21.9(71.4)</td><td>21.9(71.4)</td><td>22.2(72.0)</td><td>22.2(72.0)</td><td>22.0(71.6)</td><td>21.8(71.2)</td><td>22.0(71.6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average rainfall mm (inches)</th><td>137(5.4)</td><td>109(4.3)</td><td>113(4.4)</td><td>163(6.4)</td><td>187(7.4)</td><td>166(6.5)</td><td>159(6.3)</td><td>217(8.5)</td><td>276(10.9)</td><td>307(12.1)</td><td>249(9.8)</td><td>215(8.5)</td><td>2,298(90.5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source: Climate-Data.org<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<ul><li><a href="http://tebingtinggikota.go.id">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kota Tebing Tinggi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1276) <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kota Tebing Tinggi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1276) <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Climate: Tebing Tinggi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020. <a href="https://en.climate-data.org/location/4073/" target="_blank">https://en.climate-data.org/location/4073/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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