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, which grew to 172,838 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 180,977 (comprising 90,018 males and 90,959 females). 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 (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census4 and the 2020 Census,5 together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.6 The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan), and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah | Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'nCensus2010 | Pop'nCensus2020 | Pop'nEstimatemid 2024 | No. ofkelurahan | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.76.01 | Padang Hulu (Upstream Padang) | 8.51 | 26,714 | 32,530 | 34,313 | 7 | 20622 - 20625 |
| 12.76.05 | Tebing Tinggi Kota (Tebing Tinggi Town) | 3.47 | 24,040 | 24,192 | 23,702 | 7 | 20613, 20615,10626 - 20628,20632 & 20633 |
| 12.76.02 | Rambutan | 5.94 | 31,371 | 38,242 | 40,354 | 7 | 20611, 20614 and 20616 |
| 12.76.04 | Bajenis | 9.08 | 33,072 | 38,933 | 40,532 | 7 | 20611 - 20613and 20621 |
| 12.76.03 | Padang Hilir (Downstream Padang) | 11.44 | 30,051 | 38,941 | 42,076 | 7 | 20631 - 20636 |
| Totals | 38.44 | 145,180 | 172,838 | 180,977 | 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.org7 | |||||||||||||
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tebing Tinggi (North Sumatra).References
Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. ↩
Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. ↩
Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kota Tebing Tinggi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1276) ↩
Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. ↩
Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. ↩
Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kota Tebing Tinggi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1276) ↩
"Climate: Tebing Tinggi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020. https://en.climate-data.org/location/4073/ ↩