Country: Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Population: 154,445
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Tanjung Balai is closest to Medan and farthest from Guayaquil. The closest foreign city is Kuala Lumpur and the farthest domestic city is Makasar. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Tanjung Balai is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Medan, Indonesia | 143 |
 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 211 |
| Ipoh, Malaysia | 233 |
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 326 |
| Padang, Indonesia | 437 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,916 |
| Quito, Ecuador | 19,655 |
 | Chiclayo, Peru | 19,581 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 19,422 |
 | Cali, Colombia | 19,196 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 211 |
| Ipoh, Malaysia | 233 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 470 |
 | Singapore, Singapore | 488 |
 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 1,105 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Makasar, Indonesia | 2,358 | | Denpasar, Indonesia | 2,140 | | Samarinda, Indonesia | 1,969 | | Balikpapan, Indonesia | 1,952 | | Malang, Indonesia | 1,869 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 6,056 |
 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 6,212 |
 | Mombasa, Kenya | 6,734 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6,785 |
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 6,806 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 12,842 | | Dakar, Senegal | 12,838 | | Mbour, Senegal | 12,802 | | Thiès, Senegal | 12,790 |  | Nouakchott, Mauritania | 12,621 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Medan, Indonesia | 143 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 211 |
| Ipoh, Malaysia | 233 |
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 326 |
| Padang, Indonesia | 437 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 8,300 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 8,191 | | Bursa, Turkey | 8,169 | | Eskisehir, Turkey | 8,036 | | Afyon, Turkey | 8,010 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 4,221 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 5,830 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 6,481 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 6,621 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 6,694 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 8,878 | | Newcastle, Australia | 6,753 | | Sydney, Australia | 6,751 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 6,694 | | Brisbane, Australia | 6,621 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Makhachkala, Russia | 6,798 |
| Orenburg, Russia | 6,809 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 6,928 |
| Ufa, Russia | 6,967 |
| Samara, Russia | 7,179 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 11,199 | | Málaga, Spain | 11,078 | | Madrid, Spain | 10,937 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 10,801 | | Zaragoza, Spain | 10,679 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 12,907 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 13,022 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 13,071 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 13,202 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 13,215 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 18,679 |  | Managua, Nicaragua | 18,209 |  | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 17,970 | | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 17,792 |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 17,758 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 14,987 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 14,991 |
| Natal, Brazil | 15,035 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 15,065 |
| Aracaju, Brazil | 15,195 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,916 | | Quito, Ecuador | 19,655 | | Chiclayo, Peru | 19,581 | | Trujillo, Peru | 19,422 | | Cali, Colombia | 19,196 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the closest city of any other city | ||