Tanjungbalai[fn 1], also colloquially written as Tanjung Balai, is a city in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on the estuary of the Asahan River.

[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan) and its post codes.

The Port (which actually lies in Tanjungbalai District of Asahan Regency, between the city and the coast) has warehouse facilities and stacking fields.

This port also carries out cargo and passenger services with activities mainly in exporting vegetables and fish to Malaysia.

Teluk Nibung passenger terminal currently has an area of about 2,500 square metres, consisting of two floors with a capacity of around 800 people.