Tebing Tinggi


Tebing Tinggi Deli or more commonly simply Tebing Tinggi is a chartered city near the eastern coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 31 km² and a population at the 2010 National Census of 145,180. Tebing Tinggi is an enclave within Serdang Bedagai Regency, as it is surrounded by Serdang Bedagai Regency, which has a kecamatan bordering the city named Tebingtinggi as well.

Geography

According to the Agency for Information and Communication Data North Sumatra, Tebing Tinggi is one of the municipality of 33 districts / municipalities in North Sumatra, located around 80 km from Medan and it is located at a crossroads of Trans-Sumatran Highway, connecting the East Coast Highway; Tanjungbalai, Rantau Prapat and Central Sumatra Highway; Pematangsiantar, Parapat, and Balige.

Administrative divisions

The city is divided administratively into five districts, tabulated below with their areas and 2010 Census populations:
NameArea in
km2		Population
Census 2010
Padang Hulu
8.7426,714
Tebing Tinggi Kota
2.6024,040
Rambutan7.7731,371
Bajenis9.8433,072
Padang Hilir
11.0030,051

Demographics

The residents of Tebing Tinggi are Malays, Batak and Chinese. Javanese, Mandailing, Indian and other ethnicities are recognised ethnic minorities. The city's religion is predominantly Islam, followed by Christianity, Buddhism and other religions.