# Tebing Tinggi

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 km$^2$ 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 2023 was 178,914 (comprising 89,025 males and 89,889 females). Tebing Tinggi is an enclave within Serdang Bedagai Regency, which surrounds it on all sides, and contains a kecamatan (district) bordering the city which 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 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan), and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 | No. of kelurahan | Post codes |
| 12.76.01 | Padang Hulu (Upstream Padang) | 8.51 | 26,714 | 32,530 | 33,858 | 7 | 20622 - 20625 |
| 12.76.05 | Tebing Tinggi Kota (Tebing Tinggi Town) | 3.47 | 24,040 | 24,192 | 23,826 | 7 | 20613, 20615, 10626 - 20628, 20632 & 20633 |
| 12.76.02 | Rambutan | 5.94 | 31,371 | 38,242 | 39,826 | 7 | 20611, 20614 and 20616 |
| 12.76.04 | Bajenis | 9.08 | 33,072 | 38,933 | 40,130 | 7 | 20611 - 20613 and 20621 |
| 12.76.03 | Padang Hilir (Downstream Padang) | 11.44 | 30,051 | 38,941 | 41,274 | 7 | 20631 - 20636 |
| | Totals | 38.44 | 145,180 | 172,838 | 178,914 | 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.org ||||||||||||||