Tebing Tinggi Deli 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,[2] which grew to 172,838 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 178,914 (comprising 89,025 males and 89,889 females).[1] 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.
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.
The city is divided administratively into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as urban kelurahan), and its post code.
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.
Tebing Tinggi has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
