Belawan
Belawan is a city in Indonesia with a population of about 102,707.
The Port of Belawan is a harbor in Medan, North Sumatra. Located on the northeast coast of Sumatra, Belawan is Indonesia's busiest seaport outside of Java. It includes Medan Belawan District, the most northerly of the city of Medan's 21 administrative districts (kecamatan), which covers an area of 33.27 km2; at the 2010 Census the district had a population of 95,506, which in the 2020 Census reached 108,987; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 110,978 - comprising 56,718 males and 54,260 females.
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About Belawan
| Country | Indonesia |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 26 |
| Population | 102,707 |
| Local currency | IDR |
| Coordinates | 3.7755, 98.6832 |
| Time zone | Asia/Jakarta |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 1,434 km · Jakarta |
| Population (Indonesia) | #157 most populated in Indonesia |
| Where on Earth | 3°46′32″N · 98°40′60″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 420 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,599 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Kuantan (Malaysia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -3.78, -81.32 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Singapore | 631 km |
| Beijing | 4,395 km |
| Dubai | 5,210 km |
| Tokyo | 5,496 km |
| Sydney | 6,909 km |
| Cairo | 7,632 km |