1149:
1137:
1113:
1101:
1125:
101:
71:
121:
1509:
1089:
161:
1161:
268:
236:
86:
1304:
168:
128:
453:
The city has an area of only 10.77 km and is the smallest city by land area in
Indonesia. It had a population of 84,444 at the 2010 census and 89,584 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 91,265 - comprising 45,839 males and 45,426 females.
1148:
724:
At some point between 1890 and 1920, there was a major fire in the city, which was presumably mostly built from wood from the surrounding mountains (shown partly denuded in the 1928 panorama below).
470:), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2023. The table also includes the number of
1136:
731:, in the city center, from 16 March to 4 May 1942. It first housed 10 "European" men from in and around Sibolga, who were then joined on April 24 by another 10 men from the island of
1253:
1112:
1100:
1124:
1267:
702:
434:
The city is located on the western side of North
Sumatra facing the Indian Ocean, is a transit harbour to Nias Island, and was hard hit during the
1601:
1203:
196:
736:
1088:
70:
1572:
1344:
32:
1596:
435:
1335:
717:
in southern
Sumatra. From Bengkulu Raffles, after relinquishing the port to the Dutch, established the trade port that became
100:
120:
800:
709:
was once the location of a fort, with
British, Dutch, French, and American traders passing through. It is thought
776:
160:
1285:
727:
After the
Japanese invasion of Sumatra in 1942, a makeshift prison described as a "civilian camp" was set up at
383:
1508:
1160:
1328:
788:
85:
1458:
1418:
1413:
1398:
1517:
1488:
1428:
1313:
1308:
443:
228:
446:, as Sibolga borders Central Tapanuli Regency in the north, east, and south, while it borders the
1473:
775:. Sibolga is a step-off point for trade and passenger boats to Nias Island. The local airport is
1493:
1483:
1321:
471:
463:
260:
1463:
1453:
1408:
1393:
248:
8:
1555:
1370:
796:
439:
1478:
1448:
1443:
1438:
375:
1591:
1540:
1383:
710:
1545:
1468:
1423:
714:
447:
1378:
59:
1204:"5 Kota Terkecil di Indonesia, yang Paling Kecil Luasnya Hanya 10 KM Persegi!"
1585:
1560:
1388:
1348:
1000:
424:
273:
211:
198:
106:
1530:
1498:
1433:
1403:
706:
420:
792:
740:
735:. On May 4 they were taken to the Native Secondary School for Boys in
1352:
772:
718:
428:
366:
241:
145:
1343:
764:
756:
253:
141:
1268:"Sibolga, Indonesia Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)"
397:
1525:
1303:
760:
371:
317:
313: • Vice Chairman of City's Council of Representatives
305:
763:. Ferries from here service the outlying islands to the west,
1535:
1362:
752:
1239:
1237:
1185:
1183:
1181:
1154:
Government bus descending
Sibolga's mountain road, June 1919
1227:
1225:
768:
732:
301: • Chairman of City's Council of Representatives
1234:
1178:
419:) is a city and a port located in the natural harbour of
1222:
1254:"Search in this website - East Indies camp archives"
1189:Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024,
1583:
1142:Entrance gate to Sibolga's Chinese Quarter, 1920
43:
795:. Regions with this climate typically feature
1329:
1094:Fort Tapanuli on Poncan Ketek Island in 1878
743:), located in the mountains behind Sibolga.
457:
75:Sibolga view from Simarbarimbing hill, 2016
1336:
1322:
1278:
1130:Devastation after the fire (ca. 1890–1920)
1118:Devastation after the fire (ca. 1890–1920)
1106:Devastation after the fire (ca. 1890–1920)
1573:List of regencies and cities of Indonesia
746:
1602:Ports and harbours of the Indian Ocean
1584:
478:) in each district and its postcodes.
1317:
1243:Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
1208:VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan
1231:Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
333:10.77 km (4.16 sq mi)
13:
713:passed through before he moved to
14:
1613:
1297:
1507:
1302:
1159:
1147:
1135:
1123:
1111:
1099:
1087:
266:
234:
166:
159:
126:
119:
99:
84:
69:
1597:Ports and harbours of Indonesia
777:Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport
167:
127:
1260:
1246:
1196:
462:The city is divided into four
1:
1290:Retrieved on October 5, 2013.
1191:Kota Sibolga Dalam Angka 2024
1171:
801:Köppen climate classification
304:Akhmad Syukri Nazry Penarik (
799:, and are designated by the
686:
649:
621:
591:
561:
436:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
354:8,500/km (22,000/sq mi)
7:
929:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
859:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
789:tropical rainforest climate
681:
676:
671:
666:
646:
643:
640:
637:
618:
615:
612:
609:
588:
585:
582:
579:
558:
555:
552:
549:
53:Other transcription(s)
10:
1618:
1193:(Katalog-BPS 1102001.1273)
1080:
1072:
809:
782:
697:
18:City in Sumatra, Indonesia
1569:
1516:
1505:
1369:
1359:
1166:Panorama of Sibolga, 1928
998:
928:
858:
853:
850:
847:
844:
841:
838:
835:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
817:
814:
810:Climate data for Sibolga
771:, as well as the rest of
751:Buses are available from
705:(Small Poncan Island) in
392:
382:
365:
358:
350:
342:
337:
329:
324:
312:
300:
292:
284:
279:
259:
247:
227:
192:
113:
98:
80:
68:
57:
52:
39:
30:
23:
458:Administrative districts
444:Central Tapanuli Regency
472:administrative villages
293: • Vice Mayor
474:(all classed as urban
376:Indonesia Western Time
44:
1311:at Wikimedia Commons
1073:Source: Weatherbase
747:Transport and tourism
423:on the west coast of
183:Show map of Indonesia
1345:Regencies and cities
1288:. Weatherbase. 2013.
797:tropical rainforests
438:. Sibolga is also a
415:(formerly sometimes
351: • Density
212:1.74000°N 98.78000°E
703:Poncan Ketek Island
296:Edi Polo Sitanggang
208: /
180:Sibolga (Indonesia)
150:Show map of Sumatra
1459:North Padang Lawas
1419:North Labuhan Batu
1414:South Labuhan Batu
1399:Humbang Hasundutan
343: • Total
330: • Total
316:Jamil Zeb Tumori (
285: • Mayor
1579:
1578:
1307:Media related to
1286:"Weatherbase.com"
1077:
1076:
695:
694:
410:
409:
217:1.74000; 98.78000
1609:
1541:Padang Sidempuan
1511:
1489:Central Tapanuli
1429:Mandailing Natal
1338:
1331:
1324:
1315:
1314:
1306:
1291:
1289:
1282:
1276:
1275:
1264:
1258:
1257:
1250:
1244:
1241:
1232:
1229:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1215:
1200:
1194:
1187:
1163:
1151:
1139:
1127:
1115:
1103:
1091:
807:
806:
787:This area has a
711:Stamford Raffles
605:Sibolga Selatan
481:
480:
406:
403:
401:
399:
272:
270:
269:
240:
238:
237:
223:
222:
220:
219:
218:
213:
209:
206:
205:
204:
201:
184:
170:
169:
163:
151:
130:
129:
123:
105:Location within
103:
88:
73:
48:
47:
21:
20:
1617:
1616:
1612:
1611:
1610:
1608:
1607:
1606:
1582:
1581:
1580:
1575:
1565:
1546:Pematangsiantar
1512:
1503:
1474:Serdang Bedagai
1365:
1355:
1342:
1300:
1295:
1294:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1242:
1235:
1230:
1223:
1213:
1211:
1210:(in Indonesian)
1202:
1201:
1197:
1188:
1179:
1174:
1167:
1164:
1155:
1152:
1143:
1140:
1131:
1128:
1119:
1116:
1107:
1104:
1095:
1092:
1083:
1078:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
785:
749:
700:
654:
626:
607:(South Sibolga)
606:
596:
576:
566:
547:(North Sibolga)
546:
536:
531:
529:
524:
522:
517:
515:
510:
508:
503:
501:
492:
490:
485:
460:
448:Mentawai Strait
396:
288:Syarfi Hutauruk
267:
265:
235:
233:
216:
214:
210:
207:
202:
199:
197:
195:
194:
188:
187:
186:
185:
182:
181:
178:
177:
176:
175:
171:
154:
153:
152:
149:
148:
138:
137:
136:
135:
131:
109:
94:
93:
92:
91:
76:
42:
41:
40:City of Sibolga
35:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1615:
1605:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1577:
1576:
1570:
1567:
1566:
1564:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1522:
1520:
1514:
1513:
1506:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1496:
1494:North Tapanuli
1491:
1486:
1484:South Tapanuli
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1375:
1373:
1367:
1366:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1341:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1318:
1299:
1298:External links
1296:
1293:
1292:
1277:
1259:
1245:
1233:
1221:
1195:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
996:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
926:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
856:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
812:
811:
805:
784:
781:
748:
745:
699:
696:
693:
692:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
657:
656:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
636:
635:Sibolga Sambas
633:
629:
628:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
603:
599:
598:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
578:
577:(Sibolga Town)
573:
569:
568:
563:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:Sibolga Utara
543:
539:
538:
533:
526:
519:
512:
505:
498:
487:
459:
456:
408:
407:
394:
390:
389:
386:
380:
379:
369:
363:
362:
360:
356:
355:
352:
348:
347:
344:
340:
339:
335:
334:
331:
327:
326:
322:
321:
314:
310:
309:
302:
298:
297:
294:
290:
289:
286:
282:
281:
277:
276:
263:
257:
256:
251:
245:
244:
231:
225:
224:
190:
189:
179:
173:
172:
165:
164:
158:
157:
156:
155:
139:
133:
132:
125:
124:
118:
117:
116:
115:
114:
111:
110:
104:
96:
95:
89:
83:
82:
81:
78:
77:
74:
66:
65:
62:
55:
54:
50:
49:
37:
36:
31:
28:
27:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1614:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1587:
1574:
1568:
1562:
1561:Tebing Tinggi
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1531:Gunung Sitoli
1529:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1521:
1519:
1515:
1510:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1464:Pakpak Bharat
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1364:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1349:North Sumatra
1346:
1339:
1334:
1332:
1327:
1325:
1320:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1310:
1305:
1287:
1281:
1273:
1269:
1263:
1255:
1249:
1240:
1238:
1228:
1226:
1209:
1205:
1199:
1192:
1186:
1184:
1182:
1177:
1162:
1157:
1150:
1145:
1138:
1133:
1126:
1121:
1114:
1109:
1102:
1097:
1090:
1085:
1084:
1071:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1002:
1001:precipitation
997:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
927:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
857:
813:
808:
804:
802:
798:
794:
791:with no real
790:
780:
778:
774:
770:
766:
762:
758:
754:
744:
742:
738:
734:
730:
729:Taroetoengweg
725:
722:
720:
716:
712:
708:
704:
691:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
661:
659:
658:
652:
634:
631:
630:
624:
604:
601:
600:
594:
575:Sibolga Kota
574:
571:
570:
564:
544:
541:
540:
534:
527:
520:
513:
506:
499:
496:
488:
483:
482:
479:
477:
473:
469:
465:
455:
451:
450:in the west.
449:
445:
441:
437:
432:
430:
427:province, in
426:
425:North Sumatra
422:
418:
414:
405:
395:
391:
387:
385:
381:
377:
373:
370:
368:
364:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
336:
332:
328:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
278:
275:
274:North Sumatra
264:
262:
258:
255:
252:
250:
246:
243:
232:
230:
226:
221:
193:Coordinates:
191:
162:
147:
143:
122:
112:
108:
107:North Sumatra
102:
97:
87:
79:
72:
67:
63:
61:
58: •
56:
51:
46:
38:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1556:Tanjungbalai
1550:
1454:Padang Lawas
1409:Labuhan Batu
1394:Deli Serdang
1301:
1280:
1271:
1262:
1248:
1212:. Retrieved
1207:
1198:
1190:
1003:mm (inches)
786:
750:
728:
726:
723:
701:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
494:
475:
467:
461:
452:
440:semi-enclave
433:
416:
412:
411:
400:.sibolgakota
140:Location in
45:Kota Sibolga
15:
1272:Weatherbase
1214:19 November
707:Sibolga Bay
421:Sibolga Bay
215: /
1586:Categories
1571:See also:
1479:Simalungun
1449:North Nias
1444:South Nias
1172:References
793:dry season
741:Taroetoeng
338:Population
280:Government
203:98°46′48″E
1439:West Nias
1371:Regencies
1361:Capital:
1353:Indonesia
803:as "Af".
773:Indonesia
719:Singapore
495:kecamatan
476:kelurahan
468:kecamatan
464:districts
429:Indonesia
388:(+62) 631
384:Area code
367:Time zone
242:Indonesia
200:1°44′24″N
146:Indonesia
1384:Batubara
1068:(168.9)
999:Average
765:Simeulue
737:Pearadja
715:Bengkulu
632:12.73.04
602:12.73.03
572:12.73.02
542:12.73.01
532:villages
525:mid 2023
523:estimate
491:District
261:Province
1592:Sibolga
1551:Sibolga
1469:Samosir
1424:Langkat
1309:Sibolga
1081:Gallery
1063:(16.5)
1058:(17.7)
1053:(19.3)
1048:(14.6)
1043:(13.8)
1038:(11.0)
1028:(12.2)
1023:(16.5)
1018:(15.4)
1013:(11.0)
1008:(11.8)
783:Climate
757:Parapat
698:History
655:-22535
627:-22538
597:-22524
567:-22514
489:Name of
486:Wilayah
442:within
413:Sibolga
393:Website
254:Sumatra
229:Country
174:Sibolga
142:Sumatra
134:Sibolga
64:ᯘᯪᯅᯬᯞ᯲ᯎ
25:Sibolga
1526:Binjai
1518:Cities
1379:Asahan
1033:(9.1)
815:Month
761:Padang
759:, and
683:91,265
678:89,584
673:84,441
663:Totals
647:19,809
644:19,683
641:20,125
619:34,177
616:33,346
613:30,082
589:15,448
586:15,172
583:14,304
559:21,831
556:21,383
553:19,970
537:codes
516:census
509:census
417:Siboga
359:
346:91,265
318:Golkar
306:Nasdem
271:
249:Region
239:
1536:Medan
1389:Dairi
1363:Medan
1066:4,290
994:(74)
989:(73)
984:(74)
979:(73)
974:(73)
969:(73)
964:(73)
959:(74)
954:(75)
949:(75)
944:(74)
939:(74)
934:(74)
924:(87)
919:(87)
914:(86)
909:(86)
904:(85)
899:(86)
894:(87)
889:(88)
884:(88)
879:(87)
874:(88)
869:(88)
864:(87)
854:Year
753:Medan
668:10.77
653:22531
625:22533
595:22521
565:22511
521:Pop'n
514:Pop'n
507:Pop'n
484:Kode
372:UTC+7
60:Batak
1499:Toba
1434:Nias
1404:Karo
1216:2022
851:Dec
848:Nov
845:Oct
842:Sep
839:Aug
836:Jul
833:Jun
830:May
827:Apr
824:Mar
821:Feb
818:Jan
769:Nias
767:and
733:Nias
638:1.57
610:3.14
580:2.73
550:3.33
535:Post
518:2020
511:2010
500:Area
325:Area
144:and
90:Seal
33:City
1347:of
1061:420
1056:450
1051:490
1046:370
1041:350
1036:280
1031:230
1026:310
1021:420
1016:390
1011:280
1006:300
528:No.
404:.id
402:.go
398:www
1588::
1351:,
1270:.
1236:^
1224:^
1206:.
1180:^
992:23
987:23
982:23
977:23
972:23
967:23
962:23
957:23
952:24
947:24
942:23
937:23
932:23
922:31
917:31
912:30
907:30
902:29
897:30
892:31
887:31
882:31
877:31
872:31
867:31
862:31
779:.
755:,
721:.
688:17
530:of
504:km
502:in
431:.
1337:e
1330:t
1323:v
1274:.
1256:.
1218:.
739:(
650:4
622:4
592:4
562:5
497:)
493:(
466:(
378:)
374:(
320:)
308:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
