Tanjung Balai

Based on history, the existence of Tanjungbalai City cannot be separated from the Asahan kingdom which was established ± 392 years ago. Precisely with the coronation of Sultan Abdul Jalil as the first king of the Asahan Kingdom in Kampung Tanjung which was the forerunner of the name Tanjungbalai in 1620. The origin of the name Tanjungbalai City according to folklore stems from a hall that is around the end of the headland at the mouth of the Silau river and the flow of the Asahan river. . Over time, the hall became more and more crowded because of its strategic location as a small port for people who wanted to travel to the upper reaches of the Silau and Asahan rivers. The place was later named “Kampung Tanjung” and people used to call it “Balai Di Tanjung”.