Pangkalan Balai: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: South Sumatra
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 2.8812° S, 104.3943° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jakarta (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 460 km (286 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (PLM): 34 km (21 mi), straight line
• Pendopo Airport (PDO): 73 km (45 mi), straight line
• Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB): 161 km (100 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sungairotan: 28 km (17 mi)
• Talangbetutu: 33 km (21 mi)
• Palembang: 39 km (24 mi)
• Glumbang: 40 km (25 mi)
• Sungaigerong: 52 km (32 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Palembang, 39 km (24 mi)