Tanjung Palas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: North Kalimantan
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 2.8299° N, 117.3426° E
• Time zone: Asia/Makassar (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 1,539 km (957 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tanjung Harapan Airport (TJS): 3.7 km (2.3 mi), straight line
• Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB (TRK): 60 km (37 mi), straight line
• Kalimarau Airport (BEJ): 76 km (48 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tanjung Selor: 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
• Salinbatu: 12 km (8 mi)
• Kerangagung: 24 km (15 mi)
• Long Beluah: 29 km (18 mi)
• Sekatak Bengara: 32 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Tarakan, 60 km (38 mi)