Tarakan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: North Kalimantan
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 255,310
• Coordinates: 3.3133° N, 117.5915° E
• Time zone: Asia/Makassar (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 1,596 km (991 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB (TRK): 3.3 km (2.1 mi), straight line
• Tanjung Harapan Airport (TJS): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Robert Atty Bessing (LNU): 112 km (69 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sekatak Bengara: 49 km (30 mi)
• Salinbatu: 50 km (31 mi)
• Kerangagung: 54 km (34 mi)
• Tanjung Selor: 59 km (36 mi)
• Tanjung Palas: 60 km (38 mi)

Things to see

• GPIB Immanuel Tarakan (church)
• Masjid Al-Firdaus (place of worship)
• Masjid Darul Istiqomah (place of worship)
• Masjid Jami Al Mukhlisin (place of worship)
• Museum Flora dan Fauna Kota Tarakan (museum)
• Pelabuhan Tengkayu (attraction)