Balige is a town in

North Sumatra North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...

province of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

and it is the seat (capital) of Toba Regency. It is 240 kilometers away from

Medan Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...

. It had 47,284 inhabitants as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Toba Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1206) Balige is also a tourist spot to see

Lake Toba Lake Toba (, Toba Batak: ᯖᯀᯬ ᯖᯬᯅ; romanized: ''Tao Toba'') is a large natural lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia, occupying the caldera of the Toba supervolcano. The lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the island of ...

, the largest crater lake in the world. Balige is 60 kilometers away from Parapat, another important town on

Climate

Balige has an elevation moderated

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

References

Populated places in North Sumatra Regency seats of North Sumatra {{NSumatra-geo-stub Asahan Toba basin