Silau River

Silau River is a river in northern , , about 1300 km northwest of the capital . It is a tributary of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tanjungbalai railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Yap Hasbi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tanjungbalai Station is a medium type B railway station located in , , . The station is located at an altitude of +2.87 meters and is operated by the Regional Division I Medan of Kereta Api Indonesia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanjung Balai and Pantai Johor.

Tanjungbalai, also colloquially written as , is a city in province, , on the estuary of the . It has an area of 60.07 square kilometers and the sixth largest kota population in North Sumatra with 154,445 inhabitants in the 2010 census and 176,027 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 190,935.

Village
Photo: 27christian11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Silau River.

Silau River

Latitude
2.96667° or 2° 58′ north
Longitude
99.8° or 99° 48′ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
6MJXXR82+M2
Geo­Names ID
1213787
Wiki­data ID
Q7514263
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Satellite Map

Discover Silau River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Silau River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر سيلاو”
  • Cebuano: “Aek Silau”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سيلاو”
  • Esperanto: “Silau (rivero)”
  • Esperanto: “Silau”
  • Indonesian: “Aek Silau”
  • Indonesian: “Air Silau”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Silau”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Silau”
  • Japanese: “シラウ川”
  • Swedish: “Aek Silau”
  • Swedish: “Silau”
  • Welsh: “Afon Silau”

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