Climate
Surabaya logs 347 hot days a year to Tarakan's 24 — Tarakan wins by 323. Surabaya also leads on sunny days by 71.
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Tarakan
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Air Quality
Surabaya averages 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Tarakan's 15.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Tarakan breathes ~53% cleaner air (17.7 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Surabaya (6.9M) and Tarakan (267K) are 26x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Tarakan the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 32x more ground.
Surabaya is roughly 29x the scale of Tarakan
Combined population & area comparison
SurabayaTarakanCity Scale Rankings
Surabaya6.9M26xTarakan267K1xSurabaya1,304 km²32xTarakan41 km²1xSurabaya
Tarakan
Who Thrives Here
Surabaya favours the sunshine lover, while Tarakan suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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