List of Indonesian cities by population

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This is a list of the most populous cities in Indonesia. It excludes urban-characterized settlements such as regency seats, which does not have city status. Indonesia has 93 cities classified as kota (city) and one provincial-level capital city. Population figures are taken from the 2020 census by Statistics Indonesia (BPS).[1]

Jakarta is the largest city and the only megacity in Indonesia, with a population of 10.70 million. As a primate city, Jakarta is nearly four times larger than the second largest city Surabaya. Jakarta's status is unique compared to other cities in Indonesia, since it is technically a province with a city management. It is subdividied into five administrative cities and an administrative regency, which are not self-governed (without municipal council nor government budget). All five of Jakarta's satellite cities also have passed one million mark in population, with the largest one being Bekasi.

The other largest cities by region include Medan (Sumatra, also the largest outside of Java), Samarinda (Kalimantan), Denpasar (Lesser Sunda Islands), Makassar (Sulawesi), Ambon (Maluku Islands), and Jayapura (Western New Guinea). Jayapura is also the fastest-growing city Indonesia, at 70% in a decade.

Most of the provinces' largest cities in Indonesia are also their capital cities. The exceptions are Bekasi (West Java), Tangerang (Banten), Batam (Riau Islands), Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan), Tarakan (North Kalimantan), and Ternate (North Maluku).

## Cities by population[edit]

* Bold: province's capital city
* Italics: province's largest city

City | Province | Region | 2020
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Jakarta | Special Region of Jakarta | Java | 10,373,088  | 7,007,787  | +48.02% | Including the non-autonomous administrative cities of West Jakarta, Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, East Jakarta, North Jakarta and the administrative regency of Kepulauan Seribu.
Surabaya | East Java | Java | 2,874,314  | 2,765,487  | +3.94% |
Bekasi | West Java | Java | 2,543,676  | 2,334,871  | +8.94% | Satellite city of Jakarta
Bandung | West Java | Java | 2,444,160  | 2,394,873  | +2.06% |
Medan | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 2,435,252  | 2,097,610  | +16.10% | Most populated city outside of Java
Depok | West Java | Java | 2,056,335  | 1,738,570  | +18.28% | Satellite city of Jakarta
Tangerang | Banten | Java | 1,895,486  | 1,798,601  | +5.39% | Satellite city of Jakarta
Palembang | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 1,668,848  | 1,455,284  | +14.68% |
Semarang | Central Java | Java | 1,653,524  | 1,555,984  | +6.27% |
Makassar | South Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 1,423,877  | 1,338,663  | +6.37% |
South Tangerang | Banten | Java | 1,354,350  | 1,290,322  | +4.96% | Satellite city of Jakarta
Batam | Riau Islands | Sumatra | 1,196,396  | 944,285  | +26.70% |
Bandar Lampung | Lampung | Sumatra | 1,166,066  | 881,801  | +32.24% |
Bogor | West Java | Java | 1,043,070  | 950,334  | +9.76% | Satellite city of Jakarta
Pekanbaru | Riau | Sumatra | 983,356  | 897,767  | +9.53% |
Padang | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 909,040  | 833,562  | +9.05% |
Malang | East Java | Java | 843,810  | 820,243  | +2.87% |
Samarinda | East Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 827,994  | 727,500  | +13.81% |
Denpasar | Bali | Lesser Sunda Islands | 725,314  | 788,589  | −8.02% |
Tasikmalaya | West Java | Java | 716,155  | 635,464  | +12.70% |
Serang | Banten | Java | 692,101  | 577,785  | +19.79% |
Balikpapan | East Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 688,318  | 557,579  | +23.45% |
Pontianak | West Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 658,685  | 554,764  | +18.73% |
Banjarmasin | South Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 657,663  | 625,481  | +5.15% |
Jambi | Jambi | Sumatra | 606,200  | 531,857  | +13.98% |
Cimahi | West Java | Java | 568,400  | 541,177  | +5.03% | Satellite city of Bandung
Surakarta | Central Java | Java | 522,364  | 499,337  | +4.61% |
Manado | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 451,916  | 410,481  | +10.09% |
Kupang | East Nusa Tenggara | Lesser Sunda Islands | 442,758  | 336,239  | +31.68% |
Cilegon | Banten | Java | 434,896  | 374,559  | +16.11% |
Mataram | West Nusa Tenggara | Lesser Sunda Islands | 429,651  | 402,843  | +6.65% |
Jayapura | Papua | Western New Guinea | 398,478  | 256,705  | +55.23% |
Bengkulu | Bengkulu | Sumatra | 373,591  | 308,544  | +21.08% |
Yogyakarta | Special Region of Yogyakarta | Java | 373,589  | 388,627  | −3.87% |
Palu | Central Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 373,218  | 336,532  | +10.90% |
Ambon | Maluku | Maluku Islands | 347,288  | 331,254  | +4.84% |
Sukabumi | West Java | Java | 346,325  | 298,681  | +15.95% |
Kendari | Southeast Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 345,107  | 289,966  | +19.02% |
Cirebon | West Java | Java | 333,303  | 296,389  | +12.45% |
Dumai | Riau | Sumatra | 316,782  | 253,803  | +24.81% |
Pekalongan | Central Java | Java | 307,150  | 281,434  | +9.14% |
Palangka Raya | Central Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 293,457  | 220,962  | +32.81% |
Binjai | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 291,842  | 246,154  | +18.56% | Satellite city of Medan
Kediri | East Java | Java | 286,796  | 268,507  | +6.81% |
Sorong | West Papua | Western New Guinea | 284,410  | 190,625  | +49.20% |
Tegal | Central Java | Java | 273,825  | 239,599  | +14.28% |
Pematangsiantar | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 268,254  | 234,698  | +14.30% |
Banjarbaru | South Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 253,442  | 199,627  | +26.96% | Satellite city of Banjarmasin
Banda Aceh | Aceh | Sumatra | 252,899  | 223,446  | +13.18% |
Tarakan | North Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 242,786  | 193,370  | +25.56% |
Probolinggo | East Java | Java | 239,649  | 217,062  | +10.41% |
Singkawang | West Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 235,064  | 186,462  | +26.07% |
Lubuklinggau | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 234,166  | 201,308  | +16.32% |
Tanjungpinang | Riau Islands | Sumatra | 227,663  | 187,359  | +21.51% |
Bitung | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 225,134  | 187,652  | +19.97% | Satellite city of Manado
Padang Sidempuan | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 225,105  | 191,531  | +17.53% |
Pangkalpinang | Bangka Belitung Islands | Sumatra | 218,569  | 174,758  | +25.07% |
Batu | East Java | Java | 213,046  | 190,184  | +12.02% |
Pasuruan | East Java | Java | 208,006  | 186,262  | +11.67% |
Ternate | North Maluku | Maluku Islands | 205,001  | 185,705  | +10.39% |
Banjar | West Java | Java | 200,973  | 175,157  | +14.74% |
Gorontalo | Gorontalo | Sulawesi | 198,539  | 180,127  | +10.22% |
Madiun | East Java | Java | 195,175  | 170,964  | +14.16% |
Prabumulih | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 193,196  | 161,984  | +19.27% |
Salatiga | Central Java | Java | 192,322  | 170,332  | +12.91% | Satellite city of Semarang
Lhokseumawe | Aceh | Sumatra | 188,713  | 171,163  | +10.25% |
Langsa | Aceh | Sumatra | 185,971  | 148,945  | +24.86% |
Palopo | South Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 184,681  | 147,932  | +24.84% |
Bontang | East Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 178,917  | 143,683  | +24.52% |
Tanjungbalai | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 176,027  | 154,445  | +13.97% |
Tebing Tinggi | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 172,838  | 145,248  | +19.00% |
Metro | Lampung | Sumatra | 168,676  | 145,471  | +15.95% |
Bau-Bau | Southeast Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 159,248  | 136,991  | +16.25% |
Bima | West Nusa Tenggara | Lesser Sunda Islands | 155,140  | 142,579  | +8.81% |
Parepare | South Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 151,454  | 129,262  | +17.17% |
Blitar | East Java | Java | 149,149  | 131,968  | +13.02% |
Pagar Alam | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 143,844  | 126,181  | +14.00% |
Payakumbuh | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 139,576  | 116,825  | +19.47% |
Gunungsitoli | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 136,017  | 126,202  | +7.78% |
Mojokerto | East Java | Java | 132,434  | 120,196  | +10.18% | Satellite city of Surabaya
Kotamobagu | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 123,722  | 107,459  | +15.13% |
Magelang | Central Java | Java | 121,526  | 118,227  | +2.79% |
Bukittinggi | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 121,028  | 111,312  | +8.73% |
Tidore | North Maluku | Maluku Islands | 114,480  | 90,055  | +27.12% |
Tomohon | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 100,587  | 91,553  | +9.87% | Satellite city of Manado
Sungai Penuh | Jambi | Sumatra | 96,610  | 82,293  | +17.40% |
Pariaman | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 94,224  | 79,043  | +19.21% |
Subulussalam | Aceh | Sumatra | 90,751  | 67,446  | +34.55% |
Sibolga | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 89,584  | 84,481  | +6.04% |
Tual | Maluku | Maluku Islands | 88,280  | 58,082  | +51.99% |
Solok | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 73,438  | 59,396  | +23.64% |
Sawahlunto | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 65,138  | 56,866  | +14.55% |
Padang Panjang | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 56,311  | 47,008  | +19.79% |
Sabang | Aceh | Sumatra | 41,197  | 30,653  | +34.40% |

### Gallery[edit]

* 1\. Jakarta (Special Capital Region of Jakarta)

* 2\. Surabaya, East Java

* 3\. Bekasi, West Java

* 4\. Bandung, West Java

* 5\. Medan, North Sumatra

* 6\. Depok, West Java

* 7\. Tangerang, Banten

* 8\. Palembang, South Sumatra

* 9\. Semarang, Central Java

* 10\. Makassar, South Sulawesi

* 11\. South Tangerang, Banten

* 12\. Batam, Riau Islands

* 13\. Bandar Lampung, Lampung

* 14\. Bogor, West Java

* 15\. Pekanbaru, Riau

* 16\. Padang, West Sumatra

* 17\. Malang, East Java

* 18\. Samarinda, East Kalimantan

* 19\. Denpasar, Bali

* 20\. Tasikmalaya, West Java

## See also[edit]

* List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sensus Penduduk 2010". Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
2. ^ a b "Indonesia: Administrative Division (Provinces, Regencies and Cities)". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

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Indonesian cities with a 200,000+ population

2,000,000 and more|

* Jakarta
* Surabaya
* Bekasi
* Bandung
* Medan
* Depok

1,000,000–1,999,999|

* Tangerang
* Palembang
* Semarang
* Makassar
* South Tangerang
* Batam
* Bandar Lampung
* Bogor

500,000–999,999|

* Pekanbaru
* Padang
* Malang
* Samarinda
* Denpasar
* Tasikmalaya
* Serang
* Balikpapan
* Pontianak
* Banjarmasin
* Jambi
* Cimahi
* Surakarta

300,000–499,999|

* Manado
* Kupang
* Cilegon
* Mataram
* Jayapura
* Bengkulu
* Yogyakarta
* Palu
* Ambon
* Sukabumi
* Kendari
* Cirebon
* Dumai
* Pekalongan

200,000–299,999|

* Palangka Raya
* Binjai
* Kediri
* Sorong
* Tegal
* Pematang Siantar
* Banjarbaru
* Banda Aceh
* Tarakan
* Probolinggo
* Singkawang
* Lubuklinggau
* Tanjungpinang
* Bitung
* Padangsidempuan
* Pangkal Pinang
* Batu
* Madiun
* Pasuruan
* Ternate
* Banjar

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