List of Indonesian islands by area

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Indonesia map with name of islands larger than 1000 km2

This list of Indonesian islands by area includes all Indonesian islands over 500 km2 in descending order by area.

Island's name | Area
(km2) | Area
(sq mi) | Population | Province(s), Country or countries

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New Guinea | 785,753[1] | 303,381 | 11,818,000 |  Indonesia (Western New Guinea) and  Papua New Guinea
Borneo | 748,168 | 288,869 | 21,258,000 |  Brunei,  Malaysia and  Indonesia (Central, East, North, South and West Kalimantan)
Sumatra | 473,481 | 184,954 | 47,010,000 |  Indonesia (Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau and North, South and West Sumatra)
Sulawesi | 180,681 | 69,761 | 17,371,783 |  Indonesia (Gorontalo and Central, North, South, South East Sulawesi and West Sulawesi)
Java | 138,794 | 53,589 | 139,448,718 |  Indonesia (Banten, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Central, East and West Java)
Timor | 28,418 | 10,972 | 2,786,000 |  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) and  Timor-Leste
Halmahera | 18,040 | 6,865 | 449,938 |  Indonesia (North Maluku)
Seram | 17,454 | 6,621 | 434,113 |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Sumbawa | 14,386 | 5,554 | 1,330,000 |  Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara)
Flores | 14,154 | 5,464 | 1,831,000 |  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Yos Sudarso | 11,742 | 4,534 | 13,322 |  Indonesia (Papua)
Bangka | 11,413 | 4,407 | 960,692 |  Indonesia (Bangka-Belitung Islands)
Sumba | 10,711 | 4,135 | 686,113 |  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Buru | 8,473 | 3,271 | 162,116 |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Bali | 5,416 | 2,091 | 4,220,000 |  Indonesia (Bali)
Nias | 5,121 | 1,976 | 756,338 |  Indonesia (North Sumatra)
Lombok | 4,625 | 1,786 | 3,160,000 |  Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara)
Belitung | 4,478 | 1,729 | 262,357 |  Indonesia (Bangka-Belitung Islands)
Madura | 4,429 | 1,710 | 3,622,000 |  Indonesia (East Java)
Buton | 4,408 | 1,699 | 447,408 |  Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
Siberut | 3,828 | 1,478 | 35,091 |  Indonesia (West Sumatra)
Wetar | 3,600 | 1,390 | 7,937 |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Waigeo | 3,154 | 1,218 |  |  Indonesia (Southwest Papua)
Yamdena | 3,100 | 1,200 |  |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Taliabu | 2,913 | 1,120 |  |  Indonesia (North Maluku)
Muna | 2,889 | 1,115 | 268,140 |  Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
Obi | 2,542 | 981 |  |  Indonesia (North Maluku)
Peleng | 2,345 | 905 | 109,319 |  Indonesia (Central Sulawesi)
Yapen | 2,278 | 880 |  |  Indonesia (Papua)
Morotai | 2,266 | 875 |  |  Indonesia (North Maluku)
Trangan | 2,149 | 830 |  |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Alor | 2,120 | 819 | 145,299 |  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Laut | 2,062 | 794 |  |  Indonesia (South Kalimantan)
Misool | 2,034 | 785 |  |  Indonesia (Southwest Papua)
Biak | 1,904 | 735 | 112,873 |  Indonesia (Papua)
Bacan | 1,900 | 734 |  |  Indonesia (North Maluku)
Bintan | 1,866 | 720 | 329,659 |  Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Simeulue | 1,754 | 677 |  |  Indonesia (Aceh)
Kobroor | 1,723 | 665 |  |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Natuna Besar | 1,720 | 664 |  |  Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Salawati | 1,623 | 627 |  |  Indonesia (Southwest Papua)
Wokam | 1,604 | 619 |  |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Rantau | 1,597 | 617 |  |  Indonesia (Riau)
Rupat | 1,490 | 575 |  |  Indonesia (Riau)
Mangole | 1,228 | 474 |  |  Indonesia (North Maluku)
Rote | 1,226 | 473 |  |  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Lembata | 1,270 | 490 |  |  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Padang | 1,109 | 428 |  |  Indonesia (Riau)
Bengkalis | 929 | 360 | 108,700 |  Indonesia (Riau)
Rangsang | 908 | 350 |  |  Indonesia (Riau)
Pagai Selatan | 900 | 347 |  |  Indonesia (West Sumatra)
Lingga | 889 | 343 |  |  Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Kabaena | 873 | 337 |  |  Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
Karakelong | 846 | 327 |  |  Indonesia (North Sulawesi)
Ambon | 806 | 311 | 441,000 |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Singkep | 757 | 292 |  |  Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Pantar | 720 | 278 |  |  Indonesia (Riau)
Wowoni | 715 | 276 |  |  Indonesia (Riau)
Komoran | 695 | 268 |  |  Indonesia (Papua)
Selayar | 666 | 261 |  |  Indonesia (South Sulawesi)
Supiori | 659 | 254 |  |  Indonesia (Papua)
Samosir | 630 | 243 |  |  Indonesia (North Sumatra)
Pagai Utara | 622 | 240 |  |  Indonesia (West Sumatra)
Sipura | 601 | 230 |  |  Indonesia (West Sumatra)
Sanana | 558 | 215 |  |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Sangir | 552 | 213 |  |  Indonesia (North Sulawesi)
Kai Besar | 550 | 212 |  |  Indonesia (Maluku)
Adonara | 509 | 197 | 132,345 |  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)

## References

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1. ^ Ganeri, Anita (2014). Island Life. Raintree. p. 43\. ISBN 9781406249453.

## See also

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* Indonesia portal

* Indonesian Small Islands Directory
* List of Indonesian islands by population
* List of outlying islands of Indonesia