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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 and the more recent official estimates as at mid 2023, all 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). Each of Jakarta's five satellite cities also have passed the 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). Over the decade from 2010 to 2020, Jayapura was also the fastest-growing city in Indonesia, at 70% in that 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).
City | Province | Region | 2020 census [2] | 2010 census [2] | Change 2010 to 2020 | mid 2023 official estimate | Notes |
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Jakarta | Special Region of Jakarta | Java | 10,562,088 | 7,007,787 | +50.72% | 10,672,100 | comprising the non-autonomous administrative cities of West Jakarta, Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, East Jakarta and North Jakarta, plus the administrative regency of Kepulauan Seribu. |
Surabaya | East Java | Java | 2,874,314 | 2,765,487 | +3.94% | 3,009,286 | |
Bekasi | West Java | Java | 2,543,676 | 2,334,871 | +8.94% | 2,627,207 | Satellite city of Jakarta |
Bandung | West Java | Java | 2,444,160 | 2,394,873 | +2.06% | 2,506,603 | |
Medan | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 2,435,252 | 2,097,610 | +16.10% | 2,494,512 | Most populated city outside of Java |
Depok | West Java | Java | 2,056,335 | 1,738,570 | +18.28% | 2,145,400 | Satellite city of Jakarta |
Tangerang | Banten | Java | 1,895,486 | 1,798,601 | +5.39% | 1,912,679 | Satellite city of Jakarta |
Palembang | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 1,668,848 | 1,455,284 | +14.68% | 1,772,492 | |
Semarang | Central Java | Java | 1,653,524 | 1,555,984 | +6.27% | 1,694,740 | |
Makassar | South Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 1,423,877 | 1,338,663 | +6.37% | 1,474,393 | |
South Tangerang | Banten | Java | 1,354,350 | 1,290,322 | +4.96% | 1,404,785 | Satellite city of Jakarta |
Batam | Riau Islands | Sumatra | 1,196,396 | 944,285 | +26.70% | 1,256,610 | |
Bogor | West Java | Java | 1,043,070 | 950,334 | +9.76% | 1,127,408 | Satellite city of Jakarta |
Pekanbaru | Riau | Sumatra | 983,356 | 897,767 | +9.53% | 1,123,348 | |
Bandar Lampung | Lampung | Sumatra | 1,166,066 | 881,801 | +32.24% | 1,100,109 | |
Padang | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 909,040 | 833,562 | +9.05% | 942,938 | |
Samarinda | East Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 827,994 | 727,500 | +13.81% | 861,878 | |
Malang | East Java | Java | 843,810 | 820,243 | +2.87% | 847,182 | |
Tasikmalaya | West Java | Java | 716,155 | 635,464 | +12.70% | 741,760 | |
Balikpapan | East Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 688,318 | 557,579 | +23.45% | 738,532 | |
Serang | Banten | Java | 692,101 | 577,785 | +19.79% | 723,794 | |
Banjarmasin | South Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 657,663 | 625,481 | +5.15% | 675,915 | |
Pontianak | West Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 658,685 | 554,764 | +18.73% | 675,468 | |
Denpasar | Bali | Lesser Sunda Islands | 725,314 | 788,589 | −8.02% | 660,984 | |
Jambi | Jambi | Sumatra | 606,200 | 531,857 | +13.98% | 627,774 | |
Cimahi | West Java | Java | 568,400 | 541,177 | +5.03% | 590,782 | Satellite city of Bandung |
Surakarta | Central Java | Java | 522,364 | 499,337 | +4.61% | 526,870 | |
Kupang | East Nusa Tenggara | Lesser Sunda Islands | 442,758 | 336,239 | +31.68% | 466,632 | |
Manado | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 451,916 | 410,481 | +10.09% | 458,582 | |
Cilegon | Banten | Java | 434,896 | 374,559 | +16.11% | 450,507 | |
Mataram | West Nusa Tenggara | Lesser Sunda Islands | 429,651 | 402,843 | +6.65% | 441,147 | |
Jayapura | Papua | Western New Guinea | 398,478 | 256,705 | +55.23% | 414,862 | |
Bengkulu | Bengkulu | Sumatra | 373,591 | 308,544 | +21.08% | 391,117 | |
Palu | Central Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 373,218 | 336,532 | +10.90% | 387,493 | |
Yogyakarta | Special Region of Yogyakarta | Java | 373,589 | 388,627 | −3.87% | 375,699 | |
Sukabumi | West Java | Java | 346,325 | 298,681 | +15.95% | 360,644 | |
Ambon | Maluku | Maluku Islands | 347,288 | 331,254 | +4.84% | 354,052 | |
Kendari | Southeast Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 345,107 | 289,966 | +19.02% | 351,085 | |
Cirebon | West Java | Java | 333,303 | 296,389 | +12.45% | 341,980 | |
Dumai | Riau | Sumatra | 316,782 | 253,803 | +24.81% | 338,064 | |
Pekalongan | Central Java | Java | 307,150 | 281,434 | +9.14% | 317,524 | |
Palangka Raya | Central Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 293,457 | 220,962 | +32.81% | 305,797 | |
Binjai | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 291,842 | 246,154 | +18.56% | 303,272 | Satellite city of Medan |
Kediri | East Java | Java | 286,796 | 268,507 | +6.81% | 298,830 | |
Sorong | Southwest Papua | Western New Guinea | 284,410 | 190,625 | +49.20% | 294,978 | |
Pematangsiantar | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 268,254 | 234,698 | +14.30% | 274,838 | |
Banjarbaru | South Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 253,442 | 199,627 | +26.96% | 272,763 | Satellite city of Banjarmasin |
Tegal | Central Java | Java | 273,825 | 239,599 | +14.28% | 262,781 | |
Banda Aceh | Aceh | Sumatra | 252,899 | 223,446 | +13.18% | 261,969 | |
Tarakan | North Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 242,786 | 193,370 | +25.56% | 249,960 | |
Probolinggo | East Java | Java | 239,649 | 217,062 | +10.41% | 246,980 | |
Singkawang | West Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 235,064 | 186,462 | +26.07% | 246,112 | |
Lubuklinggau | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 234,166 | 201,308 | +16.32% | 241,894 | |
Padang Sidempuan | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 225,105 | 191,531 | +17.53% | 236,217 | |
Tanjungpinang | Riau Islands | Sumatra | 227,663 | 187,359 | +21.51% | 234,840 | |
Bitung | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 225,134 | 187,652 | +19.97% | 232,440 | Satellite city of Manado |
Pangkalpinang | Bangka Belitung Islands | Sumatra | 218,569 | 174,758 | +25.07% | 226,297 | |
Batu | East Java | Java | 213,046 | 190,184 | +12.02% | 221,714 | |
Pasuruan | East Java | Java | 208,006 | 186,262 | +11.67% | 212,466 | |
Banjar | West Java | Java | 200,973 | 175,157 | +14.74% | 207,510 | |
Gorontalo | Gorontalo | Sulawesi | 198,539 | 180,127 | +10.22% | 205,390 | |
Ternate | North Maluku | Maluku Islands | 205,001 | 185,705 | +10.39% | 204,920 | |
Madiun | East Java | Java | 195,175 | 170,964 | +14.16% | 202,544 | |
Salatiga | Central Java | Java | 192,322 | 170,332 | +12.91% | 201,369 | Satellite city of Semarang |
Prabumulih | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 193,196 | 161,984 | +19.27% | 200,673 | |
Lhokseumawe | Aceh | Sumatra | 188,713 | 171,163 | +10.25% | 196,067 | |
Langsa | Aceh | Sumatra | 185,971 | 148,945 | +24.86% | 194,730 | |
Bontang | East Kalimantan | Kalimantan | 178,917 | 143,683 | +24.52% | 189,968 | |
Tanjungbalai | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 176,027 | 154,445 | +13.97% | 183,170 | |
Tebing Tinggi | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 172,838 | 145,248 | +19.00% | 178,914 | |
Metro | Lampung | Sumatra | 168,676 | 145,471 | +15.95% | 178,381 | |
Palopo | South Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 184,681 | 147,932 | +24.84% | 177,526 | |
Bima | West Nusa Tenggara | Lesser Sunda Islands | 155,140 | 142,579 | +8.81% | 161,362 | |
Baubau | Southeast Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 159,248 | 136,991 | +16.25% | 161,280 | |
Parepare | South Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 151,454 | 129,262 | +17.17% | 160,309 | |
Blitar | East Java | Java | 149,149 | 131,968 | +13.02% | 159,781 | |
Pagar Alam | South Sumatra | Sumatra | 143,844 | 126,181 | +14.00% | 150,881 | |
Payakumbuh | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 139,576 | 116,825 | +19.47% | 144,830 | |
Gunungsitoli | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 136,017 | 126,202 | +7.78% | 142,890 | |
Mojokerto | East Java | Java | 132,434 | 120,196 | +10.18% | 141,785 | Satellite city of Surabaya |
Bukittinggi | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 121,028 | 111,312 | +8.73% | 124,047 | |
Kotamobagu | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 123,722 | 107,459 | +15.13% | 123,918 | |
Magelang | Central Java | Java | 121,526 | 118,227 | +2.79% | 122,150 | |
Tidore Islands | North Maluku | Maluku Islands | 114,480 | 90,055 | +27.12% | 118,613 | |
Tomohon | North Sulawesi | Sulawesi | 100,587 | 91,553 | +9.87% | 103,072 | Satellite city of Manado |
Sungai Penuh | Jambi | Sumatra | 96,610 | 82,293 | +17.40% | 99,771 | |
Subulussalam | Aceh | Sumatra | 90,751 | 67,446 | +34.55% | 97,770 | |
Pariaman | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 94,224 | 79,043 | +19.21% | 97,206 | |
Sibolga | North Sumatra | Sumatra | 89,584 | 84,481 | +6.04% | 91,265 | |
Tual | Maluku | Maluku Islands | 88,280 | 58,082 | +51.99% | 90,007 | |
Solok | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 73,438 | 59,396 | +23.64% | 77,842 | |
Sawahlunto | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 65,138 | 56,866 | +14.55% | 67,760 | |
Padang Panjang | West Sumatra | Sumatra | 56,311 | 47,008 | +19.79% | 58,627 | |
Sabang | Aceh | Sumatra | 41,197 | 30,653 | +34.40% | 43,527 |
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