List of Indonesian cities by population

Below is a list of Indonesia's 98 cities with their rank in 2020 and their population. Populations in 2010 and in 2020 are official data from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, as released by Badan Pusat Statistik or the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency.[1] Populations in 2015 are official data from the 2015 Inter-Census Survey, also as released by the Central Statistics Agency.

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Subdivisions of Indonesia
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(kecamatan, distrik, kapanewon or kemantren)
Level 4
(desa or kelurahan)

Cities proper by population

The Indonesian law defines a city (kota) as a second-level administrative subdivision of the country, similar to regency (kabupaten). The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a city has non-agricultural economic activities, while a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city. A city is headed by a mayor (walikota).

An administrative city is a city without its own local legislatures (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah). The mayor of an administrative city is directly appointed by the Governor. This type of city in Indonesia is only found in Jakarta Province, formerly a municipal city, which consisted of 5 administrative cities and 1 administrative regency.[2]

  • Bold: province's capital city
  • Italics: province's largest city
List of cities proper ranked by 2020 population
RankCitiesProvince2010 census
BPS
[3]		2015 census
BPS
[3][4]		2020 census
BPS
[3]
1East JakartaJakarta2,693,8962,826,6513,037,139
2SurabayaEast Java2,765,4872,847,4802,874,314
3BekasiWest Java2,334,8712,708,7212,543,676
4BandungWest Java2,394,8732,480,6152,444,160
5MedanNorth Sumatra2,097,6102,209,1392,435,252
6West JakartaJakarta2,281,9452,460,7392,434,511
7South JakartaJakarta2,062,2322,183,9052,226,812
8DepokWest Java1,738,5702,099,9892,056,335
9TangerangBanten1,798,6012,043,2131,895,486
10North JakartaJakarta1,645,6591,745,6971,778,981
11PalembangSouth Sumatra1,455,2841,578,5821,668,848
12SemarangCentral Java1,555,9841,698,7771,653,524
13MakassarSouth Sulawesi1,338,6631,447,6771,423,877
14South TangerangBanten1,290,3221,538,9701,354,350
15BatamRiau Islands944,2851,184,9781,196,396
16Bandar LampungLampung881,801977,6861,166,066
17Central JakartaJakarta902,973913,8711,056,896
18BogorWest Java950,3341,046,5791,043,070
19PekanbaruRiau897,7671,035,834983,356
20PadangWest Sumatra833,562901,305909,040
21MalangEast Java820,243850,904843,810
22SamarindaEast Kalimantan727,500811,314827,994
23DenpasarBali788,589879,098725,314
24TasikmalayaWest Java635,464657,169716,155
25SerangBanten577,785642,205692,101
26BalikpapanEast Kalimantan557,579614,663688,318
27PontianakWest Kalimantan554,764606,721658,685
28BanjarmasinSouth Kalimantan625,481674,739657,663
29JambiJambi531,857575,388606,200
30CimahiWest Java541,177585,931568,400
31SurakartaCentral Java499,337512,056522,364
32ManadoNorth Sulawesi410,481425,420451,916
33KupangEast Nusa Tenggara336,239390,026442,758
34CilegonBanten374,559411,554434,896
35MataramWest Nusa Tenggara402,843449,438429,651
36JayapuraPapua256,705282,766398,478
37BengkuluBengkulu308,544350,535373,591
38YogyakartaSpecial Region of Yogyakarta388,627412,347373,589
39PaluCentral Sulawesi336,532367,600373,218
40AmbonMaluku331,254410,207347,288
41SukabumiWest Java298,681317,883346,325
42KendariSoutheast Sulawesi289,966346,500345,107
43CirebonWest Java296,389307,319333,303
44DumaiRiau253,803285,448316,782
45PekalonganCentral Java281,434296,168307,150
46Palangka RayaCentral Kalimantan220,962259,205293,457
47BinjaiNorth Sumatra246,154264,440291,842
48KediriEast Java268,507279,901286,796
49SorongWest Papua190,625225,022284,410
50TegalCentral Java239,599245,995273,825
51Pematang SiantarNorth Sumatra234,698247,219268,254
52BanjarbaruSouth Kalimantan199,627233,726253,442
53Banda AcehAceh223,446250,227252,899
54TarakanNorth Kalimantan193,370234,867242,786
55ProbolinggoEast Java217,062228,834239,649
56SingkawangWest Kalimantan186,462207,144235,064
57LubuklinggauSouth Sumatra201,308219,180234,166
58Tanjung PinangRiau Islands187,359201,992227,663
59BitungNorth Sulawesi187,652205,379225,134
60Padang SidempuanNorth Sumatra191,531209,550225,105
61Pangkal PinangBangka Belitung174,758195,776218,569
62BatuEast Java190,184200,369213,046
63PasuruanEast Java186,262194,684208,006
64TernateNorth Maluku185,705212,527205,001
65BanjarWest Java175,157181,331200,973
66GorontaloGorontalo180,127201,858198,539
67MadiunEast Java170,964174,953195,175
68PrabumulihSouth Sumatra161,984176,900193,196
69SalatigaCentral Java170,332183,631192,322
70LhokseumaweAceh171,163191,104188,713
71LangsaAceh148,945165,534185,971
72PalopoSouth Sulawesi147,932168,452184,681
73BontangEast Kalimantan143,683165,606178,917
74TanjungbalaiNorth Sumatra154,445166,782176,027
75Tebing TinggiNorth Sumatra145,248156,619172,838
76MetroLampung145,471158,215168,676
77BaubauSoutheast Sulawesi136,991154,570159,248
78BimaWest Nusa Tenggara142,579159,445155,140
79ParepareSouth Sulawesi129,262138,604151,454
80BlitarEast Java131,968137,866149,149
81Pagar AlamSouth Sumatra126,181133,756143,844
82PayakumbuhWest Sumatra116,825127,615139,576
83GunungsitoliNorth Sumatra126,202135,868136,017
84MojokertoEast Java120,196125,657132,434
85KotamobaguNorth Sulawesi107,459119,277123,722
86MagelangCentral Java118,227120,769121,526
87BukittinggiWest Sumatra111,312122,395121,028
88TidoreNorth Maluku90,05596,910114,480
89TomohonNorth Sulawesi91,553100,193100,587
90Sungai PenuhJambi82,29387,03296,610
91PariamanWest Sumatra79,04384,59494,224
92SubulussalamAceh67,44675,04490,751
93SibolgaNorth Sumatra84,48186,49989,584
94TualMaluku58,08267,57988,280
95SolokWest Sumatra59,39665,95173,438
96SawahluntoWest Sumatra56,86660,13665,138
97Padang PanjangWest Sumatra47,00850,87556,311
98SabangAceh30,65333,05441,197

Top ten largest urban centres

The followings are the largest core cities in Indonesia (excluding satellite cities):

Ranking City Region Population 2020 Image
1 Jakarta Jakarta 10,562,088
2 Surabaya East Java 2,874,314
3 Bandung West Java 2,444,160
4 Medan North Sumatera 2,435,252
5 Palembang South Sumatera 1,668,848
6 Semarang Central Java 1,653,524
7 Makassar South Sulawesi 1,423,877
8 Batam Riau Islands 1,196,396
9 Bandar Lampung Lampung 1,166,066
10 Pekanbaru Riau 983,356

Built-up urban areas

The followings are the contiguous urban areas in Indonesia, with a population of over one half million, according to Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study. Demographia defines an urban area (urbanised area agglomeration or urban centre) as a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market (metropolitan area), without regard for administrative boundaries (city).[5]

Rank Urban area Area
(km2)		 Estimated
population[5]
1 Jakarta 3,540 34,540,000
2 Bandung 487 7,065,000
3 Surabaya 911 6,499,000
4 Medan 478 3,632,000
5 Semarang 259 1,992,000
6 Makassar 178 1,952,000
7 Palembang 221 1,889,000
8 Yogyakarta 230 1,568,000
9 Malang 212 1,493,000
10 Denpasar 177 1,389,000
11 Batam 243 1,362,000
12 Pekanbaru 239 1,118,000
13 Surakarta 477 1,106,000
14 Cirebon 105 1,017,000
15 Bandar Lampung 107 978,000
16 Samarinda 102 960,000
17 Padang 99 796,000
18 Banjarmasin 65 710,000
19 Tasikmalaya 62 671,000
20 Pontianak 62 660,000
21 Balikpapan 124 645,000
22 Jambi city 78 595,000
23 Serang 65 585,000
24 Cilegon 122 525,000

See also

References
  1. "Sensus Penduduk 2010". Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. "Profil Daerah (Regional profiles)". Indonesian Ministry of Interior.
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/Indonesia.html
  4. 2015 Inter-census Survey by Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta.
  5. "Demographia World Urban Areas, 16th Annual Edition" (PDF). February 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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