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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).

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).

Cities by population

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

Gallery

• Jakarta
• Surabaya
• Bekasi
• Bandung
• Medan
• Depok
• Tangerang
• Palembang
• Semarang
• Makassar
• South Tangerang
• Batam
• Bandar Lampung
• Bogor
• Pekanbaru
• Padang
• Malang
• Samarinda
• Denpasar
• Tasikmalaya

See also

• List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia

References

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

v t e Indonesian cities with a 200,000+ population
2,000,000 and above	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
Note: Bold indicates provincial capital

• Cities in Indonesia
• Lists of regencies and cities of Indonesia
• Lists of cities by population
• Lists of cities in Asia
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