Regencies () and cities () are the second-level administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the provinces, and above the districts. Regencies are roughly equivalent to American counties, although most cities in the United States are below the counties. Following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and city municipalities became the key administrative units responsible for providing most governmental services. Each of regencies and cities has their own local government and legislative body.

The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural economic activities. A regency is headed by a regent (), while a city is headed by a mayor (). All regents, mayors, and members of legislatures are directly elected via elections to serve for a five-year term which can be renewed once. Each regency or city is divided further into districts more commonly known as (except in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, where and are used, and Western New Guinea (Papua), where is used).

An administrative city () or an administrative regency () is a subdivision of province without its own local legislatures (). The leader of administrative city or administrative regency is directly appointed by the governor. This type of city and regency in Indonesia is only found in Jakarta which consisted of five administrative cities and one administrative regency.

, there were 514-second-level administrative divisions (416 regencies and 98 cities) in Indonesia.Kode Pos Indonesia The list below groups regencies and cities in Indonesia by provinces. Each regency has an administrative centre, the regency seat.

List of regencies and cities by province

Sumatra

Aceh

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 South Aceh Tapaktuan 0.727 (High) 2 Southeast Aceh Kutacane 0.743 (High) 3 East Aceh Idi Rayeuk 0.722 (High) 4 Central Aceh Takengon 0.780 (High) 5 West Aceh Meulaboh 0.763 (High) 6 Aceh Besar Jantho 0.774 (High) 7 Pidie Sigli 0.744 (High) 8 North Aceh Lhoksukon 0.742 (High) 9 Simeulue Sinabang 0.719 (High) 10 Aceh Singkil Singkil 0.726 (High) 11 Bireuën Bireuën 0.762 (High) 12 Southwest Aceh Blangpidie 0.721 (High) 13 Gayo Lues Blangkejeren 0.726 (High) 14 Aceh Jaya Calang 0.742 (High) 15 Nagan Raya Suka Makmue 0.738 (High) 16 Aceh Tamiang Karang Baru 0.747 (High) 17 Bener Meriah Simpang Tiga Redelong 0.774 (High) 18 Pidie Jaya Meureudu 0.770 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Banda Aceh 0.895 (Very High) 2 Sabang 0.800 (Very High) 3 Lhokseumawe 0.817 (Very High) 4 Langsa 0.817 (Very High) 5 Subulussalam 0.716 (High)

North Sumatra

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Asahan Kisaran 0.751 (High) 2 Batubara Limapuluh 0.739 (High) 3 Central Tapanuli Pandan 0.739 (High) 4 Dairi Sidikalang 0.766 (High) 5 Deli Serdang Lubuk Pakam 0.782 (High) 6 Humbang Hasundutan Dolok Sanggul 0.739 (High) 7 Karo Kabanjahe 0.781 (High) 8 Labuhan Batu Rantau Prapat 0.757 (High) 9 Langkat Stabat 0.755 (High) 10 Mandailing Natal Panyabungan 0.742 (High) 11 Nias Gido 0.667 (Medium) 12 North Labuhan Batu Aek Kanopan 0.767 (High) 13 North Nias Lotu 0.673 (Medium) 14 North Padang Lawas Gunung Tua 0.751 (High) 15 North Tapanuli Tarutung 0.780 (High) 16 Padang Lawas Sibuhuan 0.739 (High) 17 Pakpak Bharat Salak 0.738 (High) 18 Samosir Pangururan 0.746 (High) 19 Serdang Bedagai Sei Rampah 0.746 (High) 20 Simalungun Raya 0.764 (High) 21 South Labuhan Batu Kota Pinang 0.757 (High) 22 South Nias Teluk Dalam 0.667 (Medium) 23 South Tapanuli Sipirok 0.757 (High) 24 Toba Balige 0.791 (High) 25 West Nias Lahomi 0.666 (Medium) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Binjai 0.792 (High) 2 Gunungsitoli 0.732 (High) 3 Medan 0.837 (Very High) 4 Padang Sidempuan 0.791 (High) 5 Pematangsiantar 0.817 (Very High) 6 Sibolga 0.781 (High) 7 Tanjungbalai 0.767 (High) 8 Tebing Tinggi 0.792 (High)

West Sumatra

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Agam Lubuk Basung 0.760 (High) 2 Dharmasraya Pulau Punjung 0.757 (High) 3 Lima Puluh Kota Sari Lamak 0.734 (High) 4 Mentawai Islands Tuapejat 0.676 (Medium) 5 Padang Pariaman Parit Malintang 0.757 (High) 6 Pasaman Lubuk Sikaping 0.716 (High) 7 Sijunjung Muaro Sijunjung 0.737 (High) 8 Solok Arosuka 0.732 (High) 9 Pesisir Selatan Painan 0.737 (High) 10 South Solok Padang Aro 0.740 (High) 11 Tanah Datar Batusangkar 0.770 (High) 12 West Pasaman Simpang Ampek 0.736 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Bukittinggi 0.830 (Very High) 2 Padang 0.849 (Very High) 3 Padang Panjang 0.813 (Very High) 4 Pariaman 0.812 (Very High) 5 Payakumbuh 0.816 (Very High) 6 Sawahlunto 0.770 (High) 7 Solok 0.809 (Very High)

Jambi

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Batang Hari Muara Bulian 0.739 (High) 2 Bungo Muara Bungo 0.751 (High) 3 East Tanjung Jabung Muara Sabak 0.712 (High) 4 Kerinci Siulak 0.751 (High) 5 Merangin Bangko 0.734 (High) 6 Muaro Jambi Sengeti 0.738 (High) 7 Sarolangun Sarolangun 0.747 (High) 8 Tebo Muara Tebo 0.734 (High) 9 West Tanjung Jabung Kuala Tungkal 0.730 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Jambi 0.823 (Very High) 2 Sungai Penuh 0.788 (High)

Riau

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Bengkalis Bengkalis 0.770 (High) 2 Indragiri Hilir Tembilahan 0.707 (High) 3 Indragiri Hulu Rengat 0.734 (High) 4 Kampar Bangkinang 0.769 (High) 5 Kuantan Singingi Teluk Kuantan 0.746 (High) 6 Meranti Islands Selat Panjang 0.702 (High) 7 Pelalawan Pangkalan Kerinci 0.758 (High) 8 Rokan Hulu Pasir Pangaraian 0.736 (High) 9 Rokan Hilir Bagansiapiapi 0.730 (High) 10 Siak Siak Sri Indrapura 0.771 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Dumai 0.775 (High) 2 Pekanbaru 0.849 (Very High)

Bengkulu

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Central Bengkulu Karang Tinggi 0.724 (High) 2 Kaur Bintuhan 0.724 (High) 3 Kepahiang Kepahiang 0.729 (High) 4 Lebong Muara Aman 0.741 (High) 5 Mukomuko Mukomuko 0.744 (High) 6 North Bengkulu Arga Makmur 0.735 (High) 7 Rejang Lebong Curup 0.758 (High) 8 Seluma Pasar Tais 0.718 (High) 9 South Bengkulu Manna 0.753 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Bengkulu 0.845 (Very High)

South Sumatra

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Banyuasin Pangkalan Balai 0.724 (High) 2 East Ogan Komering Ulu Martapura 0.744 (High) 3 Empat Lawang Tebing Tinggi 0.705 (High) 4 Lahat Lahat 0.737 (High) 5 Muara Enim Muara Enim 0.737 (High) 6 Musi Banyuasin Sekayu 0.731 (High) 7 Musi Rawas Muara Beliti 0.719 (High) 8 North Musi Rawas Rupit 0.713 (High) 9 Ogan Ilir Indralaya 0.732 (High) 10 Ogan Komering Ilir Kayuagung 0.722 (High) 11 Ogan Komering Ulu Baturaja 0.744 (High) 12 Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Talang Ubi 0.705 (High) 13 South Ogan Komering Ulu Muaradua 0.709 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Lubuklinggau 0.799 (High) 2 Pagar Alam 0.749 (High) 3 Palembang 0.832 (Very High) 4 Prabumulih 0.791 (High)

Lampung

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Central Lampung Gunung Sugih 0.748 (High) 2 East Lampung Sukadana 0.739 (High) 3 Mesuji Mesuji 0.694 (Medium) 4 North Lampung Kotabumi 0.722 (High) 5 Pesawaran Gedong Tataan 0.709 (High) 6 Pringsewu Pringsewu 0.747 (High) 7 South Lampung Kalianda 0.731 (High) 8 Tanggamus Kota Agung Pusat 0.713 (High) 9 Tulang Bawang Menggala 0.731 (High) 10 Way Kanan Blambangan Umpu 0.719 (High) 11 West Lampung Liwa 0.731 (High) 12 Pesisir Barat Krui 0.717 (High) 13 West Tulang Bawang Panaragan Jaya 0.706 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Bandar Lampung 0.812 (Very High) 2 Metro 0.812 (Very High)

Bangka Belitung Islands

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Bangka Sungailiat 0.753 (High) 2 Belitung Tanjung Pandan 0.752 (High) 3 South Bangka Toboali 0.708 (High) 4 Central Bangka Koba 0.731 (High) 5 West Bangka Muntok 0.722 (High) 6 East Belitung Manggar 0.739 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Pangkal Pinang 0.816 (Very High)

Riau Islands

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Anambas Islands Tarempa 0.740 (High) 2 Bintan Bandar Seri Bentan 0.786 (High) 3 Karimun Tanjung Balai Karimun 0.760 (High) 4 Lingga Daik 0.738 (High) 5 Natuna Ranai 0.789 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Batam 0.838 (Very High) 2 Tanjung Pinang 0.820 (Very High)

Java

Special Capital Region of Jakarta

No Administrative regency GovernmentHDI (2025) 1 Thousand Islands Pramuka Island 0.775 (High) NoAdministrative cityHDI (2025) 1 Central Jakarta Menteng 0.844 (Very High) 2 East Jakarta Jatinegara 0.855 (Very High) 3 North Jakarta Koja 0.831 (Very High) 4 South Jakarta Kebayoran Baru 0.885 (Very High) 5 West Jakarta Kembangan 0.851 (Very High)

Banten

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Lebak Rangkasbitung 0.692 (Medium) 2 Pandeglang Pandeglang 0.718 (High) 3 Serang Ciruas 0.741 (High) 4 Tangerang Tigaraksa 0.767 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Cilegon 0.795 (High) 2 Serang 0.775 (High) 3 South Tangerang 0.848 (Very High) 4 Tangerang 0.824 (Very High)

West Java

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Bandung Soreang 0.755 (High) 2 Bekasi Cikarang 0.778 (High) 3 Bogor Cibinong 0.745 (High) 4 Ciamis Ciamis 0.743 (High) 5 Cianjur Cianjur 0.698 (Medium) 6 Cirebon Sumber 0.732 (High) 7 Garut South Tarogong 0.706 (High) 8 Indramayu Indramayu 0.715 (High) 9 Karawang Karawang 0.745 (High) 10 Kuningan Kuningan 0.723 (High) 11 Majalengka Majalengka 0.723 (High) 12 Pangandaran Parigi 0.716 (High) 13 Purwakarta Purwakarta 0.749 (High) 14 Subang Subang 0.730 (High) 15 Sukabumi Pelabuhan Ratu 0.711 (High) 16 Sumedang Sumedang 0.755 (High) 17 Tasikmalaya Singaparna 0.707 (High) 18 West Bandung Ngamprah 0.716 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Bandung 0.846 (Very High) 2 Banjar 0.755 (High) 3 Bekasi 0.844 (Very High) 4 Bogor 0.797 (High) 5 Cimahi 0.808 (Very High) 6 Cirebon 0.789 (High) 7 Depok 0.840 (Very High) 8 Sukabumi 0.782 (High) 9 Tasikmalaya 0.765 (High)

Central Java

No Regency CapitalHDI (2025) 1 Banjarnegara Banjarnegara 0.706 (High) 2 Banyumas Purwokerto 0.754 (High) 3 Batang Batang 0.717 (High) 4 Blora Blora 0.723 (High) 5 Boyolali Boyolali 0.769 (High) 6 Brebes Brebes 0.711 (High) 7 Cilacap Cilacap 0.734 (High) 8 Demak Demak 0.750 (High) 9 Grobogan Purwodadi 0.729 (High) 10 Jepara Jepara 0.749 (High) 11 Karanganyar Karanganyar 0.786 (High) 12 Kebumen Kebumen 0.731 (High) 13 Kendal Kendal 0.750 (High) 14 Klaten Klaten 0.786 (High) 15 Kudus Kudus 0.779 (High) 16 Magelang Mungkid 0.730 (High) 17 Pati Pati 0.749 (High) 18 Pekalongan Kajen 0.727 (High) 19 Pemalang Pemalang 0.694 (Medium) 20 Purbalingga Purbalingga 0.717 (High) 21 Purworejo Purworejo 0.759 (High) 22 Rembang Rembang 0.734 (High) 23 Semarang Ungaran 0.764 (High) 24 Sragen Sragen 0.763 (High) 25 Sukoharjo Sukoharjo 0.799 (High) 26 Tegal Slawi 0.723 (High) 27 Temanggung Temanggung 0.725 (High) 28 Wonogiri Wonogiri 0.734 (High) 29 Wonosobo Wonosobo 0.715 (High) NoCityHDI (2025) 1 Magelang 0.829 (Very High) 2 Pekalongan 0.777 (High) 3 Salatiga 0.862 (Very High) 4 Semarang 0.858 (Very High) 5 Surakarta 0.849 (Very High) 6 Tegal 0.779 (High)

East Java