This is a list of all the 95 cities (with regency-level status) in Indonesia, ranked by population. It excludes urban-characterized settlements such as regency seats, which does not have city status. Indonesia has 93 cities classified as kota (city), one provincial-level capital city (Nusantara), and one provincial-level special city (the Special Capital Region of Jakarta). Population figures are taken from the 2020 census and the more recent official estimates as at mid 2024, 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, along with Capital City of Nusantara, are unique compared to other cities in Indonesia, since they are technically provinces with a city management. Jakarta is subdivided 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, while the others are Depok, Tangerang, South Tangerang and Bogor.

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. As of the 2020 census, there are a total of fourteen cities in Indonesia exceeding a population of one million people, and about 32.6 million people live in these fourteen cities (or 12.07% of Indonesia's population of 270.2 million people as of the 2020 census).

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

City Province Region 2020census 2010census Change 2010 to2020 mid 2024 or 2025officialestimate Notes Jakarta Special Capital Region of JakartaComprising the non-autonomous administrative cities of West Jakarta, Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, East Jakarta, North Jakarta, and the administrative regency of Thousand Islands. Java 10,684,946 Surabaya East Java Java 2,921,996 Bekasi West Java Java 2,644,058 Satellite city of Jakarta Bandung West Java Java 2,528,160 Medan North Sumatra Sumatra 2,494,512 Most populated city outside of Java Depok West Java Java 2,163,635 Satellite city of Jakarta Tangerang Banten Java 1,963,970 Satellite city of Jakarta Palembang South Sumatra Sumatra 1,718,440 Semarang Central Java Java 1,702,379 Makassar South Sulawesi Sulawesi 1,474,393 Most populated city of Eastern Indonesia South Tangerang Banten Java 1,399,500 Satellite city of Jakarta Batam Riau Islands Sumatra 1,256,610 Bogor West Java Java 1,078,351 Satellite city of Jakarta Bandar Lampung Lampung Sumatra 1,214,330 Pekanbaru Riau Sumatra 1,123,348 Padang West Sumatra Sumatra 942,938 Samarinda East Kalimantan Kalimantan 861,878 Malang East Java Java 872,694 Tasikmalaya West Java Java 750,730 Serang Banten Java 734,870 Balikpapan East Kalimantan Kalimantan 738,532 Banjarmasin South Kalimantan Kalimantan 675,915 Pontianak West Kalimantan Kalimantan 675,468 Denpasar Bali Lesser Sunda Islands 660,984 Jambi Jambi Sumatra 627,774 Cimahi West Java Java 598,700 Satellite city of Bandung Surakarta Central Java Java 589,242 Kupang East Nusa Tenggara Lesser Sunda Islands 466,632 Manado North Sulawesi Sulawesi 458,582 Cilegon Banten Java 455,620 Mataram West Nusa Tenggara Lesser Sunda Islands 441,147 Jayapura Papua Western New Guinea 414,862 Bengkulu Bengkulu Sumatra 391,117 Palu Central Sulawesi Sulawesi 387,493 Yogyakarta Special Region of Yogyakarta Java 375,780 Sukabumi West Java Java 365,740 Ambon Maluku Maluku Islands 354,052 Kendari Southeast Sulawesi Sulawesi 351,085 Cirebon West Java Java 344,851 Dumai Riau Sumatra 338,064 Pekalongan Central Java Java 318,221 Palangka Raya Central Kalimantan Kalimantan 305,797 Binjai North Sumatra Sumatra 303,272 Satellite city of Medan Nusantara Nusantara Capital City Kalimantan 300,000 Kediri East Java Java 298,227 Sorong Southwest Papua Western New Guinea 294,978 Pematangsiantar North Sumatra Sumatra 274,838 Banjarbaru South Kalimantan Kalimantan 272,763 Satellite city of Banjarmasin Tegal Central Java Java 294,477 Banda Aceh Aceh Sumatra 261,969 Tarakan North Kalimantan Kalimantan 249,960 Probolinggo East Java Java 249,539 Singkawang West Kalimantan Kalimantan 246,112 Lubuklinggau South Sumatra Sumatra 246,046 Padangsidimpuan North Sumatra Sumatra 236,217 Tanjungpinang Riau Islands Sumatra 234,840 Bitung North Sulawesi Sulawesi 232,440 Satellite city of Manado Pangkalpinang Bangka Belitung Islands Sumatra 226,297 Batu East Java Java 222,685 Pasuruan East Java Java 219,392 Banjar West Java Java 209,790 Gorontalo Gorontalo Sulawesi 205,390 Ternate North Maluku Maluku Islands 204,920 Madiun East Java Java 201,767 Salatiga Central Java Java 198,971 Satellite city of Semarang Prabumulih South Sumatra Sumatra 203,312 Lhokseumawe Aceh Sumatra 196,067 Langsa Aceh Sumatra 194,730 Bontang East Kalimantan Kalimantan 189,968 Tanjungbalai North Sumatra Sumatra 183,170 Tebing Tinggi North Sumatra Sumatra 178,914 Metro Lampung Sumatra 175,710 Palopo South Sulawesi Sulawesi 177,526 Bima West Nusa Tenggara Lesser Sunda Islands 161,362 Baubau Southeast Sulawesi Sulawesi 161,280 Parepare South Sulawesi Sulawesi 160,309 Blitar East Java Java 154,867 Pagar Alam South Sumatra Sumatra 149,199 Payakumbuh West Sumatra Sumatra 144,830 Gunungsitoli North Sumatra Sumatra 142,890 Mojokerto East Java Java 137,393 Satellite city of Surabaya Bukittinggi West Sumatra Sumatra 124,047 Kotamobagu North Sulawesi Sulawesi 123,918 Magelang Central Java Java 128,709 Tidore Islands North Maluku Maluku Islands 118,613 Tomohon North Sulawesi Sulawesi 103,072 Satellite city of Manado Sungai Penuh Jambi Sumatra 99,771 Subulussalam Aceh Sumatra 97,770 Pariaman West Sumatra Sumatra 97,206 Sibolga North Sumatra Sumatra 91,265 Tual Maluku Maluku Islands 90,007 Solok West Sumatra Sumatra 77,842 Sawahlunto West Sumatra Sumatra 67,760 Padang Panjang West Sumatra Sumatra 58,627 Sabang Aceh Sumatra 43,527

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See also

List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia

References