The government of Indonesia defines a metropolitan area as an urban agglomeration where its spatial planning is prioritised due to its highly important influence on the country. The metropolitan areas in Indonesia are managed based on Presidential Regulation (Peraturan Presiden). The national government has established 10 metropolitan areas across the country, anchored by the cities of Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Semarang, Medan, Makassar, Palembang, Denpasar, Banjarmasin, and Manado. While not having any other official metropolitan areas recognised at the national level, there are several other cities whose urbanised area exceeds their city limits such as Yogyakarta, Malang, Pekanbaru, Surakarta, Pontianak and Cirebon.

Official metropolitan areas

Metropolitan area Image Official acronym Regencies and cities Area(km2) Estimatedpopulation Jakarta metropolitan area Jabodetabekjur Special Region of Jakarta City of Bekasi City of Bogor City of Depok City of South Tangerang City of Tangerang Bekasi Regency Bogor Regency Cianjur Regency Tangerang Regency 7,062.47 33,430,285 Surabaya metropolitan area Gerbangkertosusila City of Surabaya City of Mojokerto Bangkalan Regency Gresik Regency Lamongan Regency Mojokerto Regency Sidoarjo Regency 5,925.84 9,570,870 Bandung metropolitan area Bandung Basin City of Bandung City of Cimahi Bandung Regency Sumedang Regency West Bandung Regency 3,411.35 8,357,393 Semarang metropolitan area Kedungsepur City of Semarang City of Salatiga Demak Regency Grobogan Regency Kendal Regency Semarang Regency 4,298.43 5,689,149 Medan metropolitan area Mebidangro City of Medan City of Binjai Deli Serdang Regency Karo Regency 3,189.25 4,848,885 Makassar metropolitan area Mamminasata City of Makassar Gowa Regency Maros Regency Takalar Regency 2,667 2,621,168 Palembang metropolitan area Patungraya Agung City of Palembang Banyuasin Regency Ogan Ilir Regency Ogan Komering Ilir Regency 7,585.96 2,570,981 Denpasar metropolitan area Sarbagita City of Denpasar Badung Regency Gianyar Regency Tabanan Regency 732.67 2,388,680 Banjarmasin metropolitan area Banjarbakula City of Banjarmasin City of Banjarbaru Banjar Regency Barito Kuala Regency Tanah Laut Regency 8,136.36 1,939,347 Manado metropolitan area Bimindo City of Manado City of Bitung City of Tomohon Minahasa Regency North Minahasa Regency 1,379.26 830,137

Built-up urban areas The followings are the contiguous urban areas in Indonesia, with a population of over 500,000, according to Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study (20th Annual - 2025). 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).

RankWorld Rank Urban area Built-upArea(km2) Estimatedpopulation2025 Notes 14 Jakarta 3,546 36,877,000Jakarta's built-up urban area extends beyond its official metropolitan area, including Karawang. 258 Bandung 487 7,490,000 Bandung metropolitan area has more dense urban population than Surabaya metropolitan area. 369 Surabaya 912 6,820,000 Surabaya metropolitan area has a larger population than Bandung metropolitan area, but comprises more rural areas than the later. 4124 Medan 479 4,129,000Medan is the largest urban area outside of Java island. The urban area is known as Mebidangro. 5232 Semarang 259 2,390,000Although Semarang metropolitan area is nominally the fourth most populous in Indonesia, it actually comprises a significant portion of rural areas. Semarang's urban population is much smaller than Medan. 6 Nusantara 3,782 2,188,805Nusantara is the largest urban area in Kalimantan, the largest urban area outside of Java and Sumatra, and the second largest urban area outside of Java after Medan. The Nusantara metropolitan area includes direct neighbours Balikpapan to the east and Penajam ton the south, as well as the nearby and almost neighbouring Samarinda and its surrounding areas to the north. As the largest metropolitan area by land size, it comprises a significant portion of rural areas. 7264 Palembang 220 2,102,000Palembang is the third largest urban area outside of Java island, after Medan and Nusantara. The urban area is known as Patungraya Agung. The Palembang metropolitan area has more dense urban population than Nusantara metropolitan area. 8274 Makassar 179 2,042,000Makassar is the largest urban area in Sulawesi. The urban area is known as Mamminasata. Makassar metropolitan area has more dense urban population than Nusantara metropolitan area. 9330 Malang 212 1,637,000Although it has no metropolitan area recognised on national level, Malang urban population extends far beyond its administrative area of 145 km2. The urban area is known as Greater Malang. 10344 Yogyakarta 231 1,569,000Although it has no metropolitan area recognised on national level, Yogyakarta has the ninth largest urban population in Indonesia, extending far beyond its small city proper area of 32.5 km2. Nevertheless, the urban area, known as Yogyakarta metropolitan area, is managed through Sekretariat Bersama Kartamantul with patronage of the provincial government. 11360 Batam 243 1,512,000As an island-city, Batam has not developed a metropolitan area with its surrounding regions, hence its urban population is entirely within its administrative area. A free-trade zone, known as Batam metropolitan area, is established around Batam. 12391 Denpasar 176 1,392,000Denpasar is the third largest urban area outside of Java and Sumatra, after Nusantara and Makassar. The urban area is known as Sarbagita. 13 Pontianak 2,517 1,202,232Pontianak is the second largest urban area in Kalimantan, after Nusantara. Pontianak has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level. The urban area is known as Pontianak metropolitan area which is managed through the provincial government. It comprises a significant portion of rural areas. 14455 Cirebon 106 1,195,000Although it has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level, Cirebon's urban population extends beyond its administrative area of 37.4 km2. The urban area is planned by provincial government as Rebana. 15490 Surakarta 207 1,106,000Although it has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level, Surakarta's urban population extends far beyond its administrative area of 46 km2. The urban area is known as Greater Solo. 16473 Pekanbaru 238 1,141,000Pekanbaru has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level, and its urban population is pretty much concentrated in its city proper, but extends into neighbouring districts of Riau Province. The urban area known as Pekanbaru metropolitan area is managed through the provincial government.485Samarinda1011,126,000Samarinda is included in Nusantara urban areas495Tasikmalaya621,097,000544Bandar Lampung1061,005,000554Jambi181979,000564Padang98953,000638Serang114840,000640Banjarmasin65836,000724Balikpapan122720,000Balikpapan is included in Nusantara urban areas846Cilegon122603,000

See also List of Indonesian cities by population List of largest cities

References

External links Menteri Bambang Beri Arahan Pengelolaan 10 Wilayah Metropolitan Indonesia