22 Most Populated Indonesian Cities – The Numbers Are Crazy!

As the 4th most populous country on earth, Indonesia is bound to have some MEGA-cities.

But did you know that Indonesia has 14 cities with more than 1 million people? And not only is Yogjakarta not one of them, it doesn’t even make the list!
Some of the numbers are quite staggering.

Here are 22 of Indonesia’s most populated cities, in ascending order…

22) Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – 654,866

21) Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan – 675,030

20) Tasikmalaya, West Java – 683,386

19) Samarinda, East Kalimantan – 842,691

18) Malang, East Java – 843,284

17) Denpasar, Bali – 856,412

16) Padang, West Sumatra – 876,880

15) Bandar Lampung, Lampung – 923,970

14) Bogor, West Java – 1,022,002

13) Pekanbaru, Riau – 1,030,732

12) Batam, Riau Islands – 1,142,646

11) Makassar, South Sulawesi – 1,398,801

10) South Tangerang, Banten – 1,436,187

9) Palembang, South Sumatra – 1,561,959

8) Semarang, Central Java – 1,575,068

7) Depok, West Java – 1,869,681

6) Tangerang, Banten – 2,001,925

5) Medan, North Sumatra – 2,185,789

4) Bekasi, West Java – 2,510,951

3) Bandung, West Java – 2,575,478

2) Surabaya, East Java -2,843,144

1) Jakarta, West Java – 10,135,030