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This is a list of the most populous [[cities]] in [[Indonesia]]. It excludes urban-characterized settlements such as [[regency seat]]s, which does not have [[city status in Indonesia|city status]]. Indonesia has 93 cities classified as ''kota'' (city) and one provincial-level [[capital city]]. Population figures are taken from the [[2020 Indonesian census|2020 census]] and the more recent official estimates as at mid 2023, all by [[Statistics Indonesia]] (BPS).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sp2010.bps.go.id/index.php |title=Sensus Penduduk 2010 |publisher=Badan Pusat Statistik |access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>

[[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 [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] with a city management. It is subdividied into [[List of administrative regencies and administrative cities in Jakarta|five administrative cities and an administrative regency]], which are not [[Self-governance|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 [[Regions of Indonesia|region]] include [[Medan]] ([[Sumatra]], also the largest outside of [[Java]]), [[Samarinda]] ([[Kalimantan]]), [[Denpasar]] ([[Lesser Sunda Islands]]), [[Makassar]] ([[Sulawesi]]), [[Ambon, Maluku|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

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{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers"||No
! City !! Province !! Region !! [[2020 Indonesian census|2020<br>census]]<br><ref name="citypopulation">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/indonesia/admin/|title=Indonesia: Administrative Division (Provinces, Regencies and Cities)|website=CityPopulation.de|access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref>!! [[2010 Indonesian census|2010<br>census]]<br><ref name="citypopulation"/> !! Change <br>2010 to<br>2020 !! mid 2023 <br>official<br>estimate !! Notes
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| '''''[[Jakarta]]'''''	|| Special Region of Jakarta	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|10562088|7007787}} ||10,672,100|| comprising the non-autonomous administrative cities of [[West Jakarta]], <br>[[Central Jakarta]], [[South Jakarta]], [[East Jakarta]] and [[North Jakarta]],<br>plus the administrative regency of [[Kepulauan Seribu]].
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| '''''[[Surabaya]]'''''	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|2874314|2765487}} ||3,009,286||
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| ''[[Bekasi]]''	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|2543676|2334871}} ||2,627,207|| Satellite city of [[Jakarta metropolitan area|Jakarta]]
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| '''[[Bandung]]'''	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|2444160|2394873}} ||2,506,603||
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| '''''[[Medan]]'''''	|| [[North Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|2435252|2097610}} ||2,494,512|| Most populated city outside of [[Java]]
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| [[Depok]]	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|2056335|1738570}} ||2,145,400|| Satellite city of [[Jakarta metropolitan area|Jakarta]]
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| ''[[Tangerang]]''	|| [[Banten]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|1895486|1798601}} ||1,912,679|| Satellite city of [[Jakarta metropolitan area|Jakarta]]
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| '''''[[Palembang]]'''''	|| [[South Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|1668848|1455284}} ||1,772,492 ||
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| '''''[[Semarang]]'''''	|| [[Central Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|1653524|1555984}} ||1,694,740||
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| '''''[[Makassar]]'''''	|| [[South Sulawesi]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|1423877|1338663}} ||1,474,393||
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| [[South Tangerang]]	|| [[Banten]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|1354350|1290322}} ||1,404,785 || Satellite city of [[Jakarta metropolitan area|Jakarta]]
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| ''[[Batam]]''	|| [[Riau Islands]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|1196396|944285}} ||1,256,610||
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| [[Bogor]]	|| [[West Java]] || [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|1043070|950334}} ||1,127,408 || Satellite city of [[Jakarta metropolitan area|Jakarta]]
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| '''''[[Pekanbaru]]'''''	|| [[Riau]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|983356|897767}} ||1,123,348||
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| '''''[[Bandar Lampung]]'''''	|| [[Lampung]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|1166066|881801}} ||1,100,109||
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| '''''[[Padang]]'''''	|| [[West Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|909040|833562}} ||942,938||
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| '''''[[Samarinda]]'''''	|| [[East Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|827994|727500}} ||861,878||
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| [[Malang]]	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|843810|820243}} ||847,182||
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| [[Tasikmalaya]]	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|716155|635464}} ||741,760||
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| [[Balikpapan]]	|| [[East Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|688318|557579}} ||738,532||
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| '''[[Serang]]'''	|| [[Banten]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|692101|577785}} ||723,794||
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| ''[[Banjarmasin]]''	|| [[South Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|657663|625481}} ||675,915||
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| '''''[[Pontianak]]'''''	|| [[West Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|658685|554764}} ||675,468||
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| '''''[[Denpasar]]'''''	|| [[Bali]]	|| [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|725314|788589}} ||660,984||
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| '''''[[Jambi (city)|Jambi]]'''''	|| [[Jambi]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|606200|531857}} ||627,774||
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| [[Cimahi]]	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|568400|541177}} ||590,782|| Satellite city of [[Bandung metropolitan area|Bandung]]
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| [[Surakarta]]	|| [[Central Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|522364|499337}} ||526,870||
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| '''''[[Kupang]]'''''	|| [[East Nusa Tenggara]]	|| [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|442758|336239}} ||466,632||
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| '''''[[Manado]]'''''	|| [[North Sulawesi]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|451916|410481}} ||458,582||
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| [[Cilegon]]	|| [[Banten]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|434896|374559}} ||450,507||
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| '''''[[Mataram (city)|Mataram]]'''''	|| [[West Nusa Tenggara]]	|| [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|429651|402843}} ||441,147||
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| '''''[[Jayapura]]'''''	|| [[Papua (province)|Papua]]	|| [[Western New Guinea]] || {{change|invert=on|398478|256705}} ||414,862||
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| '''''[[Bengkulu (city)|Bengkulu]]'''''	|| [[Bengkulu]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|373591|308544}} ||391,117||
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| '''''[[Palu]]'''''	|| [[Central Sulawesi]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|373218|336532}} ||387,493||
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| '''''[[Yogyakarta]]'''''	|| [[Special Region of Yogyakarta]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|373589|388627}} ||375,699|| 
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| [[Sukabumi]]	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|346325|298681}} ||360,644||
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| '''''[[Ambon, Maluku|Ambon]]'''''	|| [[Maluku (province)|Maluku]]	|| [[Maluku Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|347288|331254}} ||354,052||
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| '''''[[Kendari]]'''''	|| [[Southeast Sulawesi]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|345107|289966}} ||351,085|| 
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| [[Cirebon]]	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|333303|296389}} ||341,980||
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| [[Dumai]]	|| [[Riau]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|316782|253803}} ||338,064||
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| [[Pekalongan]]	|| [[Central Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|307150|281434}} ||317,524||
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| '''''[[Palangka Raya]]'''''	|| [[Central Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|293457|220962}} ||305,797||
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| [[Binjai]]	|| [[North Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|291842|246154}} ||303,272|| Satellite city of [[Medan metropolitan area|Medan]]
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| [[Kediri (city)|Kediri]]	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|286796|268507}} ||298,830||
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| '''''[[Sorong]]'''''	|| [[Southwest Papua]]	|| [[Western New Guinea]] || {{change|invert=on|284410|190625}} ||294,978||
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| [[Pematangsiantar]]	|| [[North Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|268254|234698}} ||274,838||
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| '''[[Banjarbaru]]'''	|| [[South Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|253442|199627}} ||272,763|| Satellite city of [[Banjarmasin]]
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| [[Tegal]]	|| [[Central Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|273825|239599}} ||262,781||
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| '''''[[Banda Aceh]]'''''	|| [[Aceh]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|252899|223446}} ||261,969||
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| ''[[Tarakan]]''	|| [[North Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|242786|193370}} ||249,960||
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| [[Probolinggo]]	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|239649|217062}} ||246,980||
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| [[Singkawang]]	|| [[West Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|235064|186462}} ||246,112||
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| [[Lubuklinggau]]	|| [[South Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|234166|201308}} ||241,894||
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| [[Padang Sidempuan]]	|| [[North Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|225105|191531}} ||236,217||
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| '''[[Tanjungpinang]]'''	|| [[Riau Islands]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|227663|187359}} ||234,840||
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| [[Bitung]]	|| [[North Sulawesi]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|225134|187652}} ||232,440|| Satellite city of [[Manado metropolitan area|Manado]]
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| '''''[[Pangkalpinang]]'''''	|| [[Bangka Belitung Islands]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|218569|174758}} ||226,297||
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| [[Batu, East Java|Batu]]	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|213046|190184}} ||221,714||
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| [[Pasuruan]]	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|208006|186262}} ||212,466||
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| [[Banjar, West Java|Banjar]]	|| [[West Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|200973|175157}} ||207,510||
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| '''''[[Gorontalo (city)|Gorontalo]]'''''	|| [[Gorontalo]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|198539|180127}} ||205,390||
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| ''[[Ternate]]''	|| [[North Maluku]]	|| [[Maluku Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|205001|185705}} ||204,920||
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| [[Madiun]]	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|195175|170964}} ||202,544||
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| [[Salatiga]]	|| [[Central Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|192322|170332}} ||201,369|| Satellite city of [[Semarang metropolitan area|Semarang]]
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| [[Prabumulih]]	|| [[South Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|193196|161984}} ||200,673||
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| [[Lhokseumawe]]	|| [[Aceh]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|188713|171163}} ||196,067||
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| [[Langsa]]	|| [[Aceh]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|185971|148945}} ||194,730||
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| [[Bontang]]	|| [[East Kalimantan]]	|| [[Kalimantan]] || {{change|invert=on|178917|143683}} ||189,968||
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| [[Tanjungbalai (city)|Tanjungbalai]]	|| [[North Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|176027|154445}} ||183,170||
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| [[Tebing Tinggi]]	|| [[North Sumatra]] || [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|172838|145248}} ||178,914||
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| [[Metro, Lampung|Metro]]	|| [[Lampung]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|168676|145471}} ||178,381||
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| [[Palopo]]	|| [[South Sulawesi]] || [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|184681|147932}} ||177,526||
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| [[Bima]]	|| [[West Nusa Tenggara]] || [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|155140|142579}} ||161,362||
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| [[Baubau]]	|| [[Southeast Sulawesi]] || [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|159248|136991}} ||161,280||
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| [[Parepare]]	|| [[South Sulawesi]] || [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|151454|129262}} ||160,309||
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| [[Blitar]]	|| [[East Java]] || [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|149149|131968}} ||159,781||
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| [[Pagar Alam]]	|| [[South Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|143844|126181}} ||150,881||
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| [[Payakumbuh]]	|| [[West Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|139576|116825}} ||144,830||
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| [[Gunungsitoli]]	|| [[North Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|136017|126202}} ||142,890||
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| [[Mojokerto]]	|| [[East Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|132434|120196}} ||141,785|| Satellite city of [[Surabaya metropolitan area|Surabaya]]
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| [[Bukittinggi]]	|| [[West Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|121028|111312}} ||124,047||
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| [[Kotamobagu]]	|| [[North Sulawesi]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|123722|107459}} ||123,918||
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| [[Magelang]]	|| [[Central Java]]	|| [[Java]] || {{change|invert=on|121526|118227}} ||122,150||
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| [[Tidore|Tidore Islands]]	|| [[North Maluku]]	|| [[Maluku Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|114480|90055}} ||118,613||
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| [[Tomohon]]	|| [[North Sulawesi]]	|| [[Sulawesi]] || {{change|invert=on|100587|91553}} ||103,072|| Satellite city of [[Manado metropolitan area|Manado]]
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| [[Sungai Penuh]]	|| [[Jambi]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|96610|82293}} ||99,771||
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| [[Subulussalam]]	|| [[Aceh]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|90751|67446}} ||97,770||
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| [[Pariaman]]	|| [[West Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|94224|79043}} ||97,206||
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| [[Sibolga]]	|| [[North Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|89584|84481}} ||91,265||
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| [[Tual]]	|| [[Maluku (province)|Maluku]]	|| [[Maluku Islands]] || {{change|invert=on|88280|58082}} ||90,007||
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| [[Solok]]	|| [[West Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|73438|59396}} ||77,842||
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| [[Sawahlunto]]	|| [[West Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|65138|56866}} ||67,760||
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| [[Padang Panjang]]	|| [[West Sumatra]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|56311|47008}} ||58,627||
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| [[Sabang, Aceh|Sabang]]	|| [[Aceh]]	|| [[Sumatra]] || {{change|invert=on|41197|30653}} ||43,527||
|}

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=
|width=130
|height=130
|align=center
|File:Busway in Bundaran HI.jpg|alt1=Jakarta|[[Jakarta]]
|File:Central Surabaya view taken from JW Marriott Surabaya (cropped).jpg|alt2=Surabaya|[[Surabaya]]
|File:Kalimalang.jpg|alt3=Bekasi|[[Bekasi]]
|File:Bandung View dari Gedung Wisma HSBC Asia Afrika 4.jpg|alt4=Bandung|[[Bandung]]
|File:Medan city 2019 (cropped).jpg|alt5=Medan|[[Medan]]
|File:Margonda - Kota Depok, Jawa Barat (cropped).jpg|alt6=Depok|[[Depok]]
|File:Panunggangan, Pinang, Kota Tangerang (cropped).jpg|alt7=Tangerang|[[Tangerang]]
|File:LRT Palembang Ampera.jpg|alt8=Palembang|[[Palembang]]
|File:Simpang Lima Semarang - panoramio (cropped).jpg|alt9=Semarang|[[Semarang]]
|File:Makassar, March 2019 (cropped).jpg|alt10=Makassar|[[Makassar]]
|File:Keluar Tol (cropped).JPG|alt11=South Tangerang|[[South Tangerang]]
|File:Batam Harbour Bay Downtown.jpg|alt12=Batam|[[Batam]]
|File:Skyline of Bandar Lampung from Bukit Randu Hotel, 29 December 2019 (1).jpg|alt13=Bandar Lampung|[[Bandar Lampung]]
|File:Kota Bogor & Gunung Salak (cropped).jpg|alt14=Bogor|[[Bogor]]
|File:Pekanbaru 2019.jpg|alt15=Pekanbaru|[[Pekanbaru]]
|File:Kota Padang Indah.jpg|alt16=Padang|[[Padang]]
|File:2018-11-15 Northern Side of Brawijaya University view from Apartment Suhat at dusk (cropped).jpg|alt17=Malang|[[Malang]]
|File:Panoramic Samarinda City From Islamic Centre Tower - panoramio (cropped).jpg|alt18=Samarinda|[[Samarinda]]
|File:Aerial view of Bajra Sandhi Monument Denpasar Bali Indonesia (cropped).jpg|alt19=Denpasar|[[Denpasar]]
|File:Masjid Agung Tasikmalaya.jpg|alt20=Tasikmalaya|[[Tasikmalaya]]
}}

==See also==

* [[List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia]]

==References==
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