This is a list of the most populous

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in Indonesia. It excludes urban-characterized settlements such as

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s, which does not have

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. Indonesia has 93 cities classified as ''kota'' (city) and one provincial-level

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. Population figures are taken from the 2020 census by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). Jakarta is the largest city and the only

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in Indonesia, with a population of 10.56 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

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with a city management. It is subdividied into five administrative cities, which are not

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(without

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nor government budget). All five of Jakarta's

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also have passed 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). Jayapura is also the fastest-growing city Indonesia, at 55.23% in a 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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Cities by population

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