Regions in Indonesia

Indonesia is made up of 38 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Indonesia. Information on all primary administrative regions in Indonesia.

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Primary administrative regions in Indonesia

There are 38 regions in Indonesia in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Indonesia
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Jakarta Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta1.10,609,681Jakarta Jakarta8,540,121
East Java Jawa Timur2.40,878,789Surabaya Surabaya2,874,314
West Java Jawa Barat3.48,782,402Bandung Bandung2,444,160
North Sumatra North Sumatra4.14,936,148Medan Medan2,435,252
South Sumatra Sumatera Selatan5.8,467,432Palembang Palembang1,668,848
Central Java Provinsi Jawa Tengah6.36,742,501Semarang Semarang1,653,524
South Sulawesi Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan7.9,139,531Makassar Makassar1,423,877
Lampung Provinsi Lampung8.9,081,792Bandar Lampung Bandar Lampung1,166,066
Riau Provinsi Riau9.6,493,603Pekanbaru Pekanbaru1,085,000
West Sumatra Provinsi Sumatera Barat10.5,580,232Padang Padang909,040
East Kalimantan Provinsi Kalimantan Timur11.3,808,235Samarinda Samarinda831,460
Bali Provinsi Bali12.4,362,700Denpasar Denpasar725,314
Banten Banten13.12,061,475Serang Serang692,101
West Kalimantan Provinsi Kalimantan Barat14.5,414,390Pontianak Pontianak658,685
South Kalimantan Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan15.4,122,576Banjarmasin Banjarmasin657,663
Jambi Provinsi Jambi16.3,585,119Jambi City Jambi City606,200
North Sulawesi Sulawesi Utara17.2,638,631Manado Manado451,916
East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara18.5,387,738Kupang Kupang442,758
West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara19.5,390,000Mataram Mataram429,651
Papua Provinsi Papua20.1,020,190Jayapura Jayapura404,004
Bengkulu Propinsi Bengkulu21.2,032,942Bengkulu Bengkulu373,591
Yogyakarta Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta22.373,589Yogyakarta Yogyakarta373,589
Central Sulawesi Sulawesi Tengah23.3,021,879Palu Palu373,218
Maluku Provinsi Maluku24.1,862,626Ambon Ambon347,288
Southeast Sulawesi Sulawesi Tenggara25.2,659,156Kendari Kendari345,107
Central Kalimantan Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah26.2,670,000Palangkaraya Palangkaraya293,500
Aceh Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province27.5,333,733Banda Aceh Banda Aceh255,029
Southwest Papua Southwest Papua28.603,054Sorong Sorong254,294
Bangka-Belitung Islands Kepulauan Bangka Belitung29.1,473,165Pangkalpinang Pangkalpinang216,893
Gorontalo Provinsi Gorontalo30.1,180,948Gorontalo Gorontalo198,539
West Papua Provinsi Papua Barat31.551,791Manokwari Manokwari107,325
South Papua South Papua32.517,623Merauke Merauke102,351
North Kalimantan North Kalimantan33.713,622Tanjung Selor Tanjung Selor56,569
Central Papua Central Papua34.1,408,981Nabire Nabire43,898
North Maluku North Maluku35.1,299,177Sofifi Sofifi36,197
West Sulawesi Provinsi Sulawesi Barat36.1,419,229Mamuju Mamuju15,000
Highland Papua Highland Papua37.1,408,641Wamena Wamena-
Riau Islands Provinsi Kepulauan Riau38.2,118,239--