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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 province with a city management.
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.
Ranking Name Image Country Population Year (Census or Estimate) 1 Manila Philippines 14,942,000: 2020C 2 Jakarta Indonesia 10,562,088: 2020C 3 Bangkok Thailand 9,034,000: 2021E
Cities from the Western world typically dominate the top 10, reflecting their widespread availability of goods and services, low personal risk, and an effective infrastructure. A 2010 opinion piece in The New York Times criticized the Economist Intelligence Unit for being overly Anglocentric , stating that: "The Economist equates liveability ...
However, Indonesia historically had several classifications of cities. According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, the official dictionary of the Indonesian language, a city (kota) is "a densely populated area with high density and modern facilities and most of the population works outside of agriculture." [2]
This is a list of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index as of 2024. The data are regularly published every year by Statistics Indonesia . [ 1 ] Below also contains list of cities and regencies that has classification of very high HDI as of 2024, as well as historical data of HDI of Indonesian provinces.
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Urbanization in Indonesia increased tremendously following the country's rapid development in the 1970s. [1] Since then, Indonesia has been facing high urbanization rates driven by rural-urban migration. In 1950, 15% of Indonesia's population lived in urban areas. In 1990, 40 years later, this number doubled to 30%. [2]