List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia

The government of Indonesia defines a metropolitan area as an urban agglomeration where its spatial planning is prioritised due to its highly important influence on the country. The metropolitan areas in Indonesia are managed based on Presidential Regulation. 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. Despite having no official metropolitan areas recognised on national level, there are several other cities whose urbanised area exceeds their city limits such as Yogyakarta, Malang, and Cirebon.

Official metropolitan areas

Metropolitan area	Image	Official acronym	Regencies and cities	Area	Estimated population
Jakarta metropolitan area		Jabodetabekjur	Special Region of Jakarta City of Bekasi City of Bogor City of Depok City of South Tangerang City of Tangerang Bekasi Regency Bogor Regency Cianjur Regency Tangerang Regency	7,062.47	33,430,285
Surabaya metropolitan area		Gerbangkertosusila	City of Surabaya City of Mojokerto Bangkalan Regency Gresik Regency Lamongan Regency Mojokerto Regency Sidoarjo Regency	5,925.84	9,570,870
Bandung metropolitan area		Bandung Basin	City of Bandung City of Cimahi Bandung Regency Sumedang Regency West Bandung Regency	3,411.35	8,357,393
Semarang metropolitan area		Kedungsepur	City of Semarang City of Salatiga Demak Regency Grobogan Regency Kendal Regency Semarang Regency	4,298.43	5,689,149
Medan metropolitan area		Mebidangro	City of Medan City of Binjai Deli Serdang Regency Karo Regency	3,189.25	4,848,885
Makassar metropolitan area		Mamminasata	City of Makassar Gowa Regency Maros Regency Takalar Regency	2,667	2,621,168
Palembang metropolitan area		Patungraya Agung	City of Palembang Banyuasin Regency Ogan Ilir Regency Ogan Komering Ilir Regency	7,585.96	2,570,981
Denpasar metropolitan area		Sarbagita	City of Denpasar Badung Regency Gianyar Regency Tabanan Regency	732.67	2,388,680
Banjarmasin metropolitan area		Banjarbakula	City of Banjarmasin City of Banjarbaru Banjar Regency Barito Kuala Regency Tanah Laut Regency	8,136.36	1,939,347
Manado metropolitan area		Bimindo	City of Manado City of Bitung City of Tomohon Minahasa Regency North Minahasa Regency	1,379.26	830,137

Built-up urban areas

The followings are the contiguous urban areas in Indonesia, with a population of over 500,000, according to Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study. Demographia defines an urban area as a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market, without regard for administrative boundaries.

Rank	Urban area	Built-up Area	Estimated population 2022	Notes
1	Jakarta	3,546	34,386,000	Jakarta's built-up urban area extends beyond its official metropolitan area, including Karawang.
2	Bandung	487	7,203,000	Bandung metropolitan area has more dense urban population than Surabaya metropolitan area.
3	Surabaya	912	6,556,000	Surabaya metropolitan area has a larger population than Bandung metropolitan area, but comprises more rural areas than the later.
4	Medan	479	4,027,000	Medan is the largest urban area outside of Java island. The urban area is known as Mebidangro.
5	Semarang	259	2,319,000	Although Semarang metropolitan area is nominally the fourth most populous in Indonesia, it actually comprises a significant portion of rural areas. Semarang's urban population is much smaller than Medan.
6	Palembang	220	2,069,000	Palembang is the third largest urban area outside of Java island, after Medan and Makassar. The urban area is known as Patungraya Agung.
7	Makassar	179	1,936,000	Makassar is the largest urban area outside of Java and Sumatra. The urban area is known as Mamminasata.
8	Malang	212	1,620,000	Although it has no metropolitan area recognised on national level, Malang urban population extends far beyond its administrative area of 145 km². The urban area is known as Greater Malang.
9	Yogyakarta	231	1,576,000	Although it has no metropolitan area recognised on national level, Yogyakarta has the ninth largest urban population in Indonesia, extending far beyond its small city proper area of 32.5 km². Nevertheless, the urban area, known as Yogyakarta metropolitan area, is managed through Sekretariat Bersama Kartamantul with patronage of the provincial government.
10	Batam	243	1,403,000	As an island-city, Batam has not developed a metropolitan area with its surrounding regions, hence its urban population is entirely within its administrative area. A free-trade zone, known as Batam metropolitan area, is established around Batam.
11	Denpasar	176	1,326,000	Denpasar is the second largest urban area outside of Java and Sumatra, after Makassar. The urban area is known as Sarbagita.
12	Cirebon	106	1,146,000	Although it has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level, Cirebon's urban population extends beyond its administrative area of 37.4 km². The urban area is planned by provincial government as Rebana.
13	Surakarta	207	1,097,000	Although it has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level, Surakarta's urban population extends far beyond its administrative area of 46 km². The urban area is known as Greater Solo.
14	Pekanbaru	238	1,085,000	Pekanbaru has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level, and its urban population is pretty much concentrated in its city proper. The urban area is known as Pekanbaru metropolitan area which is managed through the provincial government.
15	Samarinda	101	1,033,000	Samarinda has no metropolitan area recognised at the national level, and its urban population is pretty much concentrated in its city proper. The urban area is known as Samarinda metropolitan area which is managed through the provincial government.