The Provinces in Indonesia

Information about the provinces of Indonesia.

Java Provinces

PROVINCE: Jakarta Special Capital Region (JK)
CAPITAL: Jakarta
POPULATION: 8,389,443
AREA: 750
ISLAND: Java

PROVINCE: Yogyakarta Special Region (YO)
CAPITAL: Yogyakarta
POPULATION: 3,121,000
AREA: 3,186
ISLAND: Java
NOTE: Special Region (Sultanate)

PROVINCE: West Java (JB)
CAPITAL: Bandung
POPULATION: 35,724,000
AREA: 34,817
ISLAND: Java

PROVINCE: Central Java (JT)
CAPITAL: Semarang
POPULATION: 31,820,000
AREA: 32,548
ISLAND: Java

PROVINCE: Banten (BT)
CAPITAL: Serang
POPULATION: 9,083,114
AREA: 9,161
ISLAND: Java

Sumatra Provinces

PROVINCE: Bangka-Belitung (BB)
CAPITAL: Pangkal Pinang
POPULATION: 1,300,000
AREA: 18,725
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: Bengkulu (BE)
CAPITAL: Bengkulu
POPULATION: 1,564,000
AREA: 21,168
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: Aceh (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (AC)
CAPITAL: Banda Aceh
POPULATION: 3,930,000
AREA: 57,366
ISLAND: Sumatra
NOTE: Special Region

PROVINCE: Jambi (JA)
CAPITAL: Jambi
POPULATION: 2,742,196
AREA: 53,436
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: Lampung (LA)
CAPITAL: Bandar Lampung
POPULATION: 6,731,000
AREA: 35,376
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: North Sumatra (SU)
CAPITAL: Medan
POPULATION: 11,642,000
AREA: 71,680
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: Riau (RI)
CAPITAL: Pekanbaru
POPULATION: 4,948,000
AREA: 82,232
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: Riau Islands (KR)
CAPITAL: Tanjung Pinang
POPULATION: 1,198,526
AREA: 21,992
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: South Sumatra (SS)
CAPITAL: Palembang
POPULATION: 6,900,000
AREA: 53,436
ISLAND: Sumatra

PROVINCE: West Sumatra (SB)
CAPITAL: Padang
POPULATION: 4,241,000
AREA: 42,297
ISLAND: Sumatra

Sulawesi Provinces

PROVINCE: Central Sulawesi (ST)
CAPITAL: Palu
POPULATION: 1,820,000
AREA: 68,089
ISLAND: Sulawesi

PROVINCE: Gorontalo (GO)
CAPITAL: Gorontalo
POPULATION: 830,200
AREA: 12,215
ISLAND: Sulawesi

PROVINCE: North Sulawesi (SA)
CAPITAL: Manado
POPULATION: 2,154,23
AREA: 415,364
ISLAND: Sulawesi

PROVINCE: South East Sulawesi (SG)
CAPITAL: Kendari
POPULATION: 1,771,951
AREA: 38,140
ISLAND: Sulawesi

PROVINCE: South Sulawesi (SN)
CAPITAL: Makassar
POPULATION: 7,497,701
AREA: 72,781
ISLAND: Sulawesi

PROVINCE: West Sulawesi (SR)
CAPITAL: Mamuju
POPULATION: 938,254
AREA: 16,796
ISLAND: Sulawesi

Nusa Nevggara Provinces

PROVINCE: Bali (BA)
CAPITAL: Denpasar
POPULATION: 3,150,000
AREA: 5,633
ISLAND GROUP: Nusa Tenggara

PROVINCE: East Nusa Tenggara (NT)
CAPITAL: Kupang
POPULATION: 4,260,294
AREA: 47,876
ISLAND GROUP: Nusa Tenggara

PROVINCE: West Nusa Tenggara (NB)
CAPITAL: Mataram
POPULATION: 4,015,102
AREA: 19,709
ISLAND GROUP: Nusa Tenggara

Kalimantan Provinces

PROVINCE: Central Kalimantan / Central Borneo (KT)
CAPITAL: Palangkaraya
POPULATION: 1,912,747
AREA: 153,564
ISLAND: Borneo

PROVINCE: East Kalimantan / East Borneo (KI)
CAPITAL: Samarinda
POPULATION: 2,750,369
AREA: 245,238
ISLAND: Borneo

PROVINCE: South Kalimantan / South Borneo (KS)
CAPITAL: Banjarmasin
POPULATION: 3,054,129
AREA: 36,985
ISLAND: Borneo

PROVINCE: West Kalimantan / West Borneo (KB)
CAPITAL: Pontianak
POPULATION: 4,073,304
AREA: 146,807
ISLAND: Borneo

Maluku Islands Provinces

PROVINCE: Maluku / Moluccas (MA)
CAPITAL: Ambon
POPULATION: 1,266,000
AREA: 46,975
ISLAND GROUP: Maluku Islands

PROVINCE: North Maluku / North Moluccas (MU)
CAPITAL: Ternate
POPULATION: 890,000
AREA: 30,895
ISLAND GROUP: Maluku Islands

New Guinea Provinces

PROVINCE: Papua (PA)
CAPITAL: Jayapura
POPULATION: 1,994,531
AREA: 421,981Special regionWestern New Guinea
ISLAND: New Guinea
NOTE: Special Region

PROVINCE: West Papua (IJ)
CAPITAL: Manokwari
POPULATION: 800,000
AREA: 115,364
ISLAND: New Guinea
NOTE: Special Region (creation was controversial)

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