Indonesia Urban Geography
Five Largest Cities
- Jakarta
- Surabaya
- Duo
- Bekasi
- Field
Population of the largest city: 9,607,787
Population (rank size rule estimates)
- Jakarta (9,607,787)
- Surabaya (4,803,893)
- Duo (3,202,595)
- Bekasi (2,401,946)
- Field (1,921,557)
Population (actual populations)
- Jakarta (9,607,787)
- Surabaya (2,765,487)
- Duo (2,394,873)
- Bekasi (2,334,871)
- Field (2,097,610)
Based on the information estimated using the rank size rule, it can be concluded that the rank size rule cannot be applied very validly to Indonesia. Although the rank size rule estimates for Bekasi (2,401,946) and Field (1,921,557) are relatively accurate to their actual populations, only off by around 100,000 people, the rank size rule estimates for Surabaya and Duo are extremely inaccurate. For example, the actual population for Surabaya is 2,765,487 while the rank size rule population estimate is 4,803,893. As this example displays, the rank size does not accurately estimate the population of many of Indonesia's largest cities. Therefore, the rank size rule cannot be validly applied to estimate the population of Indonesia's five largest cities because the estimates for Surabaya and Duo are far from the real populations of these cities.
Population: 251,452,000
Population Density: 132 per sq km
% Urban Population: 50%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: N/A
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.69% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 73%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 93%
Population Density: 132 per sq km
% Urban Population: 50%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: N/A
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.69% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 73%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 93%