Largest Cities
The largest urban areas in Sumatra by population, based on 2010 census, are:
| Rank | City | province | Population | City Birthday | Km 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medan | North Sumatra | 2,097,610 | 1 July 1590 | 265,10 |
| 2 | Palembang | South Sumatra | 1,455,284 | 17 June 683 | 374,03 |
| 3 | Pekanbaru | Riau | 903,902 | 23 June 1784 | 63.226 |
| 4 | Bandar Lampung | Lampung | 881,801 | 19.296 | |
| 5 | Padang | West Sumatra | 833,562 | 7 August | 694,96 |
| 6 | Jambi | Jambi | 531,857 | 17 May 1946 | 103,54 |
| 7 | Bengkulu | Bengkulu | 308,544 | 144,62 | |
| 8 | Binjai | North Sumatra | 246,154 | 90,33 | |
| 9 | Pematang Siantar | North Sumatra | 234,698 | 24 April 1871 | 60,52 |
| 10 | Dumai | Riau | 229,881 | 20 April 1999 | 172.738 |
| 11 | Banda Aceh | Aceh | 223,446 | 22 April 1205 | 61,36 |
| 12 | Lubuklinggau | South Sumatera | 201.308 | 17 August 2001 | 419,80 |
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