Sumatra - Largest Cities

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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