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As of the 2020 census, there are a total of fourteen cities in Indonesia exceeding a population of one million people, and about 32.6 million people live in these fourteen cities (or 12.07% of Indonesia's population of 270.2 million people as of the 2020 census). Most of the provinces' largest cities in Indonesia are also their capital cities.
The Statistics Indonesia in 2018 has released the official projection of Indonesia's population 2015–2045, [3] which are based on previous census in 2010 and the 2015 Indonesian population survey between censuses (SUPAS). The projection was calculated using component method and also take into consideration births, deaths, and net migration.
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation; based on civil registration data in 2023 from Ministry of Home Affairs, 87.06% of Indonesians are Muslims, 10.47% Christians (7.41% Protestants, 3.06% Roman Catholic), 1.68% Hindu, 0.71% Buddhists, 0.03% Confucians and 0.05% other faiths.
Article 18 paragraph 1 of the 1945 Constitution states that "the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is divided into provincial regions and those provincial regions are divided into regencies and city, whereby every one of those provinces, regencies, and municipalities has its regional government, which shall be regulated by laws."
Pekanbaru is the third most populous city on Sumatra Island after Medan and Palembang, with a population of 983,356 according to the official Census for 2020; [6] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,123,348. [1]
Lima Puluh Kota Regency (meaning fifty towns in the Minangkabau language) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra province, Indonesia.It has an area of 3,273.40 km 2 and had a population of 348,249 at the 2010 census [2] and 383,525 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 396.437 - comprising 198,680 males and 197,747 females. [1]
Samarinda was one of Indonesia's top ten Most Liveable Cities in 2022, [13] [14] ranks first on East Kalimantan Human Development Index [15] and it is the most populous city on the entire Borneo island, with a population of 727,500 at the 2010 Census [16] and 827,994 at the 2020 Census; [17] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 861,878. [8]
West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat [7]) is a province of Indonesia.It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau to the northeast, Jambi to the southeast, and Bengkulu to the south.