The 20 largest provinces of Indonesia
The top 3 according to 38 votes from people: Central Kalimantan · Riau · South Papua. (Updated Aug 19, 2026.)
Central Kalimantan is Indonesia's largest province, with a land area of more than 153,000 km², followed by West and East Kalimantan. Since Papua was split up in 2022, Indonesia has 38 provinces. These are the 20 with the largest land area, with their capitals.
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Top 20
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Central Kalimantan
No. 1, land area 153,430.36 km². Capital: Palangka Raya. Indonesia's largest province.
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Riau
No. 5, land area 89,900.78 km². Capital: Pekanbaru.
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South Papua
No. 4, land area 117,858.97 km². Capital: Merauke.
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North Sumatra
No. 8, land area 72,437.76 km². Capital: Medan.
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East Kalimantan
No. 3, land area 126,951.76 km². Capital: Samarinda.
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West Kalimantan
No. 2, land area 147,018.06 km². Capital: Pontianak.
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Central Papua
No. 11, land area 61,079.59 km². Capital: Nabire.
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West Papua
No. 12, land area 60,308.59 km². Capital: Manokwari.
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Jambi
No. 15, land area 49,023.04 km². Capital: Jambi.
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South Sumatra
No. 6, land area 86,771.92 km². Capital: Palembang.
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Papua
No. 7, land area 81,383.32 km². Capital: Jayapura.
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12
Central Sulawesi
No. 10, land area 61,496.98 km². Capital: Palu.
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Aceh
No. 13, land area 56,835.02 km². Capital: Banda Aceh.
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Highland Papua
No. 14, land area 52,508.66 km². Capital: Jayawijaya (Wamena).
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East Java
No. 16, land area 48,055.88 km². Capital: Surabaya.
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East Nusa Tenggara
No. 17, land area 46,378.11 km². Capital: Kupang.
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West Sumatra
No. 20, land area 42,107.67 km². Capital: Padang.
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North Kalimantan
No. 9, land area 69,900.89 km². Capital: Tanjung Selor.
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Maluku
No. 18, land area 46,133.83 km². Capital: Ambon.
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South Sulawesi
No. 19, land area 45,323.98 km². Capital: Makassar.
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wah kalteng ternyata paling luas, kirain papua yg paling gede