The 38 Provinces of Indonesia
Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces grouped across the country’s major island regions. Four new provinces were created in 2022 by splitting Papua.
✦ marks provinces with a detailed reference page. The others have a stub fallback while we expand coverage.
Sumatra
Aceh
✦Banda Aceh · Sumatra
5.4M people
North Sumatra
✦Medan · Sumatra
15.1M people
West Sumatra
✦Padang · Sumatra
5.6M people
Riau
✦Pekanbaru · Sumatra
6.5M people
Riau Islands
✦Tanjung Pinang · Sumatra
2.1M people
Jambi
✦Jambi · Sumatra
3.6M people
South Sumatra
✦Palembang · Sumatra
8.6M people
Bengkulu
✦Bengkulu · Sumatra
2.0M people
Lampung
✦Bandar Lampung · Sumatra
9.0M people
Bangka Belitung Islands
✦Pangkal Pinang · Sumatra
1.5M people