What is the population of Balikpapan?
Balikpapan has a city population of 695,287. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Indonesia · Asia
Balikpapan
City population
695,287
#22
in Indonesia
#2
in East Kalimantan
#790
worldwide
-1.268, 116.829 · 1,237 km from Jakarta
About Balikpapan
At 0.2% of Indonesia's national population, Balikpapan ranks 22nd among the country's listed cities. The city holds 695,287 residents and sits 1,237 km from Jakarta. Samarinda, the largest nearby city at 865,306 residents, lies 93 km away, while Nusantara and Loa Janan are positioned 35 km and 82 km distant respectively.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
67 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Coordinates
-1.268, 116.829
Record updated
2023-02-08
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 446 in IndonesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Balikpapan | 695K |
Balikpapan Population FAQ
Where is Balikpapan?
Balikpapan is in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, 1,237 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -1.268, 116.829.
How big is Balikpapan compared with other cities in Indonesia?
It is the 22nd largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.2% of the national population.