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Banjarmasin

South Kalimantan · Indonesia
City population
657,663
#26
in Indonesia
#1
in South Kalimantan
#843
worldwide
JakartaBanjarmasin
-3.320, 114.591 · 917 km from Jakarta
City population
657,663
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Indonesia
#26
of 446 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#843
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Indonesia
0.2%
of the national population

About Banjarmasin

Situated 917 km from Jakarta, Banjarmasin is the largest city in South Kalimantan with a population of 657,663. Two significant urban centres lie within 32 km: Banjarbaru with 293,332 residents and Martapura with 131,449. The city accounts for 0.2% of Indonesia's national population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Indonesia
#26of 446
LargestSmallest
Position in South Kalimantan
#1of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Indonesia
Region
South Kalimantan
Rank in region
#1of 6
Distance to capital
917 km
to Jakarta
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Coordinates
-3.320, 114.591
Record updated
2025-04-20
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 Indonesia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

30KMBanjarbaru293K people32KMMartapura131K people41KMKualakapuas36K people120KMBarabai56K people124KMAmuntai56K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Banjarmasin658K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Banjarmasin compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Banjarmasin658K

Banjarmasin Population FAQ

What is the population of Banjarmasin?

Banjarmasin has a city population of 657,663. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Banjarmasin?

Banjarmasin is in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, 917 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -3.320, 114.591.

How big is Banjarmasin compared with other cities in Indonesia?

It is the 26th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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