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Barus
City population
18,346
#441
in Indonesia
#30
in North Sumatra
#27,124
worldwide
2.011, 98.398 · 1,310 km from Jakarta
About Barus
Barus is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia with a population of 18,346. It is the 441st largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 27,124th largest worldwide. It lies 1,310 km from Jakarta.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#30of 32
Coordinates
2.011, 98.398
Record updated
14 March 2026
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.