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Baubau
Southeast Sulawesi · Indonesia
City population
161,280
#106
in Indonesia
#2
in Southeast Sulawesi
#3,528
worldwide
-5.463, 122.602 · 1,745 km from Jakarta
About Baubau
Baubau is a city in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia with a population of 161,280. It is the 106th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 3,528th largest worldwide. It lies 1,745 km from Jakarta.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Southeast Sulawesi
Rank in region
#2of 4
Coordinates
-5.463, 122.602
Record updated
13 June 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.