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Kupang

City population
474,801
#30
in Indonesia
#1
in East Nusa Tenggara
#1,213
worldwide
JakartaKupang
-10.171, 123.607 · 1,896 km from Jakarta
Share of Indonesia
0.2%
Of the national population
Elevation
94 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Jakarta
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
IANA zone identifier

About Kupang

Kupang is a city in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia with a population of 474,801. It is the 30th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 1,213th largest worldwide. It lies 1,896 km from Jakarta.

Position in Indonesia
#30of 446
LargestSmallest
Position in East Nusa Tenggara
#1of 12
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#1of 12
Coordinates
-10.171, 123.607
Record updated
11 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.

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