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Malang

East Java · Indonesia
City population
889,359
#18
in Indonesia
#2
in East Java
#625
worldwide
JakartaMalang
-7.980, 112.630 · 668 km from Jakarta
City population
889,359
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Indonesia
#18
of 446 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#625
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Indonesia
0.3%
of the national population

About Malang

At 668 km from Jakarta, Malang is the second-largest city in East Java with a population of 889,359. The city sits at 452 m elevation and ranks 18th among Indonesia's listed cities. Singosari (182,656 residents) lies 10 km away, while Batu (225,408) and Lawang (112,540) are also within 18 km, making the area a cluster of significant urban centres.

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
#18of 446
LargestSmallest
Position in East Java
#2of 73
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Indonesia
Region
East Java
Rank in region
#2of 73
Distance to capital
668 km
to Jakarta
Elevation
452 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
-7.980, 112.630
Record updated
2026-06-11
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.

10KMSingosari183K people17KMBatu225K people18KMLawang113K people18KMKepanjen52K people22KMGongdanglegi Kulon22K 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. Malang889K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Malang 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
Malang889K

Malang Population FAQ

What is the population of Malang?

Malang has a city population of 889,359. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Malang?

Malang is in East Java, Indonesia, 668 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -7.980, 112.630.

How big is Malang compared with other cities in Indonesia?

It is the 18th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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