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City profile · Indonesia · Asia

Pekanbaru

Riau · Indonesia
City population
1,167,599
#14
in Indonesia
#2
in Riau
#460
worldwide
JakartaPekanbaru
0.517, 101.442 · 959 km from Jakarta
City population
1,167,599
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Indonesia
#14
of 446 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#460
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Indonesia
0.4%
of the national population

About Pekanbaru

Surrounded by cities within 150 km, Pekanbaru has Balai Pungut at 63 km and Dumai at 128 km as its closest neighbours. The city proper holds 1,167,599 residents, making it the 14th largest in Indonesia and accounting for 0.4% of the national population. Located 959 km from Jakarta, it lies in Riau province where it ranks second among four listed cities.

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
#14of 446
LargestSmallest
Position in Riau
#2of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Indonesia
Region
Riau
Rank in region
#2of 4
Distance to capital
959 km
to Jakarta
Elevation
19 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
0.517, 101.442
Record updated
2026-06-10
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.

63KMBalai Pungut56K people121KMPayakumbuh140K people128KMDumai349K people145KMSijunjung28K people150KMBukittinggi121K 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. Pekanbaru1.17M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Pekanbaru 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
Pekanbaru1.17M

Pekanbaru Population FAQ

What is the population of Pekanbaru?

Pekanbaru has a city population of 1,167,599. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Pekanbaru?

Pekanbaru is in Riau, Indonesia, 959 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are 0.517, 101.442.

How big is Pekanbaru compared with other cities in Indonesia?

It is the 14th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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