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Tangerang

Banten · Indonesia
City population
1,927,815
#7
in Indonesia
#1
in Banten
#216
worldwide
JakartaTangerang
-6.178, 106.630 · 24 km from Jakarta
City population
1,927,815
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Indonesia
#7
of 446 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#216
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Indonesia
0.7%
of the national population

About Tangerang

Holding 0.7% of Indonesia's population, Tangerine demonstrates that even the seventh-largest city by population does not account for a substantial share of a nation of over 270 million people. Located 24 km from Jakarta, the city is part of a cluster of large settlements: Pasarkemis (263,289), Ciputat (207,858), and Curug (191,406) all lie within 13 km. Tangerang ranks first among eight cities in Banten province, with 1,927,815 residents.

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
#7of 446
LargestSmallest
Position in Banten
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Indonesia
Region
Banten
Rank in region
#1of 8
Distance to capital
24 km
to Jakarta
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
-6.178, 106.630
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.

9KMTeluknaga175K people9KMSepatan118K people10KMCiputat208K people11KMPasarkemis263K people13KMCurug191K 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. Tangerang1.93M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Tangerang 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
Tangerang1.93M

Tangerang Population FAQ

What is the population of Tangerang?

Tangerang has a city population of 1,927,815. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Tangerang?

Tangerang is in Banten, Indonesia, 24 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -6.178, 106.630.

How big is Tangerang compared with other cities in Indonesia?

It is the 7th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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