After the Division of Papua, Central Kalimantan Becomes the Largest Province

Formerly, Papua Province was the largest province in Indonesia. However, after its division into Papua, Central Papua, South Papua, and Highland Papua in 2022, that title transferred to Central Kalimantan.

Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Central Kalimantan Province has an area of 153,440 square kilometers (km) in 2024.

This figure is equivalent to 8.11% of Indonesia's total land area of 1.89 million km².

The next largest provinces are West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Papua, Riau, and South Sumatra.

Following these are Papua Province, North Sumatra, North Kalimantan, and Central Sulawesi.

Below is a complete list of the areas of Indonesia's 38 provinces in 2024:

1. Central Kalimantan: 153,443.91 km²
2. West Kalimantan: 147,037.04 km²
3. East Kalimantan: 126,981.28 km²
4. South Papua: 117,849.16 km²
5. Riau: 89,935.90 km²
6. South Sumatra: 86,771.68 km²
7. Papua: 82,680.96 km²
8. North Sumatra: 72,460.74 km²
9. North Kalimantan: 70,101.18 km²
10. Central Sulawesi: 61,605.72 km²
11. Central Papua: 61,072.91 km²
12. West Papua: 60,275.31 km²
13. Aceh: 56,834.75 km²
14. Highland Papua: 51,213.33 km²
15. Jambi: 49,026.58 km²
16. East Java: 48,036.84 km²
17. East Nusa Tenggara: 46,446.64 km²
18. Maluku: 46,158.27 km²
19. South Sulawesi: 45,330.55 km²
20. West Sumatra: 42,119.54 km²
21. Southwest Papua: 39,122.95 km²
22. South Kalimantan: 37,135.05 km²
23. West Java: 37,044.86 km²
24. Southeast Sulawesi: 36,159.71 km²
25. Central Java: 34,337.49 km²
26. Lampung: 33,570.26 km²
27. North Maluku: 32,998.70 km²
28. Bengkulu: 20,128.34 km²
29. West Nusa Tenggara: 19,675.89 km²
30. Bangka Belitung Islands: 16,690.13 km²
31. West Sulawesi: 16,594.75 km²
32. North Sulawesi: 14,500.27 km²
33. Gorontalo: 12,025.15 km²
34. Banten: 9,352.77 km²
35. Riau Islands: 8,269.71 km²
36. Bali: 5,590.15 km²
37. Yogyakarta Special Region: 3,170.64 km²
38. Jakarta Special Capital Region: 660.98 km²

The provincial areas are in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 100.1.1-6117 of 2022 and Law Number 29 of 2022 concerning the Formation of Southwest Papua Province.