East Java had the highest number of districts in 2024. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), this province, whose capital is Surabaya, administratively comprises 666 districts.
This number is equivalent to 9.15% of all districts in Indonesia, totaling 7,281 districts in 2024.
The provinces with the next highest number of districts are West Java, Central Java, North Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara, and South Sulawesi.
Following in the top 10 are Aceh, Highland Papua, South Sumatra, and Lampung.
Below is a complete list of the number of districts in the 38 provinces in 2024, ordered from highest to lowest:
1. East Java: 666 districts
2. West Java: 627 districts
3. Central Java: 576 districts
4. North Sumatra: 455 districts
5. East Nusa Tenggara: 315 districts
6. South Sulawesi: 311 districts
7. Aceh: 290 districts
8. Highland Papua: 252 districts
9. South Sumatra: 241 districts
10. Lampung: 229 districts
11. Southeast Sulawesi: 221 districts
12. West Sumatra: 179 districts
13. Central Sulawesi: 178 districts
14. West Kalimantan: 174 districts
15. Riau: 172 districts
16. North Sulawesi: 171 districts
17. South Kalimantan: 156 districts
18. Banten: 155 districts
19. Jambi: 144 districts
20. Central Kalimantan: 136 districts
21. Southwest Papua: 132 districts
22. Central Papua: 131 districts
23. Bengkulu: 129 districts
24. Maluku: 119 districts
25. North Maluku: 118 districts
26. West Nusa Tenggara: 117 districts
27. Papua: 107 districts
28. East Kalimantan: 105 districts
29. West Papua: 86 districts
30. South Papua: 82 districts
31. Riau Islands: 80 districts
32. Yogyakarta Special Region: 78 districts
33. Gorontalo: 77 districts
34. West Sulawesi: 69 districts
35. Bali: 57 districts
36. North Kalimantan: 55 districts
37. Bangka Belitung Islands: 47 districts
38. Jakarta Special Capital Region: 44 districts
The number of districts per province is in accordance with the Head of BPS Decree Number 646 of 2024 concerning the Code and Name of Statistical Work Areas in 2024, dated September 24, 2024.