East Java has the highest number of regencies/cities in Indonesia. This is in line with data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), which shows that the region administratively has 38 regencies/cities in 2024.
The details are 29 regencies and 9 administrative cities. This number is the highest compared to others.
The provinces with the next highest number of regencies/cities are Central Java with 35, North Sumatra with 33, West Java with 27, and South Sulawesi with 24.
The following is a complete list of the number of regencies/cities in 38 provinces in 2024:
1. East Java: 38 regencies/cities
2. Central Java: 35 regencies/cities
3. North Sumatra: 33 regencies/cities
4. West Java: 27 regencies/cities
5. South Sulawesi: 24 regencies/cities
6. Aceh: 23 regencies/cities
7. East Nusa Tenggara: 22 regencies/cities
8. West Sumatra: 19 regencies/cities
9. South Sumatra: 17 regencies/cities
10. Southeast Sulawesi: 17 regencies/cities
11. Lampung: 15 regencies/cities
12. North Sulawesi: 15 regencies/cities
13. West Kalimantan: 14 regencies/cities
14. Central Kalimantan: 14 regencies/cities
15. South Kalimantan: 13 regencies/cities
16. Central Sulawesi: 13 regencies/cities
17. Riau: 12 regencies/cities
18. Jambi: 11 regencies/cities
19. Maluku: 11 regencies/cities
20. Bengkulu: 10 regencies/cities
21. West Nusa Tenggara: 10 regencies/cities
22. East Kalimantan: 10 regencies/cities
23. North Maluku: 10 regencies/cities
24. Bali: 9 regencies/cities
25. Papua: 9 regencies/cities
26. Banten: 8 regencies/cities
27. Bangka Belitung Islands: 7 regencies/cities
28. Riau Islands: 7 regencies/cities
29. Jakarta: 6 regencies/cities
30. Gorontalo: 6 regencies/cities
31. Southwest Papua: 6 regencies/cities
32. Yogyakarta: 5 regencies/cities
33. North Kalimantan: 5 regencies/cities
34. West Sulawesi: 6 regencies/cities
35. West Papua: 7 regencies/cities
36. South Papua: 4 regencies/cities
37. Central Papua: 8 regencies/cities
38. Highland Papua: 8 regencies/cities
The number of regencies/cities is in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 100.1.1-6117 of 2022 dated November 9, 2022 and Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 29 of 2022 concerning the Formation of West Papua Province.