Singkawang Tops Setara Institute's 2022 List of Indonesia's Most Tolerant Cities

The Setara Institute released a list of the most tolerant cities in Indonesia in its report titled *Indeks Kota Toleran (IKT) 2022* (Tolerant City Index 2022).

Singkawang was named the most tolerant city in Indonesia in 2022. Located in West Kalimantan, it received an IKT score of 6.583 points.

The index was assessed based on four variables: city government regulations, social regulations, government actions, and socio-religious demographics.

Singkawang received a score of 6.67 points for government regulations.

For social regulations and government actions, it achieved scores of 6.5 points each. The socio-religious demographics variable received a score of 6 points.

Besides Singkawang, several other cities achieved high IKT scores in Indonesia in 2022.

Here are the 10 most tolerant cities in Indonesia in 2022 according to the Setara Institute index:

1. Singkawang, West Kalimantan: 6.583 points
2. Salatiga, Central Java: 6.417 points
3. Bekasi, West Java: 6.080 points
4. Surakarta, Central Java: 5.883 points
5. Kediri, East Java: 5.850 points
6. Sukabumi, West Java: 5.810 points
7. Semarang, Central Java: 5.783 points
8. Manado, North Sulawesi: 5.767 points
9. Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara: 5.687 points
10. Magelang, Central Java: 5.670 points

On the other hand, here are the 10 least tolerant cities in Indonesia in 2022:

1. Cilegon, Banten: 3.227 points
2. Depok, West Java: 3.610 points
3. Padang, West Sumatra: 4.060 points
4. Sabang, Aceh: 4.257 points
5. Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara: 4.387 points
6. Banda Aceh, Aceh: 4.393 points
7. Medan, North Sumatra: 4.420 points
8. Pariaman, West Sumatra: 4.450 points
9. Lhokseumawe, Aceh: 4.493 points
10. Prabumulih, South Sumatra: 4.510 points