5 Smallest Cities In Indonesia, The Smallest Is Only 10 KM Persegi!

YOGYAKARTA - Luckily we, who live in Indonesia, have many islands and 98 cities spread into 1,811,5570 km in mainland square. With so many cities in our country, each has a unique side of the centri. Then which is the smallest city in Indonesia?

One of these characteristics can be observed from the area of the zone. The smallest city in Indonesia alone has an area of only 10.77 km. Want to know which cities are included in the smallest cities in Indonesia? Let's find out the answer in the article below!

Sibolga City

The city of Sibolga in North Sumatra is the smallest city in Indonesia. According to data from BPS Sibolga City, this place only has an area of 10.77 square km or 107,700 hectares consisting of 88,900 hectares on land on the island of Sumatra and 18,800 hectares of land in the form of islands.

This city only has four sub-districts, namely South Sibolga, Sibolga Sambas, North Sibolga, and Sibolga Kota. In this city the smallest sub-district is Sibolga Sambas, which covers only 1.57 square km.

It is estimated that the population of the smallest city in Indonesia is inhabited by around 87,317 people in 2018. With that much population, the population density in Sibolga City covers 8,107 people/square km.

In fact, specifically in Sibolga Sambas District, the density of residents penetrated 13,114 people/km square. This number is not a small number because it is almost commensurate with the density of residents in a big city in Indonesia such as the cities of Jogja, South Jakarta, and East Jakarta.

Magelang City

The smallest city in Central Java and Indonesia only has an area of 18.54 square km. The city's area is only about 0.06 percent of the area of Central Java Province.

Meskipun seperti itu Kota Magelang adalah ibu kota mantan Kariesidentan Kedu yang meliputi Kabupaten Kebumen, Purworejo, Wonosobo, Magelang, Temanggung dan Kota Magelang.

Since January 2007, the Magelang City administrative area has been divided into three sub-districts, namely South Magelang District, Central Magelang District, and North Magelang District.

In 2018 the population of Magelang City was 121,872 people consisting of 60,005 men and 61,867 women. With an area of 18.54 square km, Magelang City has a density of 6,575, meaning that each 1 square km is inhabited by 6,575 people.

Mojokerto City

Mojokerto City in East Java is in third place as the smallest city in Indonesia. Mojokerto City, which is famously known as the onde-onde city, has an area of 20.21 square km.

This city has 3 sub-districts, namely Magersari which is the largest, namely 8.08 km2 (40 %), Kulon Soldiers with an area of 7.41 km2 (38 %), and Kranggan with an area of 4.72 km2 (22 %).

In 2018, the city was inhabited by around 143,377 people. As one of the smallest cities in Indonesia, 84% of the land in this city is in the form of buildings and courtyards of the house.

In Mojokerto, the square located in the city center is a recreation area as a means of relaxing for families at the end of the week. Starting from morning to evening, this area is not empty of various activities.

Padang Panjang City

In West Sumatra, Padang Panjang City is known as the smallest city in Indonesia because it only has an area of 23 square km. This city is inhabited by 52,994 people in 2018.

The city of Padang Panjang is the city with the smallest area in West Sumatra with an area of 2,300 hectares or only 0.05 percent of the area of West Sumatra.

In addition to being popular with the nickname Serambi City of Mecca, this city is also known as a city with high rainfall. Throughout 2018, the number of rainfall was recorded at 3,961.9 mm with a total of 253 days of rain.

This city only has two sub-districts with 16 urban villages, namely 8 sub-districts in Padang Panjang Barat District and 8 sub-districts in Padang Panjang Timur District.

The teaching Quality in Padang Panjang City in 2018 was relatively good. In the smallest city in Indonesia, the average length of schooling in West Sumatra is 11.44 years or balanced with the 2-3 SMA/equivalent class.

One of the mainstay tourist destinations in this city is Minang Fantasi or Mifan. Throughout 2018, more than 160,000 visited this holiday area.

Bukit Tinggi City

Still in West Sumatra, it is included in the smallest city in Indonesia because it only has an area of 25.239 square km. There are only 3 sub-districts in this city, namely Guguk Panjang, Mandiangin Koto Selayan, and Aur Birugo Tigo Baleh.

Mandiangin Koto Selayan is the largest sub-district because it covers 48% of the smallest city area in Indonesia. With a large city area, the number of civil servants in this city is also relatively few, namely 2,649 people.

In 2018, the City of Bukittinggi was inhabited by around 128,000 people so that the average population density was 5,103 people/km square. If you pay attention to the composition of the population's age, the average 100 productive-age population in the smallest city in Indonesia will bear around 45-55 elderly residents.

The number of people who are female is far more than men with a ratio of 94.25%. BPS Bukittinggi City noted that the most common disease in this city is an obstetric with 3,892 incidents or 10.59%, then a heart with 1,958 cases or about 5% and finally around 2% diarrhea.

The crime in Bukitttingi City is arguably quite low. During 2018, there were 812 criminal acts. Most of them, namely theft with weighting, constituted 200 cases and motorcycle theft with 171 cases.

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