Highest Major Cities in Indonesia

Cities in Indonesia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇮🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Tiom21,324 people · Highland Papua

2,116 m

Mulia35,884 people · Central Papua

2,106 m

Banjar209,791 people · West Java

1,874 m

Wamena66,080 people · Highland Papua

1,488 m

Berastagi48,244 people · North Sumatra

1,402 m

Lembang183,130 people · West Java

1,252 m

Kabanjahe73,581 people · North Sumatra

1,196 m

Ruteng41,533 people · East Nusa Tenggara

1,173 m

Leuwiliang15,275 people · West Java

1,143 m

Sidikalang50,671 people · North Sumatra

1,066 m

Baturaden42,394 people · Central Java

980 m

Tarutung39,500 people · North Sumatra

948 m

Bukittinggi121,028 people · West Sumatra

927 m

Tongging16,000 people · North Sumatra

926 m

Paseh126,181 people · West Java

924 m

Paropo16,065 people · North Sumatra

918 m

Pangururan34,209 people · North Sumatra

913 m

Garut131,809 people · West Java

891 m

Batu225,408 people · East Java

881 m

Soe40,190 people · East Nusa Tenggara

852 m

Padangpanjang58,627 people · West Sumatra

824 m

Prigen24,164 people · East Java

823 m

Sungai Penuh102,224 people · Jambi

811 m

Wonosobo92,990 people · Central Java

794 m

Rantepao40,438 people · South Sulawesi

784 m

Cimahi581,994 people · West Java

764 m

Soreang116,780 people · West Java

744 m

Tomohon27,624 people · North Sulawesi

734 m

Wanaraja26,240 people · West Java

724 m

Pagar Alam70,386 people · South Sumatra

720 m

Bandung2,528,163 people · West Java

714 m

Cileunyi111,476 people · West Java

703 m

Padalarang193,114 people · West Java

703 m

Tondano33,317 people · North Sulawesi

693 m

Banjaran164,952 people · West Java

674 m

Margahayukencana83,119 people · West Java

668 m

Pameungpeuk48,294 people · West Java

665 m

Curup46,245 people · Bengkulu

630 m

Sukabumi365,735 people · West Java

613 m

Salatiga198,971 people · Central Java

571 m

Kuningan111,742 people · West Java

537 m

Payakumbuh139,576 people · West Sumatra

517 m

Lawang112,540 people · East Java

509 m

Cicurug88,965 people · West Java

502 m

Singosari182,656 people · East Java

501 m

Ambarawa65,096 people · Central Java

481 m

Rajapolah39,840 people · West Java

467 m

Sumedang Utara100,000 people · West Java

467 m

Sumedang200,000 people · West Java

460 m

Cianjur174,587 people · West Java

456 m

Highlights

Within Indonesia, Tiom ranks first in 2026 with 2,116 m, followed by Mulia (2,106 m) and Banjar (1,874 m).

The top two are virtually level: Tiom and Mulia differ by less than 1%.

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,116 m (Tiom) to 456 m (Cianjur), with a median of 774 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Indonesia, Tiom ranks first in 2026 with 2,116 m, followed by Mulia (2,106 m) and Banjar (1,874 m).

The top two are virtually level: Tiom and Mulia differ by less than 1%.

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,116 m (Tiom) to 456 m (Cianjur), with a median of 774 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.