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Indonesia map with name of islands larger than 1000 km2

This list of Indonesian islands by area includes all Indonesian islands over 500 km2 in descending order by area.

Island's name Area
(km2)
Area
(sq mi)
Population Province(s), Country or countries
New Guinea 785,753 [1] 303,381 11,818,000   Indonesia ( Western New Guinea) and   Papua New Guinea
Borneo 748,168 288,869 21,258,000   Brunei,   Malaysia and   Indonesia ( Central, East, North, South and West Kalimantan)
Sumatra 473,481 184,954 47,010,000   Indonesia ( Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau and North, South and West Sumatra)
Sulawesi 180,681 69,761 17,371,783   Indonesia ( Gorontalo and Central, North, South, South East Sulawesi and West Sulawesi)
Java 138,794 53,589 139,448,718   Indonesia ( Banten, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Central, East and West Java)
Timor 28,418 10,972 2,786,000   Indonesia ( East Nusa Tenggara) and   Timor-Leste
Halmahera 18,040 6,865 449,938   Indonesia ( North Maluku)
Seram 17,454 6,621 434,113   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Sumbawa 14,386 5,554 1,330,000   Indonesia ( West Nusa Tenggara)
Flores 14,154 5,464 1,831,000   Indonesia ( East Nusa Tenggara)
Yos Sudarso 11,742 4,534 13,322   Indonesia ( Papua)
Bangka 11,413 4,407 960,692   Indonesia ( Bangka-Belitung Islands)
Sumba 10,711 4,135 686,113   Indonesia ( East Nusa Tenggara)
Buru 8,473 3,271 162,116   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Bali 5,416 2,091 4,220,000   Indonesia ( Bali)
Nias 5,121 1,976 756,338   Indonesia ( North Sumatra)
Lombok 4,625 1,786 3,160,000   Indonesia ( West Nusa Tenggara)
Belitung 4,478 1,729 262,357   Indonesia ( Bangka-Belitung Islands)
Madura 4,429 1,710 3,622,000   Indonesia ( East Java)
Buton 4,408 1,699 447,408   Indonesia ( South East Sulawesi)
Siberut 3,828 1,478 35,091   Indonesia ( West Sumatra)
Wetar 3,600 1,390 7,937   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Waigeo 3,154 1,218   Indonesia ( Southwest Papua)
Yamdena 3,100 1,200   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Taliabu 2,913 1,120   Indonesia ( North Maluku)
Muna 2,889 1,115 268,140   Indonesia ( South East Sulawesi)
Obi 2,542 981   Indonesia ( North Maluku)
Peleng 2,345 905 109,319   Indonesia ( Central Sulawesi)
Yapen 2,278 880   Indonesia ( Papua)
Morotai 2,266 875   Indonesia ( North Maluku)
Trangan 2,149 830   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Alor 2,120 819 145,299   Indonesia ( East Nusa Tenggara)
Laut 2,062 794   Indonesia ( South Kalimantan)
Misool 2,034 785   Indonesia ( Southwest Papua)
Biak 1,904 735 112,873   Indonesia ( Papua)
Bacan 1,900 734   Indonesia ( North Maluku)
Bintan 1,866 720 329,659   Indonesia ( Riau Islands)
Simeulue 1,754 677   Indonesia ( Aceh)
Kobroor 1,723 665   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Natuna Besar 1,720 664   Indonesia ( Riau Islands)
Salawati 1,623 627   Indonesia ( Southwest Papua)
Wokam 1,604 619   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Rantau 1,597 617   Indonesia ( Riau)
Rupat 1,490 575   Indonesia ( Riau)
Mangole 1,228 474   Indonesia ( North Maluku)
Rote 1,226 473   Indonesia ( East Nusa Tenggara)
Lembata 1,270 490   Indonesia ( East Nusa Tenggara)
Padang 1,109 428   Indonesia ( Riau)
Bengkalis 929 360 108,700   Indonesia ( Riau)
Rangsang 908 350   Indonesia ( Riau)
Pagai Selatan 900 347   Indonesia ( West Sumatra)
Lingga 889 343   Indonesia ( Riau Islands)
Kabaena 873 337   Indonesia ( South East Sulawesi)
Karakelong 846 327   Indonesia ( North Sulawesi)
Ambon 806 311 441,000   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Singkep 757 292   Indonesia ( Riau Islands)
Pantar 720 278   Indonesia ( Riau)
Wowoni 715 276   Indonesia ( Riau)
Komoran 695 268   Indonesia ( Papua)
Selayar 666 261   Indonesia ( South Sulawesi)
Supiori 659 254   Indonesia ( Papua)
Samosir 630 243   Indonesia ( North Sumatra)
Pagai Utara 622 240   Indonesia ( West Sumatra)
Sipura 601 230   Indonesia ( West Sumatra)
Sanana 558 215   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Sangir 552 213   Indonesia ( North Sulawesi)
Kai Besar 550 212   Indonesia ( Maluku)
Adonara 509 197 132,345   Indonesia ( East Nusa Tenggara)

References

  1. ^ Ganeri, Anita (2014). Island Life. Raintree. p. 43. ISBN  9781406249453.

See also