Island Places — Indonesia’s Compact Island Regencies and Cities
Island-style regencies and cities are compact coastal regions — typically under 1,500 km² — that often represent a small island or cluster of islands. Their geography is distinctive: sea routes, reef ecosystems, and a strong maritime culture.
This page collects compact coastal regencies in alphabetical order.
88 regencies and cities in this facet. Browse all 514 places.
- Epic
Anambas Islands
Kepulauan Riau
629 km² · coastal
- Rare
Balikpapan
Kalimantan Timur
512 km² · coastal
- Rare
Banda Aceh
Aceh
58 km² · coastal
- Epic
Banggai Laut
Sulawesi Tengah
685 km² · coastal
- Rare
Bangli
Bali
529 km² · coastal
- Rare
Bantul
Yogyakarta
515 km² · coastal
- Epic
Batam
Kepulauan Riau
1,024 km² · coastal
- Rare
Belu Regency
Nusa Tenggara Timur
1,126 km² · coastal
- Rare
Bima
Nusa Tenggara Barat
209 km² · coastal
- Rare
Binjai
Sumatera Utara
95 km² · coastal
- Epic
Bintan
Kepulauan Riau
1,325 km² · coastal
- Epic
Bitung
Sulawesi Utara
331 km² · coastal
- Rare
Blitar
Jawa Timur
33 km² · coastal
- Epic
Bontang
Kalimantan Timur
160 km² · coastal
- Rare
Bukittinggi
Sumatera Barat
24 km² · coastal
- Epic
Central Lombok
Nusa Tenggara Barat
1,173 km² · coastal
- Rare
Denpasar
Bali
504 km² · coastal
- Epic
East Bolaang Mongondow
Sulawesi Utara
869 km² · coastal
- Rare
Gianyar
Bali
917 km² · coastal
- Rare
Gorontalo
Gorontalo
71 km² · coastal
- Epic
Gresik
Jawa Timur
1,191 km² · coastal
- Rare
Gunungkidul Regency
Yogyakarta
1,487 km² · coastal
- Rare
Jambi
Jambi
171 km² · coastal
- Rare
Jayapura
Papua
828 km² · coastal
- Common
Karangasem
Bali
840 km² · coastal
- Epic
Karimun
Kepulauan Riau
920 km² · coastal
- Rare
Klungkung
Bali
1,145 km² · coastal
- Rare
Kotamobagu
Sulawesi Utara
109 km² · coastal
- Rare
Kupang
Nusa Tenggara Timur
153 km² · coastal
- Epic
Langsa
Aceh
202 km² · coastal
- Epic
Lembata
Nusa Tenggara Timur
1,258 km² · coastal
- Rare
Lhokseumawe
Aceh
147 km² · coastal
- Rare
Malaka
Nusa Tenggara Timur
1,122 km² · coastal
- Rare
Malang
Jawa Timur
111 km² · coastal
- Epic
Manado
Sulawesi Utara
162 km² · coastal
- Rare
Manggarai
Nusa Tenggara Timur
1,344 km² · coastal
- Rare
Mataram
Nusa Tenggara Barat
61 km² · coastal
- Rare
Medan
Sumatera Utara
265 km² · coastal
- Epic
Minahasa
Sulawesi Utara
1,304 km² · coastal
- Epic
Nagekeo
Nusa Tenggara Timur
1,439 km² · coastal
- Rare
Nias
Sumatera Utara
853 km² · coastal
- Epic
North Lombok
Nusa Tenggara Barat
810 km² · coastal
- Epic
North Minahasa
Sulawesi Utara
995 km² · coastal
- Epic
North Minahasa
Sulawesi Utara
756 km² · coastal
- Epic
Pacitan
Jawa Timur
1,424 km² · coastal
- Epic
Padang
Sumatera Barat
698 km² · coastal
- Rare
Padang Panjang
Sumatera Barat
21 km² · coastal
- Rare
Padang Pariaman
Sumatera Barat
1,311 km² · coastal
- Rare
Padangsidimpuan
Sumatera Utara
151 km² · coastal
- Rare
Pakpak Bharat
Sumatera Utara
1,372 km² · coastal
- Rare
Palu
Sulawesi Tengah
384 km² · coastal
- Epic
Pariaman
Sumatera Barat
103 km² · coastal
- Rare
Payakumbuh
Sumatera Barat
76 km² · coastal
- Rare
Pekanbaru
Riau
639 km² · coastal
- Rare
Pematangsiantar
Sumatera Utara
77 km² · coastal
- Epic
Pesawaran Regency
Lampung
1,174 km² · coastal
- Rare
Pidie Jaya
Aceh
943 km² · coastal
- Rare
Ponorogo
Jawa Timur
1,420 km² · coastal
- Rare
Pontianak
Kalimantan Barat
119 km² · coastal
- Epic
Rote Ndao
Nusa Tenggara Timur
1,273 km² · coastal
- Epic
Sabang
Aceh
122 km² · coastal
- Epic
Sabu Raijua
Nusa Tenggara Timur
462 km² · coastal
- Rare
Samarinda
Kalimantan Timur
721 km² · coastal
- Rare
Samosir
Sumatera Utara
1,348 km² · coastal
- Epic
Sangihe Islands
Sulawesi Utara
600 km² · coastal
- Rare
Sawahlunto
Sumatera Barat
240 km² · coastal
- Epic
Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands
Sulawesi Utara
215 km² · coastal
- Epic
Sibolga
Sumatera Utara
11 km² · coastal
- Rare
Singkawang
Kalimantan Barat
552 km² · coastal
- Rare
Solok
Sumatera Barat
59 km² · coastal
- Epic
Sorong
Papua Barat Daya
206 km² · coastal
- Epic
South Minahasa
Sulawesi Utara
1,464 km² · coastal
- Rare
Southwest Sumba
Nusa Tenggara Timur
1,399 km² · coastal
- Rare
Subulussalam
Aceh
1,188 km² · coastal
- Epic
Supiori
Papua
669 km² · coastal
- Common
Tabanan
Bali
839 km² · coastal
- Epic
Talaud Islands
Sulawesi Utara
1,014 km² · coastal
- Rare
Tanah Datar
Sumatera Barat
1,407 km² · coastal
- Rare
Tanjungbalai
Sumatera Utara
61 km² · coastal
- Epic
Tanjungpinang
Kepulauan Riau
145 km² · coastal
- Epic
Tarakan
Kalimantan Utara
252 km² · coastal
- Rare
Tebing Tinggi
Sumatera Utara
40 km² · coastal
- Epic
Ternate
Maluku Utara
163 km² · coastal
- Rare
Tomohon
Sulawesi Utara
170 km² · coastal
- Epic
Trenggalek
Jawa Timur
1,250 km² · coastal
- Epic
Tulungagung
Jawa Timur
1,155 km² · coastal
- Epic
West Lombok
Nusa Tenggara Barat
923 km² · coastal
- Rare
West Sumba
Nusa Tenggara Timur
723 km² · coastal