2004/09/02 by Ivan Mulianta, Mulianta, Ivan, Hokky Situngkir +3
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #FOS: Physical sciences #Global Urban Networks and Dynamics #Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS) #Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis #World Systems and Global Transformations #nlin.PS
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.nlin/0409006
9 pages, 5 figures
arxiv created 2004/09/02 · openalex publication_date 2004/09/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The paper analyzes the spreading of population in Indonesia. The spreading of population in Indonesia is clustered in two regional terms, i.e.: kabupaten and kotamadya. It is interestingly found that the rank in all kabupaten respect to the population does not have fat tail properties, while in the other hand; there exists power-law signature in kotamadya. We analyzed that this fact could be caused by the equal or similar infrastructural development in all regions; nevertheless, we also note that the first 20 kabupatens are dominated in Java and Sumatera. Furthermore, the fat tail character in the rank of kotamadya could be caused by the big gap between big cities one another, e.g.: Jakarta, Surabaya, and others. The paper ends with some suggestions of more attention to infrastructural development in eastern regional cities.