List of lighthouses in Indonesia


The Indonesian word for a lighthouse is mercusuar or sometimes menara suar.
Below is a list of lighthouses in Indonesia. The list is divided into regions. Tanjung and ujung are words for capes, pulau is an island, selat is a strait, karang is a reef, and teluk is a bay/gulf.

Sumatra

is the westernmost of the major islands of Indonesia. It is separated from Malaysia to the north by the Malacca Strait, from Borneo to the northeast by the broad Karimata Strait, and from Java to the southeast by the Sunda Strait.
LighthouseLocationProvinceEstablishedHeight Focal PlaneStatusImageRemarks
Breueh / Pulau Brueh / Pulau Bras / Willemstoren Breueh IslandAceh187544 m160 mActiveRound stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted red and white. The lighthouse marks the extreme northwestern corner of Indonesia, Weh Island. Breueh was devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami, but the lighthouse was far above the waves, although some of its support buildings were destroyed. There are ecotours to the island, and the light station is accessible by road.
Pulau Batu Mandi / Batu MandiBatu Mandi IslandRiau?40 m43 mActiveA square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a 2-story concrete keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. The station is staffed by the Indonesian Navy. Located on a rocky reef near the center of the Malacca Strait, about 13 km east of Pulau Jemur.
Pulau Lengkuas / LangkuasLengkuas IslandBangka-Belitung Islands188357 m61 mActiveA 16-sided cast iron tower, painted white with lantern and gallery. This lighthouse is just off the northern point of Belitung, facing the Karimata Strait, which joins the South China Sea to the Java Sea between Sumatra and Kalimantan. It was prefabricated by Enthoven at The Hague.
Takong Kecil / Pulau Takong KecilTakong Kecil IslandRiau Islands? 30 m48 mActiveA tapered octagonal aluminum tower painted in white. The present lighthouse was apparently built sometime shortly after World War II. It was rebuilt in 1998 and its height may have been increased at that time. Eastbound vessels in the strait pass just to the south of the lighthouse. Located on a small island in the strait about 7 km southwest of Singapore's Raffles Lighthouse.
Tanjung Cukuhbalambing Tanjung CukuhbalambingLampung188058 m63 mActive 16-sided cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Prefabricated at The Hague by Enthoven and Co., this historic lighthouse marks the southern point of Sumatra; it is a landfall light for eastbound ships approaching the Sunda Strait. The tsunami waves created by the eruption of Krakatoa in August 1883 damaged the first floor of the lighthouse and destroyed the keeper's house and other station buildings. The light station is now included in the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation
Tanjung Kelian \ KalianBelitung RegencyBangka–Belitung Islands? 50 m38 mActiveA round stone tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with a red horizontal band near the top. This lighthouse guides ships entering the Bangka Strait, which separates Sumatra from island of Bangka. In March 2006 the lighthouse was vandalized, the thieves taking some of the ironwork.
Ujung Batumandi / Ujung Sungei Bramei, PadangWest Sumatra? 14 m161 mActiveSecond lighthouse in the station. A white round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a one-storeyed keeper's house. The original lighthouse was a skeletal tower with lantern.

Java

Java is the world's most populous island with more than 130 million residents. The national capital, Jakarta, is on the northwestern coast of Java.
LighthouseLocationProvinceEstablishedHeight Focal PlaneStatusImageRemarks
Cikoneng Tanjung CikonengBanten1885 58 m60 mActiveThe lighthouse was prefabricated at The Hague in the Netherlands by Enthoven and Co. It is one of the very few Indonesian lighthouses readily accessible to tourists. The original lighthouse was destroyed by tsunami waves triggered by the catastrophic explosion of the Krakatoa volcano on 27 August 1883. These waves were at least 30 m high, obliterating all traces of the original light station.
Cimiring / Cilacap / Nusa KambanganCentral Java187032 m178 mActiveA white-painted round stone tower with lantern and gallery. Located at the east end of the island of Kambangan, marking the entrance to the port of Cilacap.
Jaga Utara, North Watcher, Noord Wachter / Pulau SebiraSebira IslandJakarta186948 m48.5 mActiveThe oldest surviving Dutch lighthouse in Indonesia. A 16-sided cast iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, central cylinder, and a 1-story keeper's house enclosed in the base. Lighthouse painted white. Located on the northernmost island of Thousand Islands archipelago.
Jakarta West MoleNorth JakartaJakarta186216 m17 mActiveA round stone tower, painted white. It is now located adjacent to the Jakarta Fish Port.
Karang Mas / Gosong Karangmas / Meinderts Reef, Meindertsdroogte Karangmas ShoalEast Java?16 m22 mActiveBlack-painted with one red horizontal band, mounted on a platform supported by piles. It is the second lighthouse in the shoal, which sits on the base of the earlier lighthouse. The earlier lighthouse existed in the 1930s and was used as a significant navigation aid and landmark, which survived until at least the 1950s. Located about 15 km offshore at the southern entrance to Madura Strait.
Pulau Biawak / Pulau Rakit / Boompjes Eiland Pulau BiawakWest Java187214 m14 mActive16-sided cast iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and central cylinder. This lighthouse was prefabricated by Leiden in the Netherlands. The present lantern was added in 1911. Located on a small island about 65 km northeast of Kandanghaur in the Java Sea.
Semarang / Tanjung EmmasSemarangCentral Java1883 30 m33 mActive12-sided cast iron tower painted in white. It contains a lantern and a gallery.
Sembilangan / Ujung Slempit / Range RearSembilangan IslandEast Java188250 m53 mActiveWhite-painted cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Located on Sembilangan Island off the extreme western tip of Madura. The lighthouse is both a landfall light and the rear light of a range guiding ships into the channel between Madura and Java to approach the port of Surabaya.
Tanjung Layar / Ujung Kulon, First Point / Eerste Punt Tanjung LayarBanten? 30 m50 mActiveThe current lighthouse is the fourth lighthouse in the point. It is a square tapered metal framework tower, painted white. There are several keeper's houses and other station buildings. The area is included in the Ujung Kulon National Park. Previous brick lighthouses has been damaged by earthquake on 1 September 1880 and another in 1906.

Sunda Islands

Kalimantan

Sulawesi

consists of four narrow peninsulas. The Makassar Strait is to the west, separating Sulawesi from Kalimantan to the west. The Celebes Sea is north of the island, the Banda Sea is to the east and southeast, and the Flores Sea is on the south. Makassar is the major port.
LighthouseLocationProvinceEstablishedHeight Focal PlaneStatusImageRemarks
Fort RotterdamMakassarSouth Sulawesi??Demolished

Maluku

Papua

The Dutch extended their claim to western New Guinea, world's second-largest island, in 1828, but they established no major settlements until nearly 1900. West Papua remained under Dutch control until 1963, when it was ceded to Indonesia. The principal towns today are Jayapura and Manokwari in the north, Sorong at the west end of the island, and Merauke in the south.
LighthouseLocationProvinceEstablishedHeight Focal PlaneStatusImageRemarks
OinakeWatung, Jayapura RegencyPapua1990s?37 m200 mActiveOctagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted white concrete. It is located at the border between Indonesian Papua and the independent nation of Papua New Guinea, near the town of Watung, Papua New Guinea, and about 50 km east of Jayapura, the capital of Indonesia's Papua province.
Pulau Boo BesarRaja Ampat IslandsWest Papua?30 m34 mActiveAn octagonal white concrete tower with gallery; lantern removed. The Royal Australian Navy has an article mentioning that its ships Hawkesbury and Cape Leeuwin established this light in July 1945 to reopen the shipping lane through the East Indies.
Tanjung Saukorem / SaukoremSaukoremWest Papua?30 m32 mActiveA white-painted iron skeletal tower. Located about 125 km north northwest of Manokwari