Districts of Indonesia

{{Short description|The third-level administrative subdivision of Indonesia}}

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In Indonesia, district or ambiguously subdistrict, is the third-level administrative subdivision, below regency or city.{{cite web|url=http://jurnal.kemendagri.go.id/index.php/jbp/article/view/295|title=Implementation Policy of Supervision of Employee Task Office of Cipocok Jaya Districts, Serang City, Banten Province|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)|year=2017|first=Yusniah|last=Anggraini|access-date=24 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://jurnal.kemendagri.go.id/index.php/jbp/article/view/87|title=Strategi Pembangunan Berbasis Masyarakat di Kecamatan Perbatasan Negara di Provinsi Riau|first=Gevisioner|last=Gevisioner|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)|year=2013|access-date=24 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://bekasikab.bps.go.id/statictable/2019/02/06/62/luas-wilayah-menurut-kecamatan-di-kabupaten-bekasi-2017.html|title=Luas Wilayah Menurut Kecamatan di Kabupaten Bekasi, 2017|publisher=Statistics Indonesia|access-date=24 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kemenkeu.go.id/en/publications/news/stunting-handling-in-indonesia-is-appreciated-by-the-world-bank-president/|title=Stunting Handling in Indonesia is Appreciated by The World Bank President|publisher=Ministry of Finance (Indonesia)|date=7 April 2018|access-date=24 January 2020}} The local term {{lang|id|kecamatan}} is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term {{lang|id|distrik}} is used in provinces in Papua. In the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the term kapanewon is used for districts within the regencies, while the term {{lang|id|kemantren}} is used for districts within Yogyakarta, the province's only city.{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/12/03/yogyakarta-to-restore-archaic-administrative-naming-convention.html|title=Yogyakarta to restore archaic administrative naming convention|work=The Jakarta Post|first=Bambang|last=Muryanto|date=3 December 2019|access-date=24 January 2020}} According to Statistics Indonesia, there are a total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural {{lang|id|desa}} and urban {{lang|id|kelurahan}}).

During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan, a subdivision of regency, while {{lang|id|kecamatan}} was translated as subdistrict ({{langx|nl|onderdistrict}}).{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0fmDCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA12|title=Dampak Modernisasi Terhadap Hubungan Kekerabatan di Daerah Jawa Tengah|first1=Drs|last1=Moehadi|first2=Dra Titi|last2=Pratitis|first3=Drs|last3=Mulyono|first4=Drs Supriyo|last4=Priyanto|first5=Drs Sindu|last5=Galba|date=January 1, 1988|publisher=Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan|via=Google Books}} Following the abolition of kewedanan, the term district began to be associated with {{lang|id|kecamatan}} which has since been directly administered by regency. Mainstream media such as The Jakarta Post,{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/04/tangerang-districts-want-split-regency.html|title=Tangerang districts want to split from regency|author=Staff|date=4 October 2011|work=The Jakarta Post|access-date=24 January 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/06/27/greater-jakarta-districts-bogor-face-drought.html|title=Greater Jakarta: Districts in Bogor face drought|work=The Jakarta Post|author=Staff|date=27 June 2015|access-date=24 January 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/10/28/thousands-forced-to-live-in-tents-as-floods-hit-11-districts-in-north-sumatra.html|title=Thousands forced to live in tents as floods hit 11 districts in North Sumatra|first=Apriadi|last=Gunawan|date=28 October 2019|work=The Jakarta Post|access-date=24 January 2020}} {{lang|id|Kompas}},{{cite web|url=https://kompas.id/baca/english/2017/05/04/muddy-and-deadly-road-in-sepucuk-cengal/|title=Muddy and Deadly Road in Sepucuk-Cengal|first=Adrian|last=Fajriansyah|date=4 May 2017|work=Kompas|access-date=24 January 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://kompas.id/baca/utama/2019/08/29/hope-springs-in-sepaku/|title=Hope Springs in Sepaku|author1=Sucipto|first2=Ambrosius|last2=Harto|date=29 August 2019|work=Kompas|access-date=24 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://kompas.id/baca/english/2017/10/25/gisting-bawah-villagers-driven-to-improve-lives|title=Gisting Bawah Villagers Driven to Improve Lives|work=Kompas|first=Vina|last=Octavia|date=25 October 2017|access-date=24 January 2020}} and Tempo{{Cite web|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/688599/president-inaugurates-pertamina-us-5-8-billion-mega-project|title=President Inaugurates Pertamina US$ 5.8 Billion Mega Project|date=August 2, 2015|website=Tempo}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/1272040/two-active-grenades-found-in-pangkep-gas-station|title=Two Active Grenades Found in Pangkep Gas Station|first=Petir Garda|last=Bhwana|date=November 14, 2019|website=Tempo}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/1245035/grab-operates-in-danau-toba-supports-wonderful-indonesia|title=Grab Operates in Danau Toba, Supports Wonderful Indonesia|first=Mahinda|last=Arkyasa|date=September 7, 2019|website=Tempo}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/1264725/densus-88-arrest-suspected-terrorist-in-cileungsi-bogor|title=Densus 88 Arrest Suspected Terrorist in Cileungsi, Bogor|first=Mahinda|last=Arkyasa|date=October 26, 2019|website=Tempo}} use "district" to refer to {{lang|id|kecamatan}}; however machine translation services like Google Translate often incorrectly uses "district" to refer to regencies instead.