Villages of Indonesia

File:Kantor Kelurahan Gelora, Jakarta Pusat.jpg, Jakarta]]

Kelurahan is an urban village term primarily used in cities, but also tiny parts of regencies. It is commonly translated to English as subdistrict. The leader of a kelurahan is called lurah. Major cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan are entirely urbanised and thus no rural villages. A lurah is a civil servant appointed by the district head. According to the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 31 of 2006, a kelurahan can be created with the following criteria:

• Java and Bali: having at least 4,500 residents or 900 families within an area of at least 3 km².
• Sumatra and Sulawesi: having at least 2,000 residents or 400 families within an area of at least 5 km².
• Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua: having at least 900 residents or 180 families within an area of at least 7 km².

A kelurahan must have a government office, an established transportation network, adequate communication facilities, and public facilities. If it no longer meets the above conditions it can be abolished or combined with other kelurahans based on the results of research and studies conducted by the city/regency government.{{cite act |type=Minister of Home Affairs Regulation |index=31 |date=2006 |legislature=Minister of Home Affairs |title=Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 31 Tahun 2006 tentang Pembentukan, Penghapusan, Dan Penggabungan Kelurahan - Kemendagri |trans-title= |url=http://binapemdes.kemendagri.go.id/produkhukum/detil/no31th2006ttgpembentukanpenghapusandanpenggabungankelurahan |language=id}}

File:Kantor Desa Boludawa, Bone Bolango.jpg, Gorontalo]]

Desa is a rural village terminology used in the majority of regencies in Indonesia, but also in tiny parts of cities.{{cite web|url=https://jambi.bps.go.id/statictable/2017/08/22/504/nama-kecamatan-ibukota-dan-jumlah-desa-kelurahan-di-kabupaten-muaro-jambi-2015.html|title=Nama Kecamatan, Ibukota dan Jumlah Desa/Kelurahan di Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, 2015|publisher=Statistics Indonesia|access-date=22 January 2020}} However, several provinces have adopted their own terminology for their traditional villages (desa adat). The leader of a desa does not have a civil servant status and is chosen by the public through an election. According to the Law Number 6 of 2014, desa and desa adat are legal community units that have territorial boundaries that are authorized to regulate and administer government affairs, community interests based on community initiatives, original rights, and/or traditional rights recognized and respected in the government system of the Republic of Indonesia.{{cite act |type=Law |index=6 |date=2014 |legislature=People's Representative Council |title=Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 Tentang Desa |trans-title= |url=https://www.dpr.go.id/dokjdih/document/uu/UU_2014_6.pdf |language=id}}

Variations of desa terminology in Indonesia include:

• Gampong in Aceh{{cite act |type=Qanun |index=5 |date=2003 |legislature=Government of Aceh |title=Qanun Provinsi Aceh Nomor 5 Tahun 2003 Tentang Pemerintahan Gampong |trans-title= |url=https://www.hukumonline.com/pusatdata/detail/lt4d67665e044f1/node/710/qanun-provinsi-nanggroe-aceh-darussalam-nomor-5-tahun-2003/ |language=id|url-access=subscription}}
• Nagari in West Sumatra{{ref|a|[a]}} {{cite act |type=Regional Regulation |index=7 |date=2018 |legislature=Government of West Sumatra |title=Peraturan Daerah Provinsi Sumatera Barat Nomor 7 Tahun 2018 Tentang Nagari |trans-title= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/99639/perda-prov-sumatera-barat-no-7-tahun-2018 |language=id}}
• Dusun in Bungo Regency (Jambi){{ref|b|[b]}}
• Nagori in Simalungun Regency (North Sumatra)
• Kampung in some places in Indonesia:{{ref|c|[c]}}
• Lampung (in Central Lampung, Tulang Bawang, Way Kanan, and West Tulangbawang regencies)
• East Kalimantan (in Berau, Mahakam Ulu, and West Kutai regencies)
• Provinces in Western New Guinea
• Pekon in Pringsewu, Tanggamus, and West Lampung regencies (Lampung)
• Tiyuh in West Tulang Bawang Regency (Lampung)
• In Bali, there are two forms of desa, i.e. desa dinas (service village) and desa adat (cultural village). Desa dinas deals with administrative functions, while desa adat deals with religious and cultural functions.{{cite web|url=http://www.balipost.com/news/2019/09/19/87662/Mendagri-Setujui-Perda-Desa-Adat.html|title=Mendagri Setujui Perda Desa Adat|work=Bali Post|date=19 September 2019|access-date=22 January 2020}}
• Lembang in Tana Toraja and North Toraja regencies (South Sulawesi){{cite act |type=Regional Regulation |index=3 |date=2014 |legislature=North Toraja Regency|title=Peraturan Daerah Kabupaten Toraja Utara Nomor 3 Tahun 2014 Tentang Pemerintahan Lembang |trans-title= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/51332 |language=id}}
• Kalurahan in Special Region of Yogyakarta.{{cite act |type=Governor Regulation |index=25 |date=2019 |legislature=Governor of Yogyakarta|title=Peraturan Gubernur Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Nomor 25 Tahun 2019 Tentang Pedoman Kelembagaan Urusan Keistimewaan Pada Pemerintah Kabupaten/Kota Dan Kalurahan |trans-title= |url=http://www.birohukum.jogjaprov.go.id/produk_hukum_preview.php?id=14842 |language=id}}
• Negeri (distinct from desa) in Ambon Island and Seram Island in Maluku

• Village-owned enterprise (Indonesian: Badan Usaha Milik Desa), a type of company that is managed and established by an Indonesian village
• Other similar administrative divisions found outside Indonesia:
• Communes of France
• Barangay
• Muban
• Commune (Vietnam)
• Incorporated municipality
• Civil township
• Community (Wales)
• Civil parish
• Dehestan (administrative division)
• Comune
• Municipalities of Germany
• Hromada
• Municipalities of Spain

• ^{{{note|a|[a]}}} except Mentawai Islands Regency
• ^{{{note|b|[b]}}} In other places, "dusun" is an administrative division form below "desa".
• ^{{{note|c|[c]}}} In other places, "kampung" is equal with "dusun", except in Bungo, Jambi.

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