subdivisions of Indonesia
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Indonesia is divided into provinces ({{langx|id|Provinsi}}). Provinces are made up of regencies ({{Lang|id|kabupaten}}) and cities (kota). Provinces, regencies, and cities have their own local governments and parliamentary bodies.
Since the enactment of Law Number 22 of 1999 on Local Government{{cite web |url=http://dte.gn.apc.org/46wht.htm |title=DTE 46 / August 2000: What is regional autonomy? |publisher=Dte.gn.apc.org |access-date=17 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231222151/http://dte.gn.apc.org/46wht.htm |archive-date=31 December 2011 |df=dmy-all }} (the law was revised by Law Number 32 of 2004, Law Number 23 of 2014, and the 2023 Omnibus Law on Job Creation),{{cite act |type=Law |index=23 |date=2014 |legislature=House of Representatives |title=Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 23 Tahun 2014 tentang Pemerintah Daerah |trans-title= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/38685/uu-no-23-tahun-2014 |language=id}} local governments now play a greater role in administering their areas. Foreign policy, defence (including armed forces and national police), system of law, and monetary policy, however, remain the domain of the national government. Since 2005 as the enactment of Law Number 32 of 2004, heads of local government (governors, regents and mayors) have been directly elected by popular election.{{cite act |type=Law |index=32 |date=2004 |legislature=House of Representatives |title=Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 32 Tahun 2004 tentang Pemerintah Daerah |trans-title= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/40768/uu-no-32-tahun-2004 |language=id}}
First level
{{Main|Provinces of Indonesia}}
First level subdivisions of Indonesia are called Provinces. A province is headed by a governor ({{lang|id|Gubernur}}). Each province has its own regional assembly, called {{lang|id|Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah}} (DPRD, {{lit|Regional People's Representative Council}}). Governors and representative members are elected by popular vote for five-year terms. Provinces were formerly also known as {{lang|id|Daerah Tingkat I}} (Level I Regions).
Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces. Nine provinces have special status:
- Jakarta Special Region: Jakarta is the largest city of Indonesia. The Governor of Jakarta has the power to appoint and dismiss mayors and regent within the region. The local government is allowed to co-operate with other cities from other countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/indonesia/ |title=CIA - The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=17 February 2012}}
- Aceh: Aceh has greater role in local government, which includes its own Islamic Sharia law (for Muslim citizens), flag and provincial anthem, local political parties are allowed, and decisions or laws made by the central government which directly affect Aceh's administration must be referred to the local government or legislative body.{{cite act |type=Law |index=11 |date=2006 |legislature=House of Representatives |title=Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 11 Tahun 2006 tentang Pemerintah Daerah |trans-title= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/40174/uu-no-11-tahun-2006 |language=id|article=8|article-type=Article}}
- Yogyakarta Special Region: The Sultan of Yogyakarta is de facto and de jure governor of Yogyakarta since he is given priority when electing the governor. For centuries, the Sultanate of Yogyakarta has reigned in the region.{{cite web|author=indahnesia.com |url=http://indahnesia.com/indonesia/PROYOG/yogyakarta.php |title=Provinces of Indonesia - Yogyakarta - Motto: Tut Wuri Handayani - Discover Indonesia Online |publisher=indahnesia.com |access-date=17 February 2012}} However, in the 2000s the central government proposed a law that required the governor to be popularly elected as in the other provinces, while still giving the sultan significant political power. Since 31 August 2012, the Law Number 13 of 2012 on Specialty of Yogyakarta Special Region has been approved by the central government and according to the act, Yogyakarta refuses to be a province but a region at province-level.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/yogyakarta-debate-moves-from-street-to-house/412161 |title=Yogyakarta Debate Moves From Street to House |publisher=The Jakarta Globe |access-date=17 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926193022/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/yogyakarta-debate-moves-from-street-to-house/412161 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/wisdom-is-key-in-yogyakartas-status-controversy-taufiq-kiemas/412021 |title=Wisdom Is Key in Yogyakarta's Status Controversy, Taufiq Kiemas |publisher=The Jakarta Globe |access-date=17 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926193053/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/wisdom-is-key-in-yogyakartas-status-controversy-taufiq-kiemas/412021 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1292313163/minister-sticks-to-direct-election-for-yogyakarta-governor |title=Minister sticks to direct election for Yogyakarta governor |publisher=Antara News |date=14 December 2010 |access-date=17 February 2012}} Within the Special Region of Yogyakarta is also the Principality of Pakualaman. The Prince of Pakualaman is also a hereditary position, and serve as the Vice-Governor of Yogyakarta.{{cite act |type=Law |index=13 |date=2012 |legislature=House of Representatives |title=Undang-undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2012 tentang Keistimewaan Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/39064 |language=id}}
- Papua: Since 2001 local government has a greater role. The governor is required to be of Papuan origins.{{cite act |type=Law |index=21 |date=2001 |legislature=House of Representatives |title=Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 21 Tahun 2001 tentang Otonomi Khusus Bagi Provinsi Papua |trans-title= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/44901/uu-no-21-tahun-2001 |language=id}}
- Central Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022.
- Highland Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022. This province is the only landlocked province in Indonesia.
- South Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022.
- West Papua: The province split from Papua in 2003. A 2008 regulation by the national government confirms that special autonomy status in Papua also applies to West Papua.{{cite act |type=Government Regulation in Lieu of Law |index=1 |date=2008 |legislature=Government of Indonesia |title=Peraturan Pemerintah Pengganti Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 2008 tentang Perubahan Atas Undang-Undang Nomor 21 Tahun 2001 Tentang Otonomi Khusus Bagi Provinsi Papua |trans-title= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/53207 |language=id}}
- Southwest Papua: The Province split from West Papua in 2022.
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Second level
{{Main|List of regencies and cities of Indonesia}}
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Second level subdivisions of Indonesia is regency ({{lang|id|kabupaten}}) and city ({{lang|id|kota}}). This subdivisions is a local level of government beneath the provincial level. However, they enjoy greater decentralisation of affairs than the provincial body, such as provision of public schools and public health facilities. They were formerly known collectively as {{lang|id|Daerah Tingkat II}} (Level II Region).{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yid.html|title=Indonesia Regencies|website=www.statoids.com|date= 2012-12-31|access-date=2023-01-24}}
Both regency and city are at the same level, having their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in differing demographics, size and economics.
Generally the regency has a larger area than the city, and the city has non-agricultural economic activities. A regency is headed by a regent ({{lang|id|bupati}}), and a city is headed by a mayor ({{lang|id|wali kota}}). The regent or mayor and the representative council members are elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
Third level
{{Main|Districts of Indonesia}}
Regencies and cities are divided into districts, which have several variations of terms:
- Kecamatan headed by a camat. A camat is a civil servant, responsible to the regent (in a regency) or to the mayor (in a city). Kecamatan are found in most parts of Indonesia.{{cite act |type=Government Regulation |index=17 |date=2018 |legislature=Government of Indonesia |title=Peraturan Pemerintah RI Nomor 17 tahun 2018 tentang Kecamatan |trans-title= |url=https://www.lhokseumawekota.go.id/aturan/PP_Nomor_17_Tahun_2018.pdf |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404135755/https://www.lhokseumawekota.go.id/aturan/PP_Nomor_17_Tahun_2018.pdf |archive-date=4 April 2019 |url-status=live }}
- Distrik headed by a kepala distrik, are used in provinces within Western New Guinea.
- In the Special Region of Yogyakarta, kapanewon (for subdivisions of regencies), headed by a panewu, and kemantren (for subdivisions of Yogyakarta City), headed by a mantri pamong praja, are used.{{cite web |url=https://jogjaprov.go.id/berita/detail/8348-perubahan-nomenklatur-kelembagaan-kabupaten-kota-di-diy |title=Perubahan Nomenklatur Kelembagaan Kabupaten/Kota di DIY |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=20 January 2020 |publisher=Pemerintah Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (Regional Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta) |lang=id |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220012454/https://www.jogjaprov.go.id/berita/detail/8348-perubahan-nomenklatur-kelembagaan-kabupaten-kota-di-diy |url-status=dead }}{{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}}
Fourth level
{{Main|Villages of Indonesia}}
Districts are divided into desa (villages) or kelurahan (urban communities). Both desa and kelurahan are of a similar division level, but a desa enjoys more power in local matters than a kelurahan. An exception is Aceh, where districts are divided into mukim before being subdivided further into gampong.
=''Desa''=
In Indonesian, as in English, a village (desa) has rural connotations. In the context of administrative divisions, a desa can be defined as a body which has authority over the local people in accordance with acknowledged local traditions of the area. A desa is headed by a "head of village" ({{langx|id|kepala desa}}), who is elected by popular vote.
Most Indonesian villages use the term "desa", but other terms are used in some regions:
- Gampong in Aceh
- Nagari in West Sumatra{{ref|a|[a]}}
- Dusun in Bungo Regency (Jambi){{ref|b|[b]}}
- Kampung in some places in Indonesia:{{ref|c|[c]}}
- Lampung (in Central Lampung, Mesuji, Tulang Bawang, Way Kanan, and West Tulangbawang regencies)
- East Kalimantan (in Berau and West Kutai regencies)
- Provinces in Western New Guinea
- Pekon in Pringsewu, Tanggamus, and West Lampung regencies (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.
- Lembang in Toraja and North Toraja regencies (South Sulawesi)
- Kalurahan in Special Region of Yogyakarta.
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- {{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.
=''Kelurahan''=
Although desa and kelurahan are part of a district, a kelurahan has less autonomy than a desa. A kelurahan is headed by a lurah. Lurahs are civil servants, directly responsible to their camats.
Statistics
The following table lists the number of current provinces, regencies, and cities in Indonesia.
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Level
!Type (Indonesian) !Type (English) !Head of government (Indonesian) !Head of government (English) !Number |
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I
| Provinsi | Province | Gubernur | Governor |
rowspan=2 | II
| Kabupaten | Regency | Bupati | Regent | 416{{cite web|url=https://ditjenbinaadwil.kemendagri.go.id/berita/detail/kemendagri-mutakhirkan--kode-data-wilayah-administrasi-pemerintahan--dan-pulau-di-seluruh-indonesia|date=1 April 2022|access-date= 24 January 2023|publisher=Minister of Home Affairs|title=Kemendagri Mutakhirkan Kode, Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan dan Pulau di Seluruh Indonesia|language=id}} |
Kota
| City | Wali Kota | Mayor |
III
| Kecamatan, distrik, kapanewon, or kemantren | District | Camat, kepala distrik, panewu or mantri pamong praja | Head of district |
IV
| Desa or kelurahan | Kepala desa or lurah | Head of village/subdistrict |
See also
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