Template:Politics of Indonesia Template:Administrative divisions of Indonesia sidebar The province (Indonesian: provinsi or propinsi) is the highest tier of local country government subdivisions in Indonesia. Provinces are further divided into regencies (Indonesian: kabupaten) and cities.
Background[]
Each province has its own local government, headed by a governor, and has its own legislative body. The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms.
Current provinces[]
Indonesia has 34 provinces, eight of which have been created since 1999. Namely, North Maluku, West Papua, Banten, Bangka-Belitung Islands, Gorontalo, Riau Islands and West Sulawesi. The latest province to be created (in late 2012) was North Kalimantan.
Five provinces have special status: Aceh, for the use of the Sharia Law as the regional law of the province; Yogyakarta Special Region, for being governed in an ancient monarchy system; Papua, for implementation of sustainable development; West Papua, for granting implementation of sustainable development; and Jakarta Special Capital Region.
The provinces are officially grouped into seven geographical units.[1]
- Provincial Map as of June 2012
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Provinces[]
| Seal | Province | ISO[3] | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Density | Geographical unit | Cities | Regencies | Subdistricts | Villages |
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Special Region of Aceh | ID-AC | Banda Aceh | 4,494,410 | 57,956 | 77 | Sumatra | 4 | 19 | 275 | 6,420 |
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Bali | ID-BA | Denpasar | 3,890,757 | 5,780 | 621 | Lesser Sunda Islands | 1 | 8 | 57 | 698 |
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Bangka-Belitung | ID-BB | Pangkal Pinang | 1,223,296 | 16,424 | 64 | Sumatra | 1 | 6 | 43 | 361 |
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Banten | ID-BT | Serang | 10,632,166 | 9,662 | 909 | Java | 4 | 4 | 154 | 1,530 |
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Bengkulu | ID-BE | Bengkulu | 1,715,518 | 19,919 | 84 | Sumatra | 1 | 9 | 116 | 1,442 |
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Central Java | ID-JT | Semarang | 32,382,657 | 40,800 | 894 | Java | 6 | 29 | 573 | 8,577 |
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Central Kalimantan | ID-KT | Palangkaraya | 2,212,089 | 153,564 | 14 | Kalimantan | 1 | 13 | 120 | 1,439 |
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Central Sulawesi | ID-ST | Palu | 2,635,009 | 61,841 | 41 | Sulawesi | 1 | 10 | 147 | 1,712 |
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East Java | ID-JI | Surabaya | 37,476,757 | 47,799 | 828 | Java | 9 | 29 | 662 | 8,502 |
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East Kalimantan | ID-KI | Samarinda | 3,553,143 | 204,534 | 16 | Kalimantan | 4 | 10 | 136 | 1,404 |
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East Nusa Tenggara | ID-NT | Kupang | 4,683,827 | 48,718 | 92 | Lesser Sunda Islands | 1 | 20 | 286 | 2,775 |
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Gorontalo | ID-GO | Gorontalo | 1,040,164 | 11,257 | 94 | Sulawesi | 1 | 5 | 65 | 595 |
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Jakarta Special Capital Region | ID-JK | Jakarta | 9,607,787 | 664 | 12,786 | Java | 5 | 1 | 44 | 267 |
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Jambi | ID-JA | Jambi | 3,092,265 | 50,058 | 57 | Sumatra | 2 | 9 | 128 | 1,319 |
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Lampung | ID-LA | Bandar Lampung | 7,608,405 | 34,623 | 226 | Sumatra | 2 | 12 | 206 | 2,358 |
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Maluku (Moluccas) | ID-MA | Ambon | 1,533,506 | 46,914 | 32 | Maluku Islands | 2 | 9 | 76 | 898 |
| North Kalimantan | Tanjung Selor | 622,350 | 71,176 | 10 | Kalimantan | 1 | 4 | 47 | 381 | ||
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North Maluku (N.Moluccas) | ID-MU | Sofifi | 1,038,087 | 31,982 | 31 | Maluku Islands | 2 | 7 | 109 | 1,041 |
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North Sulawesi | ID-SA | Manado | 2,270,596 | 13,851 | 162 | Sulawesi | 4 | 11 | 150 | 1,510 |
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North Sumatra | ID-SU | Medan | 12,982,204 | 72,981 | 188 | Sumatra | 8 | 25 | 408 | 5,649 |
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Special Region of Papua | ID-PA | Jayapura | 2,833,381 | 319,036 | 8 | Western New Guinea | 1 | 28 | 330 | 3,583 |
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Riau | ID-RI | Pekanbaru | 5,538,367 | 87,023 | 52 | Sumatra | 2 | 10 | 153 | 1,500 |
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Riau Islands | ID-KR | Tanjung Pinang | 1,679,163 | 8,201 | 208 | Sumatra | 2 | 5 | 59 | 331 |
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South East Sulawesi | ID-SG | Kendari | 2,232,586 | 38,067 | 51 | Sulawesi | 2 | 10 | 199 | 1,843 |
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South Kalimantan | ID-KS | Banjarmasin | 3,626,616 | 38,744 | 96 | Kalimantan | 2 | 11 | 151 | 1,973 |
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South Sulawesi | ID-SN | Makassar | 8,034,776 | 46,717 | 151 | Sulawesi | 3 | 26 | 301 | 2,874 |
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South Sumatra | ID-SS | Palembang | 7,450,394 | 91,592 | 86 | Sumatra | 4 | 11 | 217 | 2,869 |
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West Java | ID-JB | Bandung | 43,053,732 | 35,377 | 1176 | Java | 9 | 17 | 625 | 5,827 |
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West Kalimantan | ID-KB | Pontianak | 4,395,983 | 147,307 | 30 | Kalimantan | 2 | 12 | 175 | 1,777 |
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West Nusa Tenggara | ID-NB | Mataram | 4,500,212 | 18,572 | 234 | Lesser Sunda Islands | 2 | 8 | 116 | 913 |
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Special Region of West Papua | ID-PB[4] | Manokwari | 760,422 | 97,024 | 8 | Western New Guinea | 1 | 10 | 149 | 1,291 |
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West Sulawesi | ID-SR | Mamuju | 1,158,651 | 16,787 | 73 | Sulawesi | 0 | 5 | 66 | 564 |
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West Sumatra | ID-SB | Padang | 4,846,909 | 42,012 | 110 | Sumatra | 7 | 12 | 169 | 964 |
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Special Region of Yogyakarta | ID-YO | Yogyakarta | 3,457,491 | 3,133 | 1,138 | Java | 1 | 4 | 78 | 438 |
Proposed future provinces[]
Several new provinces have been proposed. In addition to the 34 existing provinces of Indonesia as of 2013; the government has targeted the creation of new provinces (to reach a maximum of 44) by the year 2025.[5]
Proposed provinces[]
| Region | English name | Indonesian name | source province |
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| Sumatra | Tapanuli[6][7][8][9][10] | Tapanuli | North Sumatra |
| Sumatra | Southeast Sumatra[7][8] | Sumatera Tenggara | North Sumatra |
| Sumatra | Nias Islands[8] | Kepulauan Nias | North Sumatra |
| Sumatra | East Sumatra[11] | Sumatera Timur | North Sumatra |
| Sumatra | West Jambi[12] | Jambi Barat | Jambi |
| Sumatra | North Lampung (no name given)[13] | Lampung | |
| Java | Cirebon[14] | Cirebon | West Java |
| Lesser Sunda Islands | Sumbawa Island[15] | West Nusa Tenggara | |
| Papua | Central Papua[16][17] | Papua Tengah | Papua |
| Papua | Cenderawasih Bay[18][11] | Teluk Cenderawasih | Papua |
| Papua | South Papua[19] | Papua Selatan | Papua |
See also[]
- List of Indonesian floral emblems - for the 33 provinces
- Administrative divisions of Indonesia
- List of regencies and cities of Indonesia
References[]
- ^ ISO 3166-2:ID
- ^ Data Wilayah - Kementerian Dalam Negeri - Republik Indonesia
- ^ ISO 3166-2:ID (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of Indonesia)
- ^ West Papua was created from the western portion of Papua province in February, 2003, initially under the name of Irian Jaya Barat, and was renamed Papua Barat (West Papua) on 2007-02-07. The split remains controversial. In November 2004, an Indonesian court agreed that the split violated Papua's autonomy laws. However, the court ruled that because the new province had already been created, it should remain separate from Papua. The ruling also prohibited the creation of another proposed province, Central Irian Jaya, because the split was not yet completed. As of June, 2008, an ISO 3166-2 code has not yet been published for West Papua. If one were to follow precedent, it would be ID-PB. Note: ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-1 (corrected 2010-02-19) page 18-19 confirms this as ID-PB. see http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-1_corrected_2010-02-19.pdf . The code ID-IJ now refers to the larger geographical region including Papua and West Papua.
- ^ How many provinces does Indonesia need? | The Jakarta Post
- ^ Governor shuns Tapanuli province | The Jakarta Post
- ^ a b N. Sumatra to have two new provinces | The Jakarta Post
- ^ a b c Support for N. Sumatra division into 4 provinces | The Jakarta Post
- ^ Debate Over Tapanuli Heats Up in N. Sumatra | The Jakarta Globe
- ^ Some Houses' factions push to realize Tapanuli province
- ^ a b Indonesia Provinces
- ^ Planned creation of West Jambi province questioned | The Jakarta Post
- ^ Six regencies in Lampung to form new province | The Jakarta Post
- ^ Council urged to endorse formation of Cirebon province | The Jakarta Post
- ^ Officials support new province for Sumbawa | The Jakarta Post
- ^ SBY to discuss formation of new Central Papua province | The Jakarta Post
- ^ West Papua: Military report confirms desire for freedom | asia-pacific-action.org
- ^ Better public services, not new provinces for Papua: Activists | The Jakarta Post
- ^ House backs new Papuan province | The Jakarta Post
External links[]
- map
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