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Provinces of Indonesia

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Category
  
Province

Number
  
34

Location
  
Republic of Indonesia

Government
  
Governor

Provinces of Indonesia

Populations
  
622,350 (North Kalimantan) – 43,053,732 (West Java)

Areas
  
1,720 km (664 sq mi) (Jakarta) – 826,300 km (319,036 sq mi) (Papua)

The capital city of the 34 provinces of indonesia


Indonesian territory is composed of 34 provinces. A province (Indonesian: provinsi) is the highest tier of the local government divisions of Indonesia (Daerah Tingkat I – level I region). Provinces are further divided into regencies and cities (Daerah Tingkat II – level II regions), which are in turn subdivided into sub-districts (kecamatan).

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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 Province, West Sulawesi and (in late 2012) North Kalimantan.

Five provinces have special status:

  • Aceh, for the use of the sharia law as the regional law of the province.
  • Special Region of Yogyakarta, a sovereign monarchy within Indonesia with the sultan Hamengkubuwono as hereditary Governor and Paduka Sri Pakualam as hereditary vice-governor. SR Yogyakarta refused to call themselves as the province according to Law No. 03/1950 and No. 12/2012 about The Speciality of Special Region of Yogyakarta.
  • Papua, for implementation of sustainable development.
  • West Papua, for granting implementation of sustainable development.
  • Special Capital Region of Jakarta.

    • The provinces are officially grouped into seven geographical units.

    This clickable map shows provinces of Indonesia as of 25 October 2012. Click on a province name to go to its main article.

    Proposed future provinces

    A considerable number of new provinces have been proposed in addition to the 34 existing provinces of Indonesia. As of 2013, the government has targeted the creation of eight new provinces by 2020, by splitting several of the existing provinces.

    On 25 October 2013, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) began reviewing draft laws on the establishment of 57 prospective regencies and 8 new provinces. The latter consist of the eight areas mentioned above – Kapuas Raya will comprise the five most easterly regencies of the present West Kalimantan province, and Bolaang Mongondow Raya will comprise the southern half of the present North Sulawesi province. In the same week, the House, at its last plenary meeting of the year, approved the creation of another seven new regencies – Mahakam Ulu (East Kalimantan), Malaka (East Nusa Tenggara), Central Mamuju (West Sulawesi), Banggai Laut (Central Sulawesi), Tailabu Island (North Maluku), Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir (South Sumatra) and East Kolaka (Southeast Sulawesi).

    In addition, a variety of other new provinces (or province-level administrations) have been proposed:

    References

    Provinces of Indonesia Wikipedia
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