Indonesia: Administrative Divisions

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Indonesia: Administrative Divisions Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, stretching across both sides of the equator from the city of Banda Aceh at 05° 33' 28" N, 095° 19' 20" E in the west, to the city of Jayapura at 02° 31' 36" S, 140° 42' 51" E in the east. It is made up of over 17,500 islands (of which around 1,000 are permanently settled) strategically located along major sea lanes between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The capital, Jakarta, is located near the northwestern coast of Jawa (Java). Its islands can be grouped into the Kepulauan Sunda Besar (Greater Sunda Islands) of Sumatera (Sumatra), Jawa, Sulawesi and the southern part of Kalimantan1; the Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda) islands of Bali and a chain of islands that runs eastward through the island of Timor2; the Maluku (Moluccas) islands; and the western part of the island of New Guinea3. Indonesia

Languages Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)4 is the official and most commonly spoken language in Indonesia, and is a modified version of Malay. It is the official language of the government and education. Over 700 local dialects of Indonesian are spoken, the most common of which is Javanese. English is also widely spoken in Indonesia. Administrative Divisions In May 1999, Indonesia embarked on a reform of regional governance5, decentralizing most functions of the government to the rural districts and municipalities and increasing local participation in politics and the economy. The Regional Autonomy Law6 gave authority to two levels of regional government, provinces (provinsi) at the first‐order administrative level (ADM1), and regencies (kabupaten) and 1

Kalimantan is the Indonesian name for the island of Borneo. Brunei and part of Malaysia are in the north of the island. The eastern half of Timor is the independent state of East Timor. The Oecusse district of East Timor is an exclave in the western, Indonesian part of the island of Timor. 3 Papua is the Indonesian name for the island of New Guinea. The island is divided between two countries: the western half comprises the Indonesian provinces of Papua and Papua Barat, and the eastern half comprises the major part of Papua New Guinea (an independent country since 1975). 4 Article 36 of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/‐‐‐ed_protect/‐‐‐ protrav/‐‐‐ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_174556.pdf 5 Following the resignation of President Soeharto, in 1998. 6 Law No 22 of 1999 on regional autonomy. 2

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INFORMATION PAPER municipalities (kota) at the second‐order administrative level (ADM2) to make their own policies and local laws. Prior to the 1999 Regional Autonomy Law, there were 26 provinces and 299 second‐order administrative divisions. The province of Maluku Utara was created in 1999, and the provinces of Banten, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung and Gorontalo were created in 2000. Kepulauan Riau province was created in 2002 and Sulawesi Barat created in 2004. The newest province, Kalimantan Utara, was created in 2015. The number of provinces is likely to increase further. The administrative structure of Indonesia presently comprises thirty‐four (34) provinces (provinsi) at first‐ order level (ADM1). These are sub‐divided into 514 at the second‐order level (ADM2): 416 regencies (kabupaten) and 98 municipalities (kota) that are further divided into districts and again into administrative villages.

Indonesia: First‐Order Administrative Divisions Island(s) (conventional name in brackets)

Jawa (Java)

Kalimantan (Borneo)

Province (ADM1) (short form in bold type)

Indonesian Abbreviation7

Provinsi Banten

‐

Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta Raya8

DKI Jakarta or DKI

Provinsi Jawa Barat10

Jabar

Provinsi Jawa Tengah

Jateng

Provinsi Jawa Timur

Jatim

Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

DI Yogya or DIY

Provinsi Kalimantan Barat

Kalbar

Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan

Kalsel

Centre and co‐ordinates Serang 06° 06' 54" S, 106° 09' 01" E Jakarta 9 06° 10' 28" S, 106° 49' 46" E Bandung 06° 54' 14" S, 107° 37' 07" E Semarang 06° 59' 36" S, 110° 25' 13" E Surabaya 07° 14' 57" S, 112° 45' 03" E Yogyakarta 07° 46' 58" S, 110° 21' 39" E Pontianak 00° 01' 52" S, 109° 19' 19" E Banjarmasin 03° 19' 13" S, 114° 35' 23" E

Number of ADM2s

Province website

8

http://www.bantenprov.go.id/

6

http://www.jakarta.go.id/

27

http://www.jabarprov.go.id/

35

http://www.jatengprov.go.id

38

http://www.jatimprov.go.id

5

http://www.indonesia.go.id/en/reg ional‐government/di‐yogyakarta‐ province/regional‐profile

14

http://www.kalbarprov.go.id/

13

http://www.kalselprov.go.id

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The Indonesian abbreviations are often used on Indonesian sources such as websites and news articles. Officially known as the Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It is the capital city of Indonesia and also a province. 9 This is the capital city of Indonesia, situated on the island of Jawa. 10 Some Indonesian province names contain geographical terms, such as compass points, e.g. Jawa Barat means West Java. See the glossary on page 5 for a full list of terms. 8


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INFORMATION PAPER Island(s) (conventional name in brackets) Kalimantan (Borneo) cont.



Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah

Kalteng

Provinsi Kalimantan Timur

Kaltim

Papua (New Guinea)

Province website

http://kalteng.go.id/ogi/

14

http://www.kaltimprov.go.id/hom e

10

Kaltara

Provinsi Maluku

‐

Ambon 03° 41' 50" S, 128° 11' 08" E

11

http://malukuprov.go.id

Provinsi Maluku Utara

Malut

Sofifi12 00° 44' 00" N, 127° 33' 00" E

10

http://www.malutprov.go.id/ (website under construction)

Provinsi Bali

‐

9

http://www.baliprov.go.id/

Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat

NTB

10

http://www.ntbprov.go.id/

Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur

NTT

22

http://nttprov.go.id/ntt/

Provinsi Papua13

‐

29

https://papua.go.id

Provinsi Papua Barat14

‐

13

http://papuabaratprov.go.id/

Provinsi Gorontalo

‐

6

http://www.gorontaloprov.go.id/

Provinsi Sulawesi Barat

Sulbar

6

-

Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan

Sulsel

24

http://www.sulselprov.go.id/

Sulawesi (Celebes)

Palangkaraya 02° 12' 49" S, 113° 54' 39" E Samarinda 02° 12' 49" S, 113° 54' 39" E Tanjung Selor 02° 50' 17" N, 117° 21' 57" E

Number of ADM2s

Provinsi Kalimantan Utara11

Maluku (Moluccas)

Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands)

Centre and co‐ordinates

Denpasar 08° 39' 00" S, 115° 13' 00" E Mataram 08° 35' 00" S, 116° 07' 00" E Kupang 10° 10' 18" S, 123° 36' 27" E Jayapura 02° 31' 36" S, 140° 42' 51" E Manokwari 00° 51' 21" S, 134° 03' 46" E Gorontalo 00° 32' 28" N, 123° 03' 34" E Mamuju 02° 40' 29" S, 118° 53' 19" E Makassar 05° 08' 24" S, 119° 25' 20" E

5

http://www.kaltaraprov.go.id

11

Province created 25th October 2015. The 1999 law creating the province of Maluku Utara indicated Sofifi as the capital. However, the de facto seat was the previous administrative centre, Ternate, at 00° 47' 26" N, 127° 23' 03" E, until 2010, when the infrastructure at Sofifi became sufficient for it to function as the capital. 13 Former name: Irian Jaya (until November 2001). 14 Former name: Irian Jaya Barat (until February 2007). http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific‐ news/167695/papuan‐province‐changes‐name‐from‐west‐irian‐jaya‐to‐west‐papua 12


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INFORMATION PAPER Island(s) (conventional name in brackets) Sulawesi (Celebes) cont.

Sumatera (Sumatra)



Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah

Sulteng

Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara

Sultra

Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

Sulut

Provinsi Aceh15

‐

Provinsi Bengkulu

Centre and co‐ordinates Palu 00° 53' 30" S, 119° 52' 15" E Kendari 03° 56' 42" S, 122° 29' 56" E Manado 01° 28' 56" N, 124° 50' 56" E

Number of ADM2s

Province website

13

http://www.sultengprov.go.id/

17

http://www.sultraprov.go.id/index. html

15

http://www.sulutprov.go.id/

Banda Aceh 05° 33' 28" N, 095° 19' 20" E

23

http://acehprov.go.id/

‐

Bengkulu 03° 47' 21" S, 102° 15' 45" E

10

http://go.bengkuluprov.go.id/ver3/

Provinsi Jambi

‐

Jambi 01° 37' 13" S, 103° 36' 41" E

11

http://jambiprov.go.id/index.php

Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung16

Babel

Pangkalpinang 02° 07' 49" S, 106° 06' 38" E

7

http://www.babelprov.go.id/

Provinsi Kepulauan Riau

Kepri

7

http://www.kepriprov.go.id/home/

Provinsi Lampung

‐

15

http://www.lampungprov.go.id

Provinsi Riau

‐

12

https://www.riau.go.id/home/

Provinsi Sumatera Barat

Sumbar

19

http://www.sumbarprov.go.id/

Provinsi Sumatera Selatan

Sumsel

17

http://www.sumselprov.go.id/inde x.php?module=content&id=1

Provinsi Sumatera Utara

Sumut

33

http://www.sumutprov.go.id/

Tanjungpinang 00° 55' 00" N, 104° 27' 00" E Bandar Lampung 17 05° 25' 32" S, 105° 15' 29" E Pekanbaru18 00° 32' 00" N, 101° 27' 00" E Padang 00° 57' 11" S, 100° 22' 04" E Palembang 02° 59' 06" S, 104° 45' 15" E Medan 03° 35' 00" N, 098° 40' 00" E

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Former names: Daerah Istimewa Aceh (until August 2001), Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam (from 2001 to 2009). Sometimes seen as Bangka Belitung. 17 Previously called Tanjungkarang‐Telukbetung until the two towns of Tanjungkarang and Telukbetung combined and became known as Bandar Lampung in 1993 http://www.hukumonline.com/pusatdata/detail/21292/node/1060 . 18 http://www.britannica.com/place/Riau‐Islands 16


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INFORMATION PAPER Glossary Barat Besar Daerah Daerah Istimewa Daerah Khusus Ibukota Ibukota Istimewa Kabupaten Kepulauan Khusus Kota Nusa Pemerintah Provinsi Pulau Pulau‐pulau Raya Selatan Tengah Tenggara Timur Tingkat Utara

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Sources 30th BGN/PCGN Conference paper: Indonesia Second‐Order Administrative Divisions Update, written by BGN. Indonesian geospatial information agency: Badan Informasi Geospatial (BIG) (formerly known as Bakosurtanal) http://www.bakosurtanal.go.id/peta‐provinsi/ Dasar Hukum Pembentukan Kota/Kab. (Legal basis for Creation of Municipalities/Regencies): www.kodepos.nomor.net Wikipedia: https://id.wikipedia.org Peta Tematik Indonesia (Indonesia Thematic Maps): https://petatematikindo.wordpress.com The Central Statistics Agency (Statistics Indonesia): http://www.bps.go.id/ CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the‐world‐factbook/geos/id.html 2010 Indonesian census: http://sp2010.bps.go.id/

Compiled by PCGN January 2016 Tel. 0207 591 3120 [email protected]


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Indonesia: Administrative Divisions

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