The Provinces of Indonesia are the 34 largest subdivisions of the country and the highest tier of the local government (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 districts (kecamatan).
Video Provinces of Indonesia
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.
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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, 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 Capital Region of Jakarta.
- 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 a province according to Law No. 03/1950 and No. 12/2012 about The Speciality of Special Region of Yogyakarta.
- Papua, for granting implementation of sustainable development.
- West Papua, for granting implementation of sustainable development.
The provinces are officially grouped into seven geographical units.
Table of provinces
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:
See also
- List of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index
- List of Indonesian provinces by GRP per capita
- List of Indonesian floral emblems
- List of Indonesian animal emblems
General:
- Subdivisions of Indonesia
- List of regencies and cities of Indonesia
References
External links
- Daftar 34 Provinsi Di Indonesia (in Indonesian)
- Map at Indonesian Wikipedia
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