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Provinces of Indonesia


The province (Indonesian: provinsi) is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia. Each province has its own local government (Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi), headed by the governor (gubernur); and has its own legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah). The Governor and member of representatives are elected by popular vote for 5 years term.

Currently, Indonesia is divided into 33 provinces (provinsi). Seven provinces were created since 2000. The last province added is West Sulawesi in September 2004.

Map and list of provinces

Map of the provinces of Indonesia

Here is a list of provinces of Indonesia, grouped by island(s) region (Please note: region is not a subdivision of Indonesia). Name in Indonesian language is shown on italics.
RegionProvince Capital City
Sumatra (Sumatera)Nanggroe Aceh DarussalamBanda Aceh
North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara)Medan
West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat)Padang
RiauPekanbaru
Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau)Tanjung Pinang
JambiJambi
BengkuluBengkulu
South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan)Palembang
Bangka-BelitungPangkal Pinang
LampungBandar Lampung
Java (Jawa)Jakarta Special Capital Region* (Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta)Jakarta
BantenSerang
West Java (Jawa Barat)Bandung
Central Java (Jawa Tengah)Semarang
Yogyakarta Special Region* (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta)Yogyakarta
East Java (Jawa Timur)Surabaya
Nusa TenggaraBaliDenpasar
West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat)Mataram
East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur)Kupang
Kalimantan (Indonesian part of Borneo)West KalimantanPontianak
Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah)Palangkaraya
South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan)Banjarmasin
East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur)Samarinda
Sulawesi (Celebes)North SulawesiManado
GorontaloGorontalo
Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah)Palu
South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara)Kendari
South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan)Makassar (formerly: Ujung Pandang)
West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat)Mamuju
Maluku Islands (Moluccas)MalukuAmbon
North Maluku (Maluku Utara)Ternate
Western New Guinea (Irian Barat)Papua* (formerly: Irian Jaya)Jayapura
West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat)Manokwari
Among 33 provinces of Indonesia, 4 of them have special status (*) : Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Yogyakarta Special Region, Papua, and Jakarta Special Capital Region.

Provinces are divided into regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota).

See also


*Subdivisions of Indonesia
*Government Administration in Indonesia

External links

*Maps
*Article on Indonesian local government



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