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Contents 1 The Provinces of Indonesia 1.1 Administrative divisions 1.2 The provinces - their capitals - population 1.2.1 Sumatra 1.2.2 Java 1.2.3 Kalimantan 1.2.4 Lesser Sunda Islands 1.2.5 Sulawesi 1.2.6 Maluccan islands 1.2.7 Papua 1.3 Provinces with special status

[edit] The Provinces of Indonesia

[edit] Administrative divisions

• Indonesia has thirty-three provinces, three of which have special status, and a special capital region. Each province has its own political legislature and is headed by a governor. The provinces are subdivided into regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kotamadya), which are further subdivided into subdistricts (kecamatan), and again into village groupings. Following the implementation of regional autonomy measures in 2001, the 440 districts or regencies have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services. The village administration level is influential handling matters of a village or neighbourhood.

[edit] The provinces - their capitals - population

[edit] Sumatra

Aceh* (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) - Banda Aceh - 3 930 905

North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) - Medan - 11 649 655

West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) - Padang - 4 248 931

Riau - Pekanbaru - 4 957 627

Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) - Tanjung Pinang **

Jambi - Jambi (city) - 2413846

South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) - Palembang - 6 899 675

Bangka-Belitung - Pangkal Pinang - 900 197

Bengkulu - Bengkulu (city) - 1 567 432

Lampung - Bandar Lampung - 6 741 439

[edit] Java

Jakarta* - Jakarta - 8 389 443

Banten - Serang - 8 098 780

West Java (Jawa Barat) - Bandung - 35 729 537

Central Java (Jawa Tengah) - Semarang - 31 228 940

Yogyakarta* - Yogyakarta (city) - 3 122 268

East Java (Jawa Timur) - Surabaya - 34 783 640

[edit] Kalimantan

West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) - Pontianak - 4 034 198

Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) - Palangkaraya - 1 857 000

South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) - Banjarmasin - 2 985 240

East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) - Samarinda - 2455 120

[edit] Lesser Sunda Islands

Bali - Denpasar - 3151 162

West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) - Mataram - 4 009 261

East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) - Kupang - 3952 279

[edit] Sulawesi

North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) - Manado - 2 012 098

Gorontalo - Gorontalo (city) - 835 044

Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) - Palu 2 218 435

West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) - Mamuju - **

South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) - Makassar - 8 059 627

South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) - Kendari - 1 821 284

[edit] Maluccan islands

Maluku - Ambon City - 1 205 539

North Maluku (Maluku Utara) - Ternate - 785 059

[edit] Papua

West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) - Manokwari **

Papua* - Jayapura - 2 220934

(The Indonesian name in brackets where different to English)

• indicates province with Special Status

Source: Biro Pusat Statistik Indonesia, Census 2000. Since then the populaytion has grown yearly by 1,3%

• • These are new provinces, there are no figures from the census 2000.

[edit] Provinces with special status

• Four provinces have special status; Aceh, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Papua. Special status provides legislative privileges and more autonomy from the central government in comparison to other provinces. The Acehnese government, for example, has the right to create an independent legal system; in 2003, it instituted a form of sharia (Islamic law). Yogyakarta was granted as a special territory as an award for its role during the Indonesian War of Independence; the positions of governor and its vice governor are prioritized for descendants of the Sultan of Yogyakarta and Paku Alam, respectively, much like a sultanate. Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya, has had special status since 2001. Jakarta is the country's special capital region.