Subdivisions of Indonesia

Subdivisions of Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia is divided into provinces. Provinces are composed of regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten) and cities (Indonesian: Kota). Province, regencies, and cities, have their own local governments and parliamentary bodies.
Since the enactment of Law Number 22 Year 1999 regarding Local Government, local governments now play a greater role in administering their areas. Foreign policy, defense (including armed forces and national police), system of law, and monetary policy, however, remain the domain of the national government. Since 2005, heads of local government (governors, regents, and mayors) have been directly elected by popular election.
A province is headed by a governor. Each province has its own legislative body, called Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (literally means "Regional People's Representatives Assembly"). Governors and representative members are elected by popular vote for 5-year term.

Each province is cities.

divided into regencies and -

Regency and City (Indonesian: Kota), collectively known as "Daerah Tingkat II" is a local level of government beneath that of province, however they enjoy greater decentralization affairs than province does, such as provide public schools and public health facilities.
Both regency and city are the same level, having their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a Regency and a City lies in differing demographics, size and economics.
Generally the regency has larger area than city, and city has a non-agricultural economic activities. A regency is headed by a regent, and a city is headed by a mayor (Indonesian: Walikota). Regent or mayor and member of representatives are elected by popular vote for a term of 5 years.

Each regency or city is

divided into subdistricts.

A subdistrict is an area within a regency or city. The head of a sub-district is known as a "Camat"'. Camats are civil servants, responsible to the regent (for regency) or to the mayor (for city).
In Papua Province and West Papua Province, this administrative level is translated as "", and is headed by a "Head of District" (Indonesian: Kepala Distrik).
Each district is divided into desa or kelurahan. However in Aceh, Indonesia, a mukim is a subdivision of a district. A mukim contains some villages (gampong).
The next level is that of the Desa or Kelurahan. Both Desa and Kelurahan are the area within a district, however Desa enjoys greater local matters than Kelurahan does.
In Indonesian, as in English, village has rural connotations, in the context of Indonesian Government Administration, a Desa can be defined as a body which has authority over the local people in accordance with acknowledged local traditions of the area. Desa is headed by "Head of Desa" (Indonesian: Kepala Desa), who is elected by popular vote.
Though Desa and Kelurahan are part of a district, a Kelurahan has less power than a Desa. A Kelurahan is headed by a "Lurah". Lurahs are civil servants, directly responsible to their Camat. A Kelurahan is part of Regency/City government bureaucracy.

Here is table showing regencies, and cities of

number of current provinces, Indonesia.

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