INDONESIA “Sub Divisions”

Province (Indonesian: Provinsi) is headed by a governor. Each province has its own legislative body, called Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (literally means “Regional People’s Representatives Assembly”). Governor and member of representatives are elected by popular vote for 5 years term.

Currently Indonesia is divided into 33 provinces. Seven provinces were created since 2000. Among 33 provinces of Indonesia, 5 of them have special status:

* Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (formerly: Aceh Special Region), according to MoU of 2005 has greater status, such as has its own Islamic syari’ah law (only for Muslim citizen), flag and song of province, and local political parties are allowed.
* Yogyakarta Special Region. The governor is not elected, but automatically served by Sultan of Yogyakarta. For centuries, Sultanate of Yogyakarta has reigned in the region.
* Papua (formerly: Irian Jaya), since 2000 has greater role of local government, including allowed to own flag and song of province.
* West Papua (formerly: Irian Jaya Barat), has an equal status with Papua
* Jakarta Special Capital Region, is a capital city of Indonesia, and place of all national government bodies.

Each province is divided into regencies and cities.