Provinces of Indonesia
The province (in Indonesian: Provinsi or propinsi) is the level of territorial division of Indonesia that is located just below the level national. This word comes from the Dutch language provincie due to Indonesia's Dutch colonial past.
Each province is headed by a governor (gubernur in Indonesian). Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces. The following list groups the provinces by island (note: the islands are not an official Indonesian subdivision). The Indonesian name is in italics.
There are three special cases in the territorial division of Indonesia: the province level (formerly level I) is also called Special Area (Daerah Khusus in Indonesian) for the city of Jakarta, or < i>Daerah Istimewa for Aceh and for Yogyakarta. Of Indonesia's 38 provinces, 4 have special status: Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Yogyakarta Region, Papua Island, and Jakarta Region.
The provinces are divided into regencies and cities.
List
| Island or group of islands | Location in Indonesia | Detailed Map | Province | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumatra (Sumatera) |  |  | ||
| Aceh*Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) | Banda Aceh | |||
| Bangka-Belitung | Pangkalpinang | |||
| Bengkulu | Bengkulu | |||
| Jambi | Jambi | |||
| Lampung | Bandar Lampung | |||
| Riau | Pekanbaru | |||
| Riau IslandsKepulauan Riau) | Tanjungpinang | |||
| Southern SumatraSumatera Selatan) | Palembang | |||
| Western SumatraSumatera Barat) | Padang | |||
| Northern SumatraSumatera Utara) | Medan | |||
| Java (Jawa) |  |  | ||
| Bantén | Serang | |||
| Central Java (Jawa Haveh) | Semarang | |||
| Western Java (Jawa Barat) | Bandung | |||
| Eastern Java (Jawa Timur) | Surabaya | |||
| Jakarta region*Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) | Jakarta | |||
| Yogyakarta Special Region*Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta) | Yogyakarta | |||
| Minor Islands of the Probe (Nusa Tenggara) |  |  | ||
| Bali | Denpasar | |||
| Minor Islands of the Western Probe (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | Mataram | |||
| Minor Islands of the Eastern Probe (Nusa Tenggara Timur) | Kupang | |||
| Borneo Island (Kalimantan) |  |  | ||
| Borneo Central (Kalimantan Haveh) | Palangkaraya | |||
| Southern BorneoKalimantan Selatan) | Banjarbaru | |||
| West Born | Pontianak | |||
| Eastern BorneoKalimantan Timur) | Samarinda | |||
| Northern Borneo | Tanjung Selor | |||
| Célebes Island (Sulawesi) |  |  | ||
| Central celebritiesSulawesi Haveh) | Palu | |||
| Southern celebritiesSulawesi Selatan) | Makassar (formerly Ujung Pandang) | |||
| Western celebritiesSulawesi Barat) | Mamuju | |||
| Northern Celebrities | Managed | |||
| South-Eastern Célebes (South-Eastern Célebes)Sulawesi Tenggara) | Kendari | |||
| Gorontalo | Gorontalo | |||
| Moluccas Islands (Maluku) | .svg) |  | ||
| Molucas | Ambon | |||
| Northern Moluccas (North Moluccas)Maluku Utara) | Ternate | |||
| New West Guinea (Irian Barat) |  |  | ||
| Papua* (formerly Irian Jaya) | Jayapura | |||
| Central Papua (Papua Haveh) | Nabire | |||
| Southern PapuaPapua Selatan) | Merauke | |||
| Western Papua (Papua Barat) | Manokwari | |||
| South-West Papua (South-West Papua)Papua Barat Daya) | Sorong | |||
| Highlands Papua (Papua Pegunungan) | Wamena |
Former provinces
After Indonesia's independence, eight provinces were established. West Java, Central Java, East Java and Moluccas still exist today despite later divisions, while Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes and Nusa Tenggara, formerly Lesser Sunda (Sunda Kecil) were completely extinct dividing them into new provinces. The province of Central Sumatra existed from 1948 to 1957, while East Timor was annexed as a province from 1976 until its transfer of power to UNTAET in 1999 before its independence as a country in 2002.
| Province | Capital | Period | Successor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumatra | Bukittinggi / Medan | 1945-1948 | Central Sumatra Northern Sumatra Southern Sumatra |
| Borneo | Banjarmasin | 1945-1956 | Eastern Borneo Southern Born West Born |
| Minor Islands of the Probe | Singaraja | 1945-1958 | Bali Minor Islands of the Eastern Probe Minor Islands of the Western Sonde |
| Célebes | Makassar / Manado | 1945-1960 | Célebes Centro-Norte South-South |
| Central Sumatra (Sumatra Haveh) | Bukittinggi | 1948-1957 | Jambi Riau Western Sumatra |
| Célebes Centro-Norte (Sulawesi Utara-Tengah) | Managed | 1960-1964 | Northern Celebrities Central celebrities |
| South-South (Sulawesi Selatan-Tenggara) | Makassar | 1960-1964 | Southern celebrities South-Eastern Cells |
| East Timor (Timor Timur) | Dili | 1976-1999 | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |