Administrative division of Indonesia
InIndonesian law , the term "city " (kota ) is generally defined as the second-leveladministrative subdivision of theRepublic of Indonesia , an equivalent toregency (kabupaten ). The difference between a city and a regency is that a city has non-agricultural economic activities and a denseurban population, while a regency comprises predominantlyrural areas and is larger in area than a city.[ 1] However,Indonesia historically had several classifications of cities.
According toKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia , the official dictionary of theIndonesian language , a city (kota ) is "a densely populated area with high density and modern facilities and most of the population works outside of agriculture."[ 2]
Cities are divided intodistricts (Kecamatan ,Distrik inPapua region ,[ 3] [ 4] orKemantren inYogyakarta ).
Historical classification [ edit ] Buitenzorg was grantedcity status (gemeente ) by the government of theDutch East Indies on 1 April 1905[ 5] During theDutch East Indies period, a city was governed asgemeente , ormunicipality , since the decentralisation law in 1903. Thegemeente was a third-level subdivision, belowresidentie (residency ) andgouvernement (governorate ) orprovincie (province ).[ 6]
Kota besar andkota kecil [ edit ] The termskota besar (big city), andkota kecil (small city ortown ), were used since the implementation of the Act Number 22 of 1948.Kota Besar was an urban equivalent ofkabupaten (regency ), which was the country's second level subdivision, just belowprovince .Kota kecil , used for a small urban area, was the third-level division below regency and province.[ 7]
Kotaraya ,kotamadya , andkotapraja [ edit ] City classification in Indonesia during 1965–1974 City type Subdivision level Equivalence Kotaraya First-level Province Kotamadya Second-level Regency Kotapraja Third-level Districts
According to the Act Number 18 of 1965, cities in Indonesia were classified into three:kotaraya (great city, first-level subdivision),kotamadya (medium city, second-level subdivision), andkotapraja (small city or town, third-level subdivision).Kotaraya is an equivalent of a province,kotamadya is an equivalent of a regency, whilekotapraja is an equivalent ofkecamatan (districts).Jakarta was the only city granted thekotaraya status, due to its function as thecapital of Indonesia .[ 8]
The termskotaraya andkotapraja had been abolished since 1974, andkotamadya was used for most of urban areas in Indonesia up to 1999. Jakarta continued to be the only urban area with a province status.[ 9]
The termkota (city) has been implemented to substitutekotamadya since thepost-Suharto era in Indonesia .[ 10] Kota is headed by amayor (walikota ), who is directly elected via elections to serve for a five-year term, which can be renewed for one further five-year term. Eachkota is divided further intodistricts , more commonly known askecamatan .
Jakarta City Hall , the seat of thegovernor of Jakarta Jakarta , then known asBatavia , was the first city in the archipelago to be developed by theDutch Empire . On the 4 March 1621, the first city government (stad ) was created in Batavia, and on 1 April 1905, it became the very first municipality (gemeente ) of theDutch East Indies .[ 11] Upon Indonesian independence, it remains as the city within the province ofWest Java . With the release of the Act Number 1 of 1957, Jakarta became the first provincial-level city in Indonesia.[ 12] Although Jakarta is now written as a 'province' in Indonesian law products, it is still widely referred to as a city.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] TheUnited Nations (UN) classifiesJakarta as a 'city' on itsstatistical database .[ 17]
The Special Region of Jakarta consists offive 'administrative cities' and one 'administrative regency' . Unlike other actual cities in Indonesia, administrative cities in Jakarta are notself-governing , and were only created for bureaucracy purposes. The administrative cities do not havecity councils , and their mayors were exclusively selected by theGovernor of Jakarta without any publicelection . Ryas Rasyid, an Indonesian regional government expert, stated that Jakarta is a "province with a city management".[ 18] Anies Baswedan , the 17th Governor of Jakarta, asserted that "Jakarta has only an area of 600 square kilometres. It is a city with the province status."[ 19] Unlike the other 37 Indonesian provinces whose governors work in a 'governor office' (Kantor Gubernur ), the governor of Jakarta works in acity hall (Balai Kota DKI Jakarta ).[ 20]
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2,000,000 and above 1,000,000–1,999,999 500,000–999,999 300,000–499,999 200,000–299,999 Note:Bold indicates provincial capital