Provinces of Indonesia: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The number of provinces of Indonesia has tended to increase as new provinces have been split from existing territories. As of January 2003 there appear to be 28 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular - propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota).

• New Guinea
  • Irian Jaya Barat
  • Papua (formerly Irian Jaya). A proposal to split this into Papua Barat (West Papua), Papua Tengah (Central Papua) and Papua Timur (East Papua) has not been fully implemented.

• Java
  • Banten
  • Central Java (Jawa Tengah)
  • East Java (Jawa Timur)
  • Jakarta**
  • West Java (Jawa Barat)
  • Yogyakarta*

• Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo
  • Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah)
  • East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur)
  • South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan)
  • West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat)

• Maluku
  • Maluku
  • North Maluku (Maluku Utara)

• Bali and Nusa Tenggara
  • Bali
  • East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
  • West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat)

• Sulawesi
  • Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah)
  • Gorontalo
  • North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara)
  • South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara)
  • South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan)

• Sumatra
  • Aceh*
  • Bangka-Belitung
  • Bengkulu
  • Jambi
  • Lampung
  • North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara)
  • Riau
  • Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau)
  • South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan)
  • West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat)