Home   National Anthem   Map Pancasila Crest Background History Archipelago Provinces People   Contact Us     Link to Indonesia-Pusaka	Profile PROVINCES People Government   Special Reports  Economy COUNTRY MAP  Literature   ISLANDS      ARCHIPELAGO      THE PEOPLE   Books on Indonesia   editor@imonitor.com   Provinces of Indonesia The Provinces. The five main islands are : Sumatra, which is about 473,606 sq km insize; the most fertile and densely populated islands, Java/Madura, 132,107sq km; Kalimantan, which comprises two-thirds of the islands of Borneo and measures 539,460 sq km; Sulawesi, 189,216 sq km; and Irian Jaya, 421,981sq km, which is part of the world's second largest island, New Guinea. Indonesia's other islands are smaller in size. The archipelago is divided into three groups. The islands of Java, Sumatra, and Kalimantan, and the small islands in- between, are situated on the Sunda Shelf stretching from the coasts of Malaysia to Indo China. Irian Jaya which is part of the island of New Guinea, and the Aru Islands, are on the Sahul Shelf, which stretches northward from the Australian coast. Located between these two shelves is the island group of Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Sulawesi. Coastal plains have been developed around the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and Irian Jaya. Source : "INDONESIA 1996 : AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK", Department of Information, Directorate of Foreign Information Services, Perum Percetakan Negara RI, 1995/1996 Provinces Currently, Indonesia has 33 provinces (of those, 2 are special territories and 1 capital city territory). The provinces are subdivided in districts, which are in turn split up in sub-districts and municipalities. The provinces are: Bali, Bangka-Belitung, Banten, Bengkulu, Central Java, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, East Java, East Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sumatra, Gorontalo, Jambi, Lampung, Maluku, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Papua (Irian Jaya), Riau, Riau Kepulauan, South East Sulawesi, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, West Irian Jaya, West Java, West Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, West Sulawesi, West Sumatra The special territories (daerah istimewa) are Aceh (or Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) and Yogyakarta. The capital city territory is Jakarta. Special Regions Capital Location       Jakarta Raya Jakarta West Java Aceh Banda Aceh North of Sumatra Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Central Java Provinces Capital Location       Aceh Banda Aceh North of Sumatra North Sumatra Medan Sumatra West Sumatra Padang Sumatra Riau Pekan Baru Sumatra Jambi Jambi Sumatra South Sumatra Palembang Sumatra Bengkulu Bengkulu Sumatra Bangka & Blitung Bangka Sumatra Lampung Bandar Lampung Sumatra DKI Jakarta Jakarta Java West Java Bandung Java Banten Serang Java Central Java Semarang Java Jogyakarta Jogyakarta Java East Java Surabaya Java West Kalimantan Pontianak Kalimantan Central Kalimantan Palangkaraya Kalimantan South Kalimantan Banjarmasin Kalimantan East Kalimantan Samarinda Kalimantan North Sulawesi Manado Sulawesi Gorontalo Gorontalo Sulawesi Central Sulawesi Palu Sulawesi S.E. Sulawesi Kendari Sulawesi South Sulawesi Ujungpandang Sulawesi Bali Denpasar Lesser Sunda islands West Nusa Tenggara Mataram Lesser Sunda islands East Nusa Tenggara Kupang Lesser Sunda islands Maluku Ambon Maluku North Maluku Ternate North Maluku West Irian Jayapura West Irian Updated 10/07/2004 Profile Government Economy People Special History Presidency  Statesmen Map Books