The
province (
Indonesian:
provinsi or
propinsi) is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in
Indonesia. Each province has its own local government, headed by a governor, and has its own legislative body. The governor and member of local representatives are elected by popular vote for five-year terms. With
East Timor gaining its independence, Indonesia currently has 33 provinces, seven of which have been created since 1999 (
North Maluku,
West Papua,
Banten,
Bangka-Belitung Islands,
Gorontalo,
Riau Islands and
West Sulawesi) and five provinces received special status:
Aceh; for the use of the
Sharia Law as the
regional law of the province,
Yogyakarta Special Region; for being governed in an ancient monarchy system,
Papua; for implementation of sustainable development,
West Papua; for granting implementation of sustainable development and
Jakarta Special Capital Region. Provinces are further divided into
regencies (
Indonesian:
kabupaten) and
cities.
The provinces are officially grouped into seven geographical units.
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