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A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
( or ) is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia

Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
. 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.

Currently, Indonesia consists of 33 provinces, seven of which have been created since 2000 and five provinces received special status: Aceh, Yogyakarta Special Region, Papua

Papua (Indonesian province)

Papua is the largest Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, comprising a majority part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands ....
, West Papua and Jakarta Special Capital Region.

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Province	ISO ISO 3166-2:ID ISO 3166-2:IDis an International Organization for Standardization standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to...	Capital	Population	Area (km²)	Notes	Island Group
Bali Bali Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 Provinces of Indonesia with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....	ID-BA	Denpasar Denpasar Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It is also the site of Ngurah Rai Airport, the main gateway to Bali. It has a population of 491,500 ....	3,150,000	5,633		Nusa Tenggara Lesser Sunda Islands The Nusa Tenggara , or Lesser Sunda Islands, are a group of islands in the middle-south part of Maritime Southeast Asia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands....
Bangka-Belitung Bangka-Belitung Bangka-Belitung Islands is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, which includes two main islands, Bangka Island and Belitung, and several smaller ones that lie from the east of Sumatra to the northeast of South Sumatra province....	ID-BB	Pangkal Pinang Pangkal Pinang Pangkal Pinang is the largest town on the Indonesian island of Bangka and the capital of the province of Bangka-Belitung. It is located on Bangka's eastern coast at ....	1,300,000	18,725		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
Banten Banten Banten is a province of Indonesia, located at the western end of Java Island. Banten has an area of 9,160.7 km? and population of 9,083,114 . Banten was established in October 2000 after being separated from West Java province....	ID-BT	Serang Serang Serang is a Regencies of Indonesia of Banten province, Indonesia. The administrative center of the regency and the capital of the province is the city of Serang....	9,083,114	9,161		Java Java Java is an island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms, The spread of Islam in Indonesia , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia....
Bengkulu Bengkulu Bengkulu is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra and Lampung....	ID-BE	Bengkulu	1,564,000	21,168		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
Central Java Central Java Central Java is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of the six provinces of the island of Java ....	ID-JT	Semarang Semarang Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java , Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java. It has an area of 373.67 km? and a population of approximately 1.5 million people, making it Indonesia's fifth largest city....	31,820,000	32,548		Java Java Java is an island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms, The spread of Islam in Indonesia , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia....
Central Kalimantan (C.Borneo) Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan is a provinces of Indonesia, one of four in Kalimantan - the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangkaraya....	ID-KT	Palangkaraya Palangkaraya Palangkaraya is the capital city of the Indonesian province Central Kalimantan, situated between the Kahayan River and the Sabangau River rivers....	1,912,747	153,564		Kalimantan Kalimantan In most languages in the world, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while for Indonesians, the name "Kalimantan" usually refers to the whole island of Borneo....
Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia located in the heart of Sulawesi. It was established on April 13, 1964.Central Sulawesi has an area of and is surrounded by Gorontalo in the north, South Sulawesi and South East Sulawesi in the south, Maluku in the east, and the Makassar Strait in the west....	ID-ST	Palu Palu File:Beach near Palu.jpgPalu is a city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located 1,650 km northeast of Jakarta, at . The city sits on the mouth of Palu River, at the head of a long, narrow bay....	1,820,000	68,089		Sulawesi Sulawesi Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands....
East Java East Java East Java is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and also includes neighboring Madura Island and Bawean islands....	ID-JI	Surabaya Surabaya Surabaya is Indonesia's List of largest cities and second largest cities by country, and the capital of the Provinces of Indonesia of East Java....	34,766,000	47,922		Java Java Java is an island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms, The spread of Islam in Indonesia , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia....
East Kalimantan (E.Borneo) East Kalimantan East Kalimantan is the second largest Provinces of Indonesia, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan ....	ID-KI	Samarinda Samarinda Samarinda is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River....	2,750,369	245,238		Kalimantan Kalimantan In most languages in the world, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while for Indonesians, the name "Kalimantan" usually refers to the whole island of Borneo....
East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara is a provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, located in the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, including West Timor. The provincial capital is Kupang, located on West Timor....	ID-NT	Kupang Kupang Kupang is the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.The city is located in West Timor, and had a population estimated in 2005 at 269,680....	4,260,294	47,876		Nusa Tenggara Lesser Sunda Islands The Nusa Tenggara , or Lesser Sunda Islands, are a group of islands in the middle-south part of Maritime Southeast Asia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands....
Gorontalo Gorontalo The primary meaning of Gorontalo is a Gorontalo in the north of Sulawesi, Indonesia.Other geographical meanings of Gorontalo are:* Gorontalo Regency...	ID-GO	Gorontalo Gorontalo (city) Gorontalo city is the capital of the Gorontalo Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesia. It has an area of 64.79 km? and population of about 140,000....	830,200	12,215		Sulawesi Sulawesi Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands....
Jakarta Special Capital Region	ID-JK	Jakarta Jakarta Jakarta is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. It also has a List of urban areas by population than any other city in Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa , Jayakarta , Batavia, Dutch East Indies , and Djakarta ....	8,389,443	750	National capital, directly administered	Java Java Java is an island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms, The spread of Islam in Indonesia , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia....
Jambi	ID-JA	Jambi Jambi (city) Jambi is a city in Indonesia, capital of Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra. The city is a busy port on the Batang Hari River and an oil- and rubber-producing centre....	2,742,196	53,436		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
Lampung Lampung Lampung is a provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It borders the provinces of Bengkulu and South Sumatra....	ID-LA	Bandar Lampung Bandar Lampung Bandar Lampung is the capital province of Lampung, Indonesia. It was formerly called Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung, the names of the two major sections of the city, before being renamed in 1983....	6,731,000	35,376		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
Maluku (Moluccas) Maluku (Indonesian province) Maluku is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, comprising, broadly, the southern part of the Maluku Islands . Maluku traditionally belongs to Melanesia....	ID-MA	Ambon Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of 775 km? , and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. The main city and seaport is Ambon, Maluku , which is also the capital of Maluku Provinces of Indonesia....	1,266,000	46,975		Maluku Islands and New Guinea Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands are an archipelago in Indonesia, and part of the larger Malay Archipelago. They are located on the Australian Plate, lying east of Sulawesi , west of New Guinea, and north of Timor....
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Aceh Aceh is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Nanggr?e Aceh Darussalam....	ID-AC	Banda Aceh Banda Aceh Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an elevation of 21 m. The population was approximately 260,000 in 2006....	3,930,000	57,366	Special region	Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
North Maluku (N.Moluccas) North Maluku North Maluku is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, which are split between it and the province of Maluku ....	ID-MU	Ternate Ternate Ternate is an island and town in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, located off the west coast of the larger island of Halmahera, the center of the powerful former Sultanate of Ternate....	890,000	30,895		Maluku Islands and New Guinea Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands are an archipelago in Indonesia, and part of the larger Malay Archipelago. They are located on the Australian Plate, lying east of Sulawesi , west of New Guinea, and north of Timor....
North Sulawesi North Sulawesi North Sulawesi is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It is on the island of Sulawesi, and borders the province of Gorontalo to the west . The islands of Sangihe Islands and Talaud Islands form the northern part of the province, which border the Philippines....	ID-SA	Manado Manado Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area....	2,154,234	15,364		Sulawesi Sulawesi Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands....
North Sumatra North Sumatra North Sumatra is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. Its capital is Medan, Indonesia....	ID-SU	Medan Medan Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the coast, Medan is the third largest city in Indonesia....	11,642,000	71,680		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
Papua Papua (Indonesian province) Papua is the largest Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, comprising a majority part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands ....	ID-PA	Jayapura Jayapura Jayapura City is the capital of Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. It is situated on Yos Sudarso Bay . Its approximate population in 2002 was 200,000....	2,795,182	421,981	Special region	Maluku Islands and New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
Riau Riau (province) Riau is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, located in the center of Sumatra island along the Strait of Malacca. The provincial capital and largest city is Pekanbaru....	ID-RI	Pekanbaru Pekanbaru Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km? and population of over 793,000....	4,948,000	82,232		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
Riau Islands Riau Islands (province) Riau Islands Originally part of the Riau Province, the Riau Islands were split off as a separate Provinces of Indonesia in July 2004 with Tanjung Pinang as its Capital ....	ID-KR	Tanjung Pinang Tanjung Pinang Tanjung Pinang or Tanjungpinang is the capital and largest town of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia of Riau Islands. The city with 150,000 residents ) and is a trading port between islands in the Riau archipelago....	1,198,526	21,992		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
South East Sulawesi South East Sulawesi South East Sulawesi is a provinces of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. The capital of the province is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula....	ID-SG	Kendari Kendari Kendari is the capital of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia of South East Sulawesi. The city lies along Kendari Bay. Moramo Waterfall is located 65 km east of Kendari....	1,771,951	38,140		Sulawesi Sulawesi Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands....
South Kalimantan (S.Borneo) South Kalimantan South Kalimantan is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan - the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo....	ID-KS	Banjarmasin Banjarmasin Banjarmasin is the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located at , on a river delta island near the junction of the Barito River and Martapura River rivers....	3,054,129	36,985		Kalimantan Kalimantan In most languages in the world, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while for Indonesians, the name "Kalimantan" usually refers to the whole island of Borneo....
South Sulawesi South Sulawesi File:South Sulawesi-Indonesia-Mountains.jpgSouth Sulawesi is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, located on the western southern peninsula of Sulawesi island....	ID-SN	Makassar Makassar Makassar, is the Provinces of Indonesia capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was formally named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably....	7,497,701	72,781		Sulawesi Sulawesi Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands....
South Sumatra South Sumatra South Sumatra is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It is on the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north....	ID-SS	Palembang Palembang Palembang is a city of 1,286,000 in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is the capital of the Provinces of Indonesia of South Sumatra and its metropolitan area includes more than 1,730,000 people....	6,900,000	53,436		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
West Java West Java West Java , with population around 41.48 million , is the most populous Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, located on Java Island. It is slightly larger in area than densely populated Taiwan, but nearly double the population....	ID-JB	Bandung Bandung Bandung Indonesian: Kota Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and Bandung Metropolitan Area, with 7.4 million in 2007....	35,724,000	34,817		Java Java Java is an island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms, The spread of Islam in Indonesia , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia....
West Kalimantan (W.Borneo) West Kalimantan West Kalimantan is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo....	ID-KB	Pontianak Pontianak, Indonesia Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesia province of West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. It occupies an area of 107.82 km? in the river delta of the Kapuas River, at approximately 1143 km, the longest river in Indonesia and the List of rivers by length by length....	4,073,304	146,807		Kalimantan Kalimantan In most languages in the world, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while for Indonesians, the name "Kalimantan" usually refers to the whole island of Borneo....
West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara is a provinces of Indonesia in south-central Indonesia. It covers the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali....	ID-NB	Mataram Mataram (city) Mataram is a city on the west side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia. It is the capital and largest city of West Nusa Tenggara province, and has a population of around 342,896 ....	4,015,102	19,709		Nusa Tenggara Lesser Sunda Islands The Nusa Tenggara , or Lesser Sunda Islands, are a group of islands in the middle-south part of Maritime Southeast Asia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands....
West Papua		Manokwari Manokwari File:BirdsHeadPeninsula Topo.jpgManokwari is a city and regency in the Indonesian province of West Papua , at the western end of New Guinea. Since 2003 it has been the capital of the province....	800,000	115,364	Special region	Maluku Islands and New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
West Sulawesi West Sulawesi West Sulawesi is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, created in 2004. It is on the island of Sulawesi and includes the regencies of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi....	ID-SR	Mamuju Mamuju Mamuju is the capital of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia of West Sulawesi. The city was formerly part of South Sulawesi province.Mamuju is a relatively quiet and small town....	938,254	16,796		Sulawesi Sulawesi Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands....
West Sumatra West Sumatra West Sumatra is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra, and borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast....	ID-SB	Padang Padang, Indonesia Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on the western coast of Sumatra at . It has an area of and a population of over 750,000 people....	4,241,000	42,297		Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
Yogyakarta Special Region	ID-YO	Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (city) Yogyakarta is a city in the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is renowned as a center of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows....	3,121,000	3,186	Special region (sultanate)	Java Java Java is an island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms, The spread of Islam in Indonesia , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia....

Provinces of Indonesia

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