Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Currently Indonesia has 38 provinces. The most recent area to be legalized as a province is South West Papua.
Prior to Southwest Papua, the government also inaugurated the three new provinces of Papua. Namely South Papua, Central Papua and Papua Mountains.
For Southwest Papua, the division is contained in the Law (UU) Formation of Southwest Papua Province, passed in plenary session by the People’s Representative Council (DPR) on Thursday (17/11/2022), the People’s Representative Council ( DPR).
During the meeting, Interior Minister Tito Karnavian said it was a milestone for the community.
“Today is a milestone for the community, especially for the people of the Greater Sorong area and its surroundings,” Tito said. “Certainly for Indonesia, which is overjoyed to welcome the presence of Southwest Papua Province as the 38th province of the Republic of Indonesia.”
For information, the capital of the southwestern province of Papua is Sorong City. The new province comprises six regions: Sorong City, Sorong Regency, South Sorong Regency, Raja Ampat Regency, Tabrauw Regency and Mambreamo Regency.
Below is a list of 38 provinces in Indonesia:
1. Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Capital of Banda Aceh)
2. North Sumatra (Capital of Medan)
3. South Sumatra (Capital of Palembang)
4. West Sumatra (Capital of Padang)
5. Bengkulu (Capital of Bengkulu)
6. Riau (Capital of Pekanbaru)
7. Riau Archipelago (Capital of Tanjung Pinang)
8. Jambi (Capital of Jambi)
9. Lampung (Capital of Bandar Lampung)
10. Bangka Belitung (Capital of Pangkal Pinang)
11. West Kalimantan (Pontianak Capital)
12. East Kalimantan (Capital of Samarinda)
13. South Kalimantan (Capital of Banjarbaru)
14. Central Kalimantan (Palangkaraya Capital)
15. North Kalimantan (Capital of Tanjung Selor)
16. Banten (Capital of Serang)
17. DKI Jakarta (Capital of Jakarta)
18. West Java (Capital of Bandung)
19. Central Java (Capital of Semarang)
20. Yogyakarta Special Region (Capital Yogyakarta)
21. East Java (Capital of Surabaya)
22. Bali (Capital of Denpasar)
23. East Nusa Tenggara (Capital of Kupang)
24. West Nusa Tenggara (Capital of Mataram)
25. Gorontalo (Capital of Gorontalo)
26. West Sulawesi (Capital Mamuju)
27. Central Sulawesi (Palu Capital)
28. North Sulawesi (Capital of Manado)
29. Southeast Sulawesi (Capital of Kendari)
30. South Sulawesi (Capital of Makassar)
31. North Maluku (Capital of Sofifi)
32. Moluccas (Capital of Ambon)
33. West Papua (Manokwari Capital)
34. Papua (Capital of Jayapura)
35. Central Papua (Nabire Capital)
36. Papua Mountains (Capital of Jayawijaya)
37. South Papua (Capital of Merauke)
38. Southwest Papua (Capital of Sorong)
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