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23-489: Air Vice-Marshal Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma (18 November 1922 – 14 December 1947), better known as Halim Perdanakusuma , was an Indonesian airman and National Hero of Indonesia . Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma was born on 18 November 1922 in Sampang , Madura, as the third child of the five children of Abdulgani Wongsotaruno, a prime minister and writer, and Raden Ayu Aisah. His maternal grandfather, Raden Ngabeki Notosubroto,

46-545: A moratorium . The latest new regencies split from existing regencies were South Buton Regency , Central Buton Regency and West Muna Regency in July 2014, while the latest cities were South Tangerang and Gunungsitoli in October 2008. There are no cities which have been split into other subdivisions, although the administrative regency of Thousand Islands was split from North Jakarta administrative city in 2001. Despite

69-609: A branch of the air force in Bukittinggi , West Sumatra ; to complete his task he penetrated the Dutch blockade of the island. Air Officer Iswahyudi was also tasked to assist with managing the base. At the time, the various air units in Sumatra were managed individually and under the command of the army ; Perdanakusuma and Iswahyudi proceeded to unite them into their own branch. On 17 August 1947, he led paratroops into Borneo . He

92-530: A posthumous promotion to air vice marshal. Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta is named after him. An interchange railway station near the airport which serves the Greater Jakarta LRT and Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail is also named after him. List of National Heroes of Indonesia Nominations undergo a four-step process and must be approved at each level. A proposal is made by

115-405: A regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural economic activities. A regency is headed by a regent ( bupati ), while a city is headed by a mayor ( wali kota ). All regents, mayors, and members of legislatures are directly elected via elections to serve for a five-year term which can be renewed once. Each regency or city

138-555: A smaller population of about 23 thousand people compared to 28 thousand people of Tana Tidung Regency. Following the Regional Autonomy Act ( Indonesian : Undang-Undang Otonomi Daerah ) of 1999, many regencies have been split to create additional regencies and cities, the number of such divisions were thus increased to 514. However, these territorial splits can sometimes lead into corruption cases. As of early 2024, further proposals for territorial splits are still under

161-531: Is directly appointed by the governor. This type of city and regency in Indonesia is only found in Jakarta which consisted of five administrative cities and one administrative regency. As of January 2023 , there were 514-second-level administrative divisions (416 regencies and 98 cities) in Indonesia. The list below groups regencies and cities in Indonesia by provinces. Each regency has an administrative centre,

184-550: Is divided further into districts more commonly known as kecamatan (except in the Special Region of Yogyakarta , where kapanewon and kemantren are used, and Western New Guinea (Papua), where distrik is used). An administrative city ( kota administrasi ) or an administrative regency ( kabupaten administrasi ) is a subdivision of province without its own local legislatures ( Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah ). The leader of administrative city or administrative regency

207-576: Is further sortable by year of birth, death, and recognition. Names are standardised using the Indonesian Spelling System and thus may not reflect the original spelling. List of regencies and cities of Indonesia Regencies ( kabupaten ) and cities ( kota ) are the second-level administrative subdivision in Indonesia , immediately below the provinces , and above the districts . Regencies are roughly equivalent to American counties , although most cities in

230-596: The 30 September Movement that resulted in end of Sukarno reign, while Sukarno and former vice-president Mohammad Hatta were given the title Proclamation Heroes ( Pahlawan Proklamasi ) in 1988 for their role in reading the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence . A total of 190 men and 16 women have been deemed national heroes, most recently Abdul Chalim, Ahmad Hanafiah, Bataha Santiago , Ida Dewa Agung Jambe, Mohammad Tabrani , and Ratu Kalinyamat in 2023. These heroes have come from all parts of

253-528: The Indonesian archipelago , from Aceh in the west to Papua in the east. They represent numerous ethnicities , including native Indonesians , ethnic Chinese , Arabs and Eurasians . They include prime ministers , guerrillas , government ministers, soldiers, royalty, journalists, and a bishop. The following list is initially presented in alphabetical order; owing to differing cultural naming conventions, not all entries are sorted by last name. The list

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276-915: The Naval Academy of Surabaya to answer the Dutch colonial government's call for a militia. After finishing the academy, he spent some time in the Dutch Colonial Navy's information department. At the time of the Japanese invasion of the Indies in 1942, against which he had been trained to fight, Perdanakusuma was in Britain, training in navigation with the Royal Canadian Air Force ; as part of his training, he flew on 44 missions throughout Europe, including flying Avro Lancasters in bombing missions over Nazi Germany. After

299-486: The United States are below the counties. Following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and city municipalities became the key administrative units responsible for providing most governmental services. Each of regencies and cities has their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally,

322-570: The end of World War II, Perdanakusuma returned to newly independent Indonesia. He joined the nascent military (then called the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ; People Security Army) under Commodore Suryadi Suryadarma ; together with Agustinus Adisucipto and Abdul Rahman Saleh , he was tasked with organizing the Indonesian Air Force . In 1947, Perdanakusuma was promoted to air commodore and tasked with establishing

345-565: The general populace in a city or regency to the mayor or regent, who must then make a request to the province's governor . The governor then makes a recommendation to the Ministry of Social Affairs, which forwards it to the president , represented by the Board of Titles ( Dewan Gelar ); this board consists of two academics, two persons of a military background, and three persons who have previously received an award or title. Those selected by

368-407: The name of South Tangerang being similar to that of Tangerang city, South Tangerang was actually split from Tangerang Regency . In two special cases, all subdivisions of North Maluku and Riau Islands were made from parts of the defunct North Maluku Regency and Riau Islands Regency, respectively. All subdivisions of North Kalimantan are also made from lands of Bulungan Regency , but its area

391-508: The president, as represented by the Board, are awarded the title at a ceremony in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta . Since 2000, the ceremony has occurred in early November, coinciding with Indonesia's Heroes' Day ( Hari Pahlawan ). The legal framework for the title, initially styled National Independence Hero ( Pahlawan Kemerdekaan Nasional ), was established with the release of Presidential Decree No. 241 of 1958. The title

414-539: The regency seat. Superlatives of cities can be found at Indonesian Misplaced Pages articles Daftar kota di Indonesia menurut jumlah penduduk and Daftar kota di Indonesia menurut luas wilayah . Although the least populated regency in Indonesia according to various sources is said to be Tana Tidung Regency in North Kalimantan, Supiori Regency in Papua is included here instead because it has

437-572: Was a wedana in Gresik . His younger brother, Makki, followed his footsteps as an airman and later was married to actress Indriati Iskak . After attending elementary and middle school at schools for native Indonesians, he attended the Opleidingschool voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren (a school for the training of native officials) in Magelang . However, he dropped out in his second year and joined

460-468: Was first awarded on 30 August 1959 to the politician turned writer Abdul Muis , who had died the previous month. This title was used for the rest of Sukarno 's rule. When Suharto rose to power in the mid-1960s, the title was given its current name. Special titles at the level of National Hero have also been awarded. Hero of the Revolution ( Pahlawan Revolusi ) was given in 1965 to ten victims of

483-536: Was married to Koesdalina in Madiun , on 24 August 1947, and later moved to Sumatra to continued the task of building the air force there. That December, Perdanakusuma was ordered to fly to Thailand with Iswahyudi to pick up medical supplies. On their return trip on 14 December, the Avro Anson they were flying stalled, leading it to crash outside of Tanjung Hantu, Malaysia , killing both of them. Perdanakusuma's body

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506-651: Was originally buried in Lumut , Malaysia, but later relocated to Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery in 1975. His only child, Ian Santoso, was born after his death and named after his deceased friend during the World War II in Europe . Santoso later went to became a pilot and joined Indonesian Air Force, following his father footsteps. Perdanakusuma was declared a National Hero of Indonesia on 9 August 1975 with Presidential Decree Number 063/TK/Year 1975. With this declaration came

529-761: Was split to several regencies before the province was established. Central Java (since 1965) and the Special Region of Yogyakarta (apart from the separation of the Thousand Islands Administrative Regency from North Jakarta City) are the only province-level areas which have not had any subdivision splits. Listed below are the subdivision splits from 1999 to the most recent ones in 2014; for pre-1999 splits see also main article in Indonesian Misplaced Pages . (including current Southwest Papua province) (including current Highland Papua and South Papua provinces) (including

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