Maybrat Regency is a regency of Southwest Papua Province of Indonesia . It has an area of 5,461.69 km (2,108.77 sq mi), and had a population of 33,081 at the 2010 Census and 42,991 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 46,287 (comprising 23,330 males and 22,957 females). The administrative centre is the town of Kumurkek , in Aifat District. The Maybrat language is spoken in the regency.
19-488: Maybrat Regency is located in the western part of Papua Island. Geographically, Maybrat Regency is located at 131º 421 0” east longitude - 132º 581 12” east and 0º 55' 12” south longitude - 2º 17' 24” south longitude. It is the provinces's only landlocked regency, and is bordered: At the 2010 Census, the Maybrat Regency comprised eleven districts ( distrik ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at
38-577: A district ", hence the translation of kecamatan as subdistrict is no longer precise since the absence of kewedanan as district . The 1982 publication of Statistics Indonesia translated kecamatan as district . With the release of the Act Number 21 of 2001 on the Special Autonomous of Papua Province, the term distrik was used instead of kecamatan in the entire Western New Guinea . The difference between
57-492: Is Aceh , where districts are divided into mukim before being subdivided further into gampong . In Indonesian, as in English, a village ( desa ) has rural connotations. In the context of administrative divisions, a desa can be defined as a body which has authority over the local people in accordance with acknowledged local traditions of the area. A desa is headed by a "head of village" ( Indonesian : kepala desa ), who
76-506: Is divided into 38 provinces. Nine provinces have special status: Second level subdivisions of Indonesia is regency ( kabupaten ) and city ( kota ). This subdivisions is a local level of government beneath the provincial level. However, they enjoy greater decentralisation of affairs than the provincial body, such as provision of public schools and public health facilities. They were formerly known collectively as Daerah Tingkat II (Level II Region). Both regency and city are at
95-451: Is now Ayamaru Selatan Jaya District are included in the total figures for Aitinyo Barat District, from which it was divided. (b) The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Aitinyo Tengah District are included in the total figures for Aitinyo District, from which it was divided. (c) The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Aifat Timur Selatan District are included in the total figures for Aifat Selatan District, from which it
114-449: Is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city (second-level) and province (first-level). According to the Act Number 23 of 2014, district is formed by the government of regency or city in order to improve the coordination of governance, public services, and empowerment of urban/rural villages . District head is a career bureaucrat position directly appointed by regent or mayor. The local district term kecamatan
133-672: Is used in provinces in Papua . In the Special Region of Yogyakarta , the term kapanewon is used for districts within the regencies, while the term kemantren is used for districts within Yogyakarta , the province's only city. According to Statistics Indonesia , there are a total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan ). During
152-647: Is used in the majority of Indonesian areas, with camat being the head. During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of a regency. Kewedanan itself was divided into kecamatan , which was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan , the term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. In English-language dictionary, subdistrict means "a division or subdivision of
171-650: The Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term district referred to kewedanan , a subdivision of regency, while kecamatan was translated as subdistrict ( Dutch : onderdistrict ). Following the abolition of kewedanan , the term district began to be associated with kecamatan which has since been directly administered by regency. Mainstream media such as The Jakarta Post , Kompas , and Tempo use "district" to refer to kecamatan ; however machine translation services like Google Translate often incorrectly uses "district" to refer to regencies instead. District in Indonesia
190-535: The 2010 Census. In 2013 thirteen additional districts were formed by division from the existing districts; these are included below, together with the populations at the 2020 Census of all twenty-four current districts, and their official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 259 rural kampung and 1 urban kelurahan ), and its post codes. Notes: (a) The area and 2010 Census population of what
209-436: The enactment of Law Number 22 of 1999 on Local Government (the law was revised by Law Number 32 of 2004, Law Number 23 of 2014, and the 2023 Omnibus Law on Job Creation ), local governments now play a greater role in administering their areas. Foreign policy , defence (including armed forces and national police ), system of law , and monetary policy , however, remain the domain of the national government . Since 2005 as
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#1732790425051228-604: The enactment of Law Number 32 of 2004, heads of local government (governors, regents and mayors) have been directly elected by popular election . First level subdivisions of Indonesia are called Provinces . A province is headed by a governor ( Gubernur ). Each province has its own regional assembly, called Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD, lit. ' Regional People's Representative Council ' ). Governors and representative members are elected by popular vote for five-year terms. Provinces were formerly also known as Daerah Tingkat I (Level I Regions). Indonesia
247-591: The old naming convention for the region's subdivisions. Kapanewon (a subdivision of regency) is headed by a panewu , while kemantren (a subdivision of city), is headed by a mantri pamong praja . Subdivisions of Indonesia [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Indonesia is divided into provinces ( Indonesian : Provinsi ). Provinces are made up of regencies ( kabupaten ) and cities ( kota ). Provinces, regencies, and cities have their own local governments and parliamentary bodies. Since
266-402: The representative council members are elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Regencies and cities are divided into districts , which have several variations of terms: Districts are divided into desa (villages) or kelurahan (urban communities). Both desa and kelurahan are of a similar division level, but a desa enjoys more power in local matters than a kelurahan . An exception
285-400: The same level, having their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in differing demographics, size and economics. Generally the regency has a larger area than the city, and the city has non-agricultural economic activities. A regency is headed by a regent ( bupati ), and a city is headed by a mayor ( wali kota ). The regent or mayor and
304-416: The total figures for Aifat Timur District, from which they were both divided. Kumurkek has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Districts of Indonesia In Indonesia , district is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city . The local term kecamatan is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term distrik
323-533: The total figures for Ayamaru District, from which they were all divided. (h) The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Ayamaru Utara Timur District are included in the total figures for Ayamaru Utara District, from which it was divided. (j) The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Mare Selatan District are included in the total figures for Mare District, from which it was divided. (k) The areas and 2010 Census populations of what are now Aifat Timur Tengah and Aifat Timur Jauh Districts are included in
342-403: The two is merely the naming, with kepala distrik being the district head. It was later followed in 2019 by another autonomous province, the Special Region of Yogyakarta , where kecamatan was replaced with kapanewon and kemantren . Sultan Hamengkubuwono X , the region's governor and the monarch of Yogyakarta Sultanate , issued Gubernatorial Decree Number 25 of 2019, which restored
361-559: Was divided. (d) The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Aitinyo Raya District are included in the total figures for Aitinyo Utara District, from which it was divided. (e) The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Ayamaru Timur Selatan District are included in the total figures for Ayamaru Timur District, from which it was divided. (f) including the kelurahan of Ayamaru (town). (g) The areas and 2010 Census populations of what are now Ayamaru Selatan, Ayamaru Jaya, Ayamaru Tengah and Ayamaru Barat Districts are included in
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