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23-472: The island is divided into three districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas (in km) and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The entire island is administered by the East Flores Regency . Note: (a) including the town ( kelurahan ) of Ritaebang. West Solor District ( kecamatan Solor Barat ) is sub-divided into

46-577: 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

69-603: A Solorese uprising. At this time, there was a conflict between the traders and the priests, so the traders left Solor and settled in Larantuka at Flores island. When the Dutch came in 1613, the priests surrendered at the first attack and were brought to Larantuka, too. The Dutch kept the fort, but did not make a profit close to the Portuguese port. After two commanders defected to the Portuguese, they gave up Solor. In 1636

92-616: A small force, the occupation was withdrawn again in 1869 for economic reasons but the official affiliation to the Netherlands remained. It was under Japanese occupation between 1942 and 1945, but along with the state of East Indonesia was later annexed into the United States of Indonesia with independence in 1949. 8°29′18″S 122°58′26″E  /  8.48833°S 122.97389°E  / -8.48833; 122.97389 Districts of Indonesia In Indonesia , district

115-528: A total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan ). During 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 ,

138-492: 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

161-506: 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

184-639: 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 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

207-449: 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

230-580: 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

253-587: The 14th century, Solor was said to have been conquered by the Majapahit empire, and the island is mentioned in the Negarakertagama as a possession of Majapahit. In the 16th century, parts of the island were under the influence of the Sultanate of Ternate . Since at least the 16th century, Solor played an important role in the trade of sandalwood by acting as a popular safe harbor for ships engaged in

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276-536: The Lesser Sunda Islands, which had been under Portuguese sovereignty, to the Netherlands for 200,000 florins without authorization from Lisbon. Lisbon did not recognise the sale and had Lopes arrested. He died on the way back to Europe. From 1854 the agreements were renegotiated. The sale was finally confirmed in the Lisbon Treaty and was ratified in 1859. Although the Dutch occupied the fort with

299-489: The Portuguese were attacked by the Dutch and had to abandon the fort. In 1646 the Dutch occupied the fort again. The first of the new commanders was suspended, because he married an indigenous woman. The second commander challenged the Portuguese commander to a duel and was slain. In 1648 the Dutch left and the Dominican priests returned. In 1851 the Portuguese governor José Joaquim Lopes de Lima sold Solor and other areas of

322-436: 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

345-604: 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

368-527: The following year. The fort was rebuilt from more durable materials and the Dominicans commenced the Christianisation of the local population . By 1590 the Portuguese and Christian population numbered about 25,000. There were, however, repeated displays of resistance against both the Portuguese and their religion; in 1598–1599, for example, the Portuguese required an armada of 90 ships to put down

391-591: 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

414-402: 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

437-400: 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

460-402: 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

483-487: The town ( kelurahan ) of Ritaebang and fourteen rural villages ( desa ), as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023. South Solor District ( kecamatan Solor Selatan ) is sub-divided into seven rural villages ( desa ), as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023. East Solor District ( kecamatan Solor Timur ) is sub-divided into seventeen rural villages ( desa ), as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023. In

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506-436: The trade. This made Solor a relevant part of the mercantile networks of the wider region, a situation that would be reversed with the arrival of the Portuguese. In 1520, the Portuguese established a trading post in the village of Lamakera on the eastern side of the island as a transit harbor between Maluku and Portuguese Malacca . In 1562, Dominican priests built a palm-trunk fortress which Javanese Muslims burned down

529-403: 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

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