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19-516: The regency is divided into seventeen districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages ( nagari ) in each district, and its post code. Astronomical position Padang Pariaman which lies between 0 ° 11 '- 0 ° 49' south latitude and 98 ° 36 '- 100 ° 28' east longitude, with

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

57-403: A total area of about 1,343.09 km ² and a coastline length of 60.50 km ². The regency's land area is equivalent to 3.15 percent of the total land area of West Sumatra Province. Temperatures ranged between 24.4 °C - 25.7 °C, so for the average maximum temperature of 31.08 °C and average minimum temperature of 21.34 °C, with 86.75% relative humidity. Average rainfall for

76-492: 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

95-506: 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

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

133-647: 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

152-741: 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 a total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan ). During

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

190-625: The Great Sumatran Fault that cuts across Sumatra are the series of quakes of 6 March 2007 measuring Mw6.4 and the Mw6.3 earthquake in the vicinity of Singkarak lake, which occurred in eastern Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. 0°38′00″S 100°07′01″E  /  0.633333°S 100.117°E  / -0.633333; 100.117 Districts of Indonesia In Indonesia , district is the third-level administrative subdivision , below regency or city . The local term kecamatan

209-412: The district overall Pariaman in 2007 amounted to 368.4 mm, with an average days of rain as much as 19 days per month and the average wind speed is 2:14 knots / hour. West Sumatra Province is a mountainous district nearly 3,000 metres in elevation made of Paleozoic sedimentary rock and Igneous rock that extends from the active row of volcanoes to the east. The Great Sumatran Fault divides the center of

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228-436: 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

247-604: 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

266-428: The north end of Padang Pariaman, is a caldera lake measuring 20 kilometres north–south and 8 kilometres east–west which formed after a large volcanic burst 52,000 years ago. The volcanic products from this giant eruption are scattered over a wide area in the north-central area of Padang Pariaman. Today these volcanic products are seen as pyroclastic flow uplands and low relief hills. Recent earthquakes that occurred along

285-591: 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

304-513: The province—the fault topography clearly visible—in a North-northwest to South-southeast direction. The stretch of land between the central mountain range and the shore is made of volcanic uplands and pyroclastic flow uplands with a narrow coastal plain distributed along the seacoast. Towering above the eastern side (i.e. the mountain side) of Padang Pariaman are two large volcanoes; Gunung Tandikat stands at 2,347m and Gunung Singalang at 2,877m, together forming twin volcanoes. Lake Maninjau, located at

323-402: 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

342-400: 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

361-403: 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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