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Sub-region of East Java 2nd-level Administrative map of East Java Province. East Java is divided into 29 kabupaten (or regencies), and 9 kotamadya (or cities). This division has remained unchanged since the creation of the province, except for the creation of the new city of Batu on 21 June 2001 (by separation from Malang Regency).
The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago (Kepulauan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands. [3] Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, stretching from Sumatra in Asia to the western part of New ...
Java [a] is one of the islands in Indonesia.It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 153.8 million people, Java is the world's most populous island, home to approximately 54% of the Indonesian population. [2]
Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Lembata: 1,270: 490 Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Padang: 1,109: 428 Indonesia Bengkalis: 929: 360: 108,700 Indonesia Rangsang: 908: 350 Indonesia Pagai Selatan: 900: 347 Indonesia (West Sumatra) Lingga: 889: 343 Indonesia (Riau Islands) Kabaena: 873: 337 Indonesia (South East Sulawesi) Karakelong: 846: 327
The tectonic plates & movements under Indonesia. The main islands of Sumatra, Java, Madura, and Kalimantan lie on the Sunda plate and geographers have conventionally grouped them, (along with Sulawesi), as the Greater Sunda Islands. At Indonesia's eastern extremity is western New Guinea, which lies on the Australian plate. Sea depths in the ...
Western and Eastern Indonesia. During the last stages of the Dutch colonial era, the area east of Java and Kalimantan was known as the Great East and later known as Eastern Indonesia. On 24 December 1946, the State of East Indonesia was formed covering the same area (excluding Western New Guinea).
Although dense, the distribution of the population is uneven, about 55% of Indonesia's population lives on the island of Java, the most populous island in the world. A map of ethnic groups in Indonesia. The Indonesian archipelago is characterized by significant ethnic diversity, comprising approximately 600 distinct native ethnic groups.
Location of the Banda Islands in the center of the Maluku Islands Map of the Banda Islands. The Banda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banda) are a volcanic group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140 km (87 mi) south of Seram Island and about 2,000 km (1,243 mi) east of Java, and constitute an administrative district (kecamatan) within the Central Maluku Regency in the ...