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The metropolitan areas in Indonesia are managed based on Presidential Regulation (Peraturan Presiden). The national government has established 10 metropolitan areas across the country, anchored by the cities of Jakarta , Surabaya , Bandung , Semarang , Medan , Makassar , Palembang , Denpasar , Banjarmasin , and Manado .
The term kota (city) has been implemented to substitute kotamadya since the post-Suharto era in Indonesia. [10] Kota is headed by a mayor (walikota), who is directly elected via elections to serve for a five-year term, which can be renewed for one further five-year term. Each kota is divided further into districts, more commonly known as kecamatan.
Manado (Indonesian pronunciation:, Tombulu: Wenang) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi.It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 census giving a population of 451,916, [3] and the official estimates for mid 2023 showing 458,582 inhabitants (229,982 males and 228,600 females), [1] distributed over a land area of 157.26 km 2. [1]
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. [3] The list below groups regencies and cities in Indonesia by provinces.
This list of city nicknames in Indonesia compiles the aliases, sobriquets, and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards.
Salatiga (Javanese: ꦯꦭꦠꦶꦒ) is a city in Central Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 54.98 km 2 (21.23 sq mi) and had a population of 192,322 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 201,369, comprising 99,872 males and 101,497 females. [2]
Samarinda was one of Indonesia's top ten Most Liveable Cities in 2022, [12] [13] ranks first on East Kalimantan Human Development Index [14] and it is the most populous city on the entire Borneo island, with a population of 727,500 at the 2010 Census [15] and 827,994 at the 2020 Census; [16] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 861,878. [7]
Batu, officially the City of Batu (Indonesian: Kota Batu, Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦧꦠꦸ), is a city in the East Java Province of Indonesia. It is about 20 km to the northwest of Malang. Formerly, it was a part of Malang Regency; but in June 2001, Batu became an independent city (by Act No. 11 of 2001), with its own mayor and council. [3]