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This is a list of some of the regions of Indonesia. Many regions are defined in law or regulations by the central government. Many regions are defined in law or regulations by the central government. At different times of Indonesia 's history, the nation has been designated as having regions that do not necessarily correlate to the current ...
East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Timur) is the southernmost province of Indonesia.It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north.
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. After Denpasar Conference , on 24 December 1946, the State of East Indonesia was formed covering the same area, excluding Western New Guinea , previously included during Malino Conference .
With the realization of the United States of Indonesia on 27 December 1949, East Indonesia became a constituent state of the new federation. In much of Indonesia, the federal USI was seen as an illegitimate regime foisted on the islands by the Dutch, and many of the federal states began to merge with the Republic of Indonesia.
The East Sumba Regency is composed of twenty-two districts (kecamatan), whose areas (in km 2) and populations at the 2010 Census [2] and 2020 Census [3] are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1]
This was a response to independence movements that had been present in the province since it became part of Indonesia, and occurred alongside the renaming of the province from Irian Jaya to Papua. [ 6 ] : 42–43 [ 7 ] This gave Papua a greater portion of revenue, autonomy outside reserved areas maintained by the central government, and 20 ...
In December 1946, Buru, along with the other Maluku Islands, Sulawesi and Lesser Sunda Islands, was included in a quasi-independent State of East Indonesia (Indonesian: Negara Indonesia Timur) which was established by the Dutch government to gradually transform their former colonial possessions in the East Indies into a dependent state.
The Provisional Government of East Timor (PGET), (Indonesian: Pemerintah Sementara Timor Timur (PSTT), Portuguese: Governo Provisório de Timor Leste), was an Indonesian supported provisional government in present day East Timor that was formed on 17 December 1975 following the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and disbanded on 17 July 1976 when the region was annexed by Indonesia as the ...