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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. At different times of Indonesia's history, the nation has been designated as having regions that do not necessarily correlate to the current administrative or physical geography of the territory of the nation.
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 ...
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 ...
Indonesia map with name of islands larger than 1000 km 2 This list of Indonesian islands by area includes all Indonesian islands over 500 km 2 in descending order by area. Island's name
Sumatra Island – also spelled Sumatera, the sixth largest island in the world, largest island entirely in Indonesia; Borneo Island – known locally as Kalimantan, the third largest island in the world; New Guinea Island – also spelled Nugini, known locally as Papua, the second largest island in the world; Java Island – the most populated ...
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.
This province is the only landlocked province in Indonesia. South Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022. West Papua: The province split from Papua in 2003. A 2008 regulation by the national government confirms that special autonomy status in Papua also applies to West Papua. [13] Southwest Papua: The Province split from West Papua in 2022.
The region that is today identified as Indonesia has carried different names, such as "East Indies" in this 1855 map. Indonesia is the common and official name to refer to the Republic of Indonesia or Indonesian archipelago; however, other names, such as Nusantara and East Indies are also known. Some names are considered obsolete and confined ...