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The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
The Kingdom of Singapura (Malay: Kerajaan Singapura) was a Malay Hindu-Buddhist kingdom thought to have been established during the early history of Singapore upon its main island Temasek from 1299 until its fall sometime between 1396 and 1398. [2]
This province is divided into five regencies (kabupaten) and two autonomous cities (kota). These are subdivided into 70 districts ( kecamatan ) and then into 256 villages ( desa or kelurahan ). Each regency is headed by a regent ( bupati ), while each district is headed by a district chief ( camat ) and each village headed by a village chief ...
Regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota) are the second-level administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the provinces, and above the districts.Regencies are roughly equivalent to American counties, although most cities in the United States are below the counties. [1]
Waingapu is the only town that has two bus stations on its periphery, one in the south and one in the west, each about 5 km out of town. But almost all buses depart from the old “Terminal Kota” in the town center, near the market or on Jalan El Tari; they probably stop by in the bus stations.
Port of Sorong. Sorong is the largest city and the capital of the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua.The city is located on the western tip of the island of New Guinea with its only land borders being with Sorong Regency.
Kupang (Indonesian: Kota Kupang, Indonesian pronunciation:), formerly known as Koepang or Coupang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara.At the 2020 Census, it had a population of 442,758; [4] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 444,661. [2]
North Jakarta Administrative City (Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara) is subdivided into six districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census [2] and 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1]