The number of provinces of Indonesia has tended to increase as new provinces have been split from existing territories. As of January 2003 there appear to be 28 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular - propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota). In September 2004, that number was increased to 33 with the last addition of West Sulawesi.
Papua (formerly Irian Jaya). A proposal to split this into Papua Barat (West Papua), Papua Tengah (Central Papua) and Papua Timur (East Papua) has not been fully implemented.
Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of BorneoBorneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesian, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is an island, the third largest island in the world, located at the center of the Malay archipelago and of Indonesia. Borneo is considered part of the geo
Central KalimantanKalimantan Tengah or South Kalimantan is one of the provinces of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Provinces of Indonesia. (Kalimantan Tengah)
East KalimantanKalimantan Timur or East Kalimantan is one of the provinces of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Provinces of Indonesia. (Kalimantan Timur)
South KalimantanKalimantan Selatan or South Kalimantan is one of the provinces of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Provinces of Indonesia. (Kalimantan Selatan)
West KalimantanKalimantan Barat or West Kalimantan is one of the provinces of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator line. The province is e (Kalimantan Barat)
Maluku
MalukuMaluku is a province of Indonesia, comprising, broadly, the southern part of the Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Molucca Islands or Moluccan Islands). The main city and capital of Maluku province is Ambon City on the small Ambon Island. All th
North MalukuNorth Maluku or Maluku Utara is one of the provinces of Indonesia. It consists of a number of the Moluccas islands, which are split between it and the province of Maluku. Maluku province used to cover the entire group. North Maluku's islands are made part (Maluku Utara)
