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The Territories of
Indonesia

The Territories of
Indonesia

Editor: Iem Brown

Territories of the World Series

First Edition 2009

Routledge 2009

Albert House, 14 Singer Street, London EC2A 4BQ, United Kingdom
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be photocopied, recorded, or otherwise reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without the prior permission of the copyright owner.

ISBN 978 185743 215 2

Development Editor: Cathy Hartley

Copy Editor: Gareth Wyn Jones

The Publishers make no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may take place.

Typeset in Times New Roman

Typeset by Taylor & Francis Books
Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International

Foreword

The Republic of Indonesia is a vast archipelago, with the fourth largest population in the world. Its people follow all the major world religions and speak hundreds of different languages.

Until the very end of the 20th century Indonesia was a highly centralized state, with the national Government in Jakarta exercising responsibility for all manner of matters, from international relations and the currency, down to the appointment of sub-district heads and the determination of what should be taught in primary school classrooms across the country. It was only after the fall of the long-serving President Suharto, in 1998, that moves were made to decentralize authority to the regions, giving them much greater opportunity to manage their own affairs.

To understand Indonesia today, then, means understanding the countrys provinces, regencies, cities and towns. This book aims to assist in that understanding. An introductory section, which includes background information on Indonesia and its government, a time line of events and some statistics, is followed by chapters on each of the countrys territories. These chapters contain maps, background information on the location, history and economy of each territory, along with directory information. A bibliography and indexes complete the volume.

Compiling the book has been a collaborative undertaking. I gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following scholars:

Dr Greg Acciaioli
Ms Ani Susana Berlianti
Prof. Colin Brown
Dr Ian Chalmers
Dr Tod Jones
Mr Abdul Gaffar Karim
Dr Mangadar Situmorang
Ms Wendy Sahanaya
Dr Ian Wilson.

From Routledge, Cathy Hartley has provided expert advice and assistance throughout the long process of compiling the book, and did so with incredible patience. Gareth Wyn Jones of Globeworm edited the final manuscript and provided some supplementary material. The Cartographic Unit, School of Geography, University of Southampton, is gratefully acknowledged for drawing up the maps for this edition.

Needless to say, responsibility for any errors of fact or interpretation is mine alone.

Iem Brown
Editor
July 2009

Contents

PART ONE
Introduction

PART TWO
Territorial Surveys

PART THREE
Select Bibliography

PART FOUR
Indexes

Iem Brown is Adjunct Research Fellow, Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Dr Greg Acciaioli is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

Ani Susana Berlianti is Lecturer in Public Administration at Parahyangan University, Bandung, Indonesia, and PhD student at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Anton Birowo is Lecturer in Communications, Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and PhD student at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Professor Colin Brown is Visiting Professor in International Relations at Parahyangan University, Bandung, Indonesia. He was formerly Dean of the Faculty of Media, Society and Culture at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Dr Ian Chalmers is Senior Lecturer in Indonesian Studies at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Dr Tod Jones is Research Co-ordinator, Humanities Research and Graduate Studies Office, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Abdul Gaffar Karim is Lecturer in Politics, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and PhD student, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Dr Mangadar Situmorang is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Parahyangan University, Bandung, Indonesia.

Wendy Sahanaya is Sessional Lecturer in the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.

Dr Ian Wilson is a lecturer at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.

Adm.	Admiral
AD	Anno Domini
AH	Anno Hejira
barat	west
BC	before Christ
b/d	barrels per day
C	Centigrade
c.	circa
cu	cubic
daerah	territory/district
danau	lake
DI	Special District
DKI	Special Capital District
DPRD	provincial legislative assembly
Dr	Doctor
etc.	et cetera
EU	European Union
F	Fahrenheit
Gen.	General
GRDP	gross regional domestic product
gunung	mount/mountain
GWh	gigawatt hours
ha	hectare(s)
ibukota	capital
istimewa	special
kepulauan	islands
kg	kilogram(s)
khusus	special
km	kilometre(s)
kWh	kilowatt hours
laut	sea
LNG	liquid natural gas
Lt	Lieutenant
m	metre(s)
m.	million
mm	millimetre(s)
MMBTU	million British thermal units
Mt	Mount
MW	megawatt(s)

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