Jakarta has status of province with very extensive size and population similar to the other 33 provinces throughout Indonesia. As a province, Jakarta is headed by Governor who is directly responsible to the President of Republic of Indonesia via the Minister of the Home Affair. Jakarta is considered a Special Region (Daerah Khusus Ibukota – DKI).Jakarta had five municipalities (Kotamadya): Jakarta Pusat (Central Jakarta), Jakarta Utara (North Jakarta), Jakarta Timur (East Jakarta), Jakarta Selatan (South Jakarta) and Jakarta Barat (West Jakarta). Each headed by a Mayor (Walikota). Each municipality is comprised with few of Kecamatan, headed by a Camat, and each Kecamatan is divided into Kelurahan or ‘village’ level.
Jakarta uniquely stands with collection of villages, with neighborhoods providing the basic services such as garbage collection and security. In Jakarta, there are 43 sub-districts and 265 villages. In addition, there are also social organizations as of neighborhoods units: Rukun Tetangga (RT) and Rukun Warga (RW), which are under jurisdiction of a sub-district. Thousand Island or Kepulauan Seribu is Jakarta administrative regency.
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