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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]
Tanah Datar Regency is located between two mountains, namely Mount Marapi and Mount Singgalang. This topography is dominated by hilly areas and has two-thirds of the Singkarak lake. [6] In general, the climate in Tanah Datar Regency is moderate with temperatures between 12 °C–25 °C with an average rainfall of more than 3,000 mm per year.
Second level subdivisions of Indonesia is regency (kabupaten) and city (kota). This subdivisions is a local level of government beneath the provincial level. However, they enjoy greater decentralisation of affairs than the provincial body, such as provision of public schools and public health facilities.
Tanah Laut Regency is one of the regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan.It encompasses the southernmost part of Kalimantan (Borneo). The area is 3,841.37 km 2, and the population was 296,333 at the 2010 Census [2] and 348,966 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 364,117 (comprising 185,026 males and 179,091 females). [1]
In Indonesian law, the term "city" (kota) is generally defined as the second-level administrative subdivision of the Republic of Indonesia, an equivalent to regency (kabupaten). The difference between a city and a regency is that a city has non- agricultural economic activities and a dense urban population, while a regency comprises ...
Paser Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Paser) is the southernmost regency within the East Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 26 June 1959 from the northern parts of Kotabaru. It was previously known as Pasir Regency until its renaming on 22 August 2007. [2]
A regency (Indonesian: kabupaten [a]), sometimes incorrectly referred to as a district [b] and previously known as second-level region, [c] is an administrative division of Indonesia, directly under a province and on the same level with city (kota).
Tanah Grogot was named after an onomatopoeia for the sound of diesel boat engines (grogot) while crossing the Kandilo (tanah in Indonesian itself means 'land'). Head of the public relations division of Paser government, Adi Maulana in 2012, complained that the people behind its naming were unclear, and he deemed the present name as "outdated".