"How many provinces in Indonesia by 2016?"

"How many provinces in Indonesia by 2016?" It is a question that is often asked when we discuss the matter regarding the province of Indonesia on the subjects of geography or Social Science. In this paper I will be a bit of give information about how many provinces in Indonesia by 2016.

Know More About The Province

Generally the province is defined as a locality
the national territory or under the administrative State. A province composed of several Counties and municipalities and is headed by a Governor with a term of five years (maximum two periods).

The number of provinces in Indonesia from time to time

The number of provinces in Indonesia is always changing from time to time, it is certainly due to several factors such as land area, population, income, and other areas of sebagaianya. History recorded Indonesia already 16 times the amount of the addition of the province, started in 1950, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2012 and the final plan.
So that Indonesia will experience 17 times the addition of the province. 

At the beginning of independence (independence of the post-war period the old Order)under the rule of President Sukarno, Indonesia has experienced a number of additions to the province seven times, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1964.

In 1950, Indonesia has 11 provinces due to the Sumatra Province is divided into three provinces, namely North Sumatera Province, Central Sumatra Province, and the province of South Sumatra, Central Java province is divided into two provinces, namely Central Java province and Yogyakarta Province who obtain the status of the province "special region"
In 1956, Indonesia has 15 provinces, Kalimantan is divided into three large provinces, namely West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan province. DKI Jakarta (which was formerly part of West Java province) gets the status of the province "Special Capital Region". In Aceh province broke away from North Sumatra Province (and nowadays it serves as a "special region").
1957 Indonesia has 18 province, Central Sumatra Province developed into 3 provinces, namely West Sumatra, Riau Province, and the province of Jambi. In Kalimantan, South Kalimantan province also developed into two provinces, South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.
1958 Indonesia has 20 provinsi, because Lesser Sunda Province doing the expansion into the provinces of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and provinces.
1959 Indonesia has 21 provinces, due to the Lampung Province out of South Sumatra and Lampung.
In 1960, Sulawesi is divided into two large provinces, namely Northern and Central Sulawesi province as well as South and Southeast Sulawesi province.
1964 Indonesia has 24 province ofSulawesi is divided into four provinces of Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi province, South Sulawesi province, and the province of South East Sulawesi.

In the new order Era, the Government of Indonesia is held by the General iron thound, namely Soeharto. In 1967, became a province of bengkulu province in Indonesia to 25 since the split from South Sumatra Province. In 1969, the return of Irian Jaya kepangkuan SO make it part of the province to 26. From then until 1975, Indonesia had 25 provinces. Its integration of East Timor into Indonesia in 1976, making it the 27th province of Indonesia, on to the period 1976 – 1999 Indonesia has 27 provinces.

The opening of the tap freedom in an Era of Reform makes the province in Indonesia is increasingly growing and growing. The freedom also makes the boomerang for Indonesia because in 1999, East Timor break away from the SO and widened sovereign of a country that in 2002. That time Indonesia returned has 26 provinces, from Aceh to Irian Jaya.

The presence of the Regional Autonomy Law No. 32 of 2004 also give a chance to these areas to indicate rocketing shots made in terms of development. And this time, the number of provinces in Indonesia are 34 provinces with the increase of North Maluku province and the province of West Irian Jaya (1999), the province of Bangka Beliting, Banten Province, and the province of Gorontalo (2000), the province of Riau (2002), the province of West Sulawesi Province (2004), North Borneo (2012), and the final plan by 2015 will be the province of Nias to 35.

Following the names of the provinces in Indonesia with its capital

1.                   Nangroe Aceh Darussalam with its province at Banda Aceh

2.                   North Sumatra Province with its capital in Medan.

3.                   West Sumatra Province with its capital at Padang.

4.                   Riau Province with its capital in Pekanbaru.

5.                   The Riau Islands province with its capital at Tanjung Pinang.

6.                   Jambi province with its capital at Jambi.

7.                   South Sumatra Province with its capital at Palembang.

8.                   Bangka Belitung province with its capital in Pangkal Pinang.

9.                   The Bengkulu province with its capital in Bengkulu.

10.                Lampung province with its capital at Bandar Lampung.

11.                DKI Jakarta with its capital in Jakarta.

12.                West Java province with its capital in Bandung.

13.                Banten Province with its capital at Serang.

14.                Central Java province with its capital in Semarang.

15.                The province of Yogyakarta with its capital at Yogyakarta.

16.                East Java province with its capital at Surabaya.

17.                Bali province with its capital at Denpasar.

18.                West Nusa Tenggara province with its capital at Mataram.

19.                East Nusa Tenggara province with its capital in Kupang.

20.                West Kalimantan province with its capital in Pontianak.

21.                Central Kalimantan province with its capital at Palangkaraya.

22.                South Kalimantan province with its capital at Banjarmasin.

23.                East Kalimantan province with its capital at Samarinda.

24.                The North Kalimantan province with its capital at Tanjung Selor.

25.                North Sulawesi province with its capital at Manado.

26.                West Sulawesi province with its capital at Mamuju.

27.                Central Sulawesi province with its capital at Palu.

28.                South East Sulawesi province with its capital at Kendari.

29.                South Sulawesi province with its capital in Makassar.

30.                Gorontalo province with its capital in Gorontalo.

31.                Maluku province with its capital at Ambon.

32.                North Maluku province with its capital at Ternate.

33.                West Papua Province with its capital at Manokwari.

34.                Papua Province with its capital at Jayapura.

That's a little bit of knowledge about the names of the provinces in Indonesia with its capital. Please note that the number of provinces in Indonesia it will always change, the next few years could be the province in Indonesia increased again. Although Indonesia comprises of many provinces, we should be able to hold Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. Hopefully this article can be of benefit to readers around the world particularly beloved Indonesia.