Kantoor van de regent (bupati) van Oost-Soemba in Waingapu op Soemba
The Indonesian Government (Indonesian: Kabupates) is a regional government within the governance structure of Indonesia, located between the province (province or propinsi) and the suburban district (kecamatan). A regency can also be considered as the national counterpart of the Indonesian urban kota (otonom) (a city community, formerly called kotamadya).
A regency is led by a regent. In Indonesian, this bupati is called. The Indonesian word bupati comes from the Sanskrit bhūpati, which originally means "king." Also see
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