Important Government Offices

East Java, one of the 34 provinces in Indonesia, has 28 regencies and 9 municipalities with Surabaya as the capital — the second largest city after Jakarta.

The province is administratively headed by a governor and as a consequence, the governor becomes the head of the region. The second level, regional level, regencies and municipalities are headed by a regent or a mayor. The first as well as the second level regions have their own House of Representatives (DPR).

STRUCTURE OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

As one of the provinces of the Republic of Indonesia, East Java administers government based on Act No. 5 (1974) concerning Basic Principles on Administration in Regional Government.
In accordance with the Act, East Java Provincial Government is an autonomous region which has one united citizenry under the law within borders of the region; and it has the right to administer and to manage its own affairs relevant to the existing law.

The Provincial Government of East Java administratively consists of: Governor's Administrative Assistance, Regency/Municipality City, Administrative City, Mayor's Assistance (District), Sub-District, the Kelurahan (village in urban area), and the Desa (village in rural area). They can be classified as follows:

Governor's Administrative Assistance	7
Regency (the second level region)	29
Administrative City	2
District (Assistance to Regent)	139
Assistance to Mayor	5
Sub-District	609
Assistance to Sub-District	116
The Kelurahan (village in urban area)	660
The Desa (village in rural area)	7,729
The Desa Persiapan (village being prepared)	37