Indonesia Jurisdictions

Jurisdictions
There are five levels of jurisdiction in Indonesia.


 * Level 0 is the national level, the soverign state of Indonesia (Negara)
 * Level 1 are provinces (provinsi) and special regions (daerah istimewa)
 * Level 2 are regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota)
 * Level 3 are districts (distrik) and subdistrict (kecamatan)
 * Level 4 are villages (kelurahan and desa). In Aceh Province they are known as gampong and in West Sumatra as nagari.

District Court
Many of the records held by FamilySearch come from the Pengadilan Negeri (district court). These courts are located in cities (kota) and regencies (kabupaten) and as a first level court have authority over civil and criminal cases. During the Dutch colonial period (1602-1945) the district courts were known as laandraad.