Village (Indonesia)

Village (Indonesia)

The village ( _id. desa) is the lowest level of government administration in Indonesia. It could be a village or a "kelurahan". A village is headed by a village chief ("kepala desa"), which is elected by popular vote. A kelurahan is headed by a lurah.A village is divided non-administratively into local communities which manage certain number of households.


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