RAJA AMPAT

Raja Ampat is one of the districts in the province of West Papua, Indonesia. Capital city is located in Waisai. This district has 610 islands. Four of them, namely Pulau Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo, the larger islands. Of the whole island is only 35 islands are inhabited while the islands are uninhabited and mostly do not have a name. As the islands, the only inter-island transportation and supporting community activities Raja Ampat is the ocean freight. Similarly to reach Waisai, the district capital. When using the aircraft, first to the city of Sorong. After that, the trip from Sorong to Waisai followed by sea transport. Facilities available are fast boats with a capacity of 10, 15 or 30 people. At a cost of about Rp. 2 million, Waisai can be reached within 1.5 to 2 hours. Historically, in the Raja Ampat Islands, there are four traditional kingdoms, each of which is the kingdom Waigeo, with his power base in Wewayai, Waigeo island; Salawati kingdom, the center of power in Samate, North Salawati island; kingdom Sailolof the center of power in Sailolof, island South Salawati, and the kingdom Misol, the center of power in Lilinta, Misol island.Some tourists seemed engrossed in eating and chatting casually, looking out to sea the color of predominantly blue, green, and white. The colors that appear due to the influence of coral reefs in the shallow sea floor and inside. They were enjoying lunch at Papua Diving Resort, the waters of West Irian Jaya f.

ACEH

Aceh which was originally held by the Commander Meurah Johansyah called Atjih / Aceh Darussalam (1205-1959) once referred to hereinafter as the Aceh Special Region (1959-2001) and Aceh (2001-2009) and became the province of Aceh (2009 -now) is the westernmost province in Indonesia. Aceh has the autonomy to set its own, unlike most other provinces in Indonesia, for historical reasons. The area is bordered by the Bay of Bengal in the north, the Indian Ocean to the west, the Strait of Malacca in the east, and North Sumatra in southeast and south. Aceh is the capital of Banda Aceh. Its port is Malahayati-Krueng Raya, Ulee Lheue, Sabang, Lhokseumawe and Langsa. Aceh is the region worst hit by the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004. Some places on the coast destroyed. The hardest was Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya, West Aceh, and Simeulue Singkil. Aceh has a wealth of natural resources such as petroleum and natural gas. Resources were located in North Aceh and East Aceh. Aceh is also famous for its forest resources, which are located along Bukit Barisan range, from Kutacane, Southeast Aceh, Seulawah, Aceh Besar, until Ulu Masen in Aceh Jaya. A national park, the Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) are also found in Southeast Aceh. Sultan first and make a name (Atjih Darussalam) in the enhanced spelling (Aceh Darussalam) was appointed Commander of Meurah Johansyah became King of Aceh,

RIAU

Etymologically the word comes from the Portuguese Riau, Rio means river. In 1514 there was a Portuguese military expedition tracing the Siak River, with the aim to find the location of an empire which they believed to exist in the region, and at the same time pursuing followers of Sultan Mahmud Shah who fled after the fall of Malacca. At the beginning of the 16th century, Tome Pires in his Suma Oriental noted that the cities on the east coast of Sumatra between Arcat (Aru and Rokan) to Jambi is a port of the kings of Minangkabau. inipula many days of Minangkabau businessmen who founded the village- village traders along the Siak River, Kampar, Rokan, and Inderagiri. One of the most famous village is Senapelan which later evolved into Pekanbaru. In the heyday of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Inderapura which was founded by King Small, this region is part of the sovereign territory of Siak. Meanwhile, the Riau referred only to the Yang Dipertuan Muda (the king's subordinates Johor) Penyengat Island, later became the Residentie Riouw Dutch East Indies government, located in Tanjung Pinang, and Riouw, spelled by the local community to Riau. At the beginning of the independence of Indonesia, the Sultanate of Siak Sri Inderapura and Residentie Riouw melted and incorporated in the province of Sumatra, based in London. Sumatra then expanded into three provinces, namely North Sumatra, Central Sumatra and South Sumatra. Minangkabau ethnic dominance in the government of the Central Sumatra, Riau public demand to form a separate province.

SOUTH SUMATRA

South Sumatra province of Indonesia is one located in the southern part of Sumatra Island. The province had its capital at Palembang. Geographically the South Sumatera province borders the province of Jambi in the northern province of Kep. Bangka-Billiton in the eastern province of Lampung in the south and west of Bengkulu province. The province is rich in natural resources such as oil, natural gas and coal. Besides South Sumatra provincial capital, Palembang, has been famous since ancient as the center of the kingdom of Srivijaya. In addition, the province has many attractive tourist destinations to visit like the Musi River, the Ampera Bridge, Kemaro Island, Lake Ranau, Pagaralam City and others. Because since the first has been the center of trade, indirectly influence the culture of its people. Typical food of this province are as varied as pempek, model, tekwan, pindang catfish, pindang bone, sambal jokjok, berengkes and tempoyak.South Sumatera province since centuries ago also known as the Earth Sriwijaya; in the 7th century until the 12th century AD the region was the center of the kingdom of Srivijaya which is also famous for its maritime empire of the largest and strongest in the nation. Echo and its influence even to Madagascar in the African Continent. Since the 13th century until the 14th century, the region is under the control of Majapahit. Furthermore this region was once a no man's land of pirates and breeding Abroad mainly from China. At the beginning of the 15th century Palembang Sultanate's ruling stood until the advent of Western colonialism, followed by Japan.

BANGKA BELITUNG

Pacific Islands Islands province is a province in Indonesia, which consists of two major islands, the island of Bangka and Billiton Island and minor islands such as P. Lepar, P. Pongok, P. Mendanau and P. Strait of Nasik, who has been named the island total amount to 470 pieces and only 50 islands are inhabited. Pacific Islands are located in the eastern part of Sumatra island, close to South Sumatra Province. Pacific Islands known as the tin-producing area, has beautiful beaches and inter-ethnic harmony. This provincial capital is Pangkalpinang. The provincial government was promulgated on February 9, 2001. After the inauguration Pj. Governor of the H. Amur Muchasim, SH (former Secretary General of Ministry of Home Affairs), which marks the start of the activity of the provincial government wheels. Bangka Strait separates the island of Sumatra and Bangka Island, while the Gaspar Strait separates the island of Bangka and Billiton Island. In the northern part of this province are the South China Sea, the southern part of the Java Sea and the island of Borneo in the east which is separated from the island of Billiton by Karimata Strait. Previously the province of the Pacific Islands Islands is part of South Sumatra, but being alone with Banten province and Gorontalo in 2000. Pacific Islands Islands Province was established based on Law Number 27 Year 2000 on the establishment of the Pacific Islands Province Islands on 21 November 2000 which consisted of Bangka regency, regency and city Pangkalpinang Islands.

NTB

Lombok is a province in Indonesia. As the name implies, it covers the western province of Nusa Tenggara islands. The two largest islands in the province is located in western Lombok and Sumbawa are located in the east. This provincial capital is located in the city of Mataram Lombok. Most of the population are from ethnic Sasak Lombok, Bima and Sumbawa while the tribe is the largest ethnic group in the island of Sumbawa. The majority of the population is Muslim West Nusa Tenggara (96%).Later, when the Kingdom was led by King Rangkesari, Prapen Prince, son of Sunan Giri came to Islamize the kingdom of the Queen of Lombok. Lombok is mentioned in the Chronicle, this effort is the Islamization of Raden Paku or Sunan Giri Queen of coarse sand, Surabaya who commanded the kings of East Java and Palembang to spread Islam to the different areas of the archipelago. "Queen Susuhnii Giri ordered the new faith spread to all corners. Dilembu Manku Rat sent with troops to Banjarmasin, Datu Bandan sent to the Macassar, Tidore, Seram and Galeier and His Majesty's son, Prince Prapen to Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa. Prapen first sailing to Lombok, where by force of arms he forced people to convert to Islam. After completing the task, Prapen sailing to Sumbawa and Bima. However, during the absence, because women still adhere to Pagan beliefs, the people of Lombok back to the pagan ideology. After his victory in Sumbawa and Bhima, Prapen back and assisted by Raden Raden Sumuliya and Salut, he set a new missionary movement achieved success this time.

NTT

East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia is a located in southeastern Indonesia. The province consists of several islands, among others, Flores, Sumba, Timor, Alor, Lembata, Rote, Sabu, Adonara, Solor, Komodo and Palue. Its capital is located in Kupang, West Timor. The province consists of approximately 550 islands, the three main islands of East Nusa Tenggara are Flores, Sumba and West Timor. The province occupies the western part of Timor island. While the eastern part of the island is that the former province of Indonesia-27, which is an independent East Timor to East Timor in 2002.Meaning of the symbol of East Nusa Tenggara District are as follows: Shield-shaped with five angles with a view, in addition to symbolizing the protection of the people also symbolizes the meaning of Pancasila. In the shield terBerkas: stars, dragons, rice and cotton, spears and banyan trees. Stars symbolize the majesty of God Almighty, the Komodo dragon (hooligan) is the only prehistoric reptile is still sustainable.