Governance Hierarchy . City of Bandung
city
Number in Bandung: 1
Coordination between horizontal and vertical institutions. Responsible for Mandatory Duty including public works, spatial planning, social housing, and settlements. Allowed to issue regulation and policy. (National Law No. 23/2014 regarding Local Governance).
Kecamatan
district
Led by Camat
Enhance the coordination for development, public service, and community development for the empowerment of Kelurahan.
Number in Bandung: 30
Direct communication and responsibility to mayor. (National Law No. 23/2014 regarding Local Governance).
Kelurahan
village
Led by Camat
Responsible for community development, maintenance of public facility, and provision of public service.
Number in Bandung: 151
Coordination with Kecamatan for community and place development. (National Law No. 23/2014 regarding Local Governance).
Rukun Warga (RW)
community associations
Led by Head of RW
Serves as Kelurahan’s working partner formed through community consensus.
Number in Bandung: 1585
Responsible to nurture and preserve Indonesian traditional value and collect the aspiration from community. (Bandung Local Ordinance No. 02/2013 regarding Community Organisation of Kelurahan).
Rukun Tetangga (RT)
neighbourhood associations
Led by Head of RT
Community and citizenship profiling.
Number in Bandung: 9874
Conflict mediation between households, collect aspiration from household scale. Coordination with other RTs to help RWs. (Bandung Local Ordinance No. 02/2013 regarding Community Organisation of Kelurahan).
16 | Background and Context
