kota praja

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kota (“city”) +‎ praja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkota ˈprad͡ʒa]

Noun

kota praja (first-person possessive kota prajaku, second-person possessive kota prajamu, third-person possessive kota prajanya)

1. (government, historical) city, municipality: a second-level urban administration division in Indonesia which had wali kota as chief executive.

Usage notes

The term for second-level urban administrative division are kota (1999-now), kota madya (1965-1999), and kota praja (~1965). The second-level urban administrative division in Java during colonial period were Dutch stads-gemeente (literally “urban commune”) and Japanese 市 (shi, si).

Further reading

• “kota praja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.