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A ''rukun warga'' (abbreviated RW, literally "pillar of residents") is an administrative division of
A ''rukun warga'' (abbreviated RW, literally "pillar of residents") is an administrative division of Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
under the village or ''kelurahan'' (or under: ''dusun'' or village). , and the formation of local communities is through consultation in the framework of community service set by the village or villages. An RW is further divided into '' rukun tetangga'' (RT).
Most information about governance and functioning of the RW and RT is in Indonesian.
Some non-Indonesian anthropologists have written about the functions and issues of the RW.
See also
*Barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
* Tonarigumi
The was the smallest unit of the national mobilization program established by the Japanese government in World War II. It consisted of units consisting of 10-15 households organized for fire fighting, civil defense and internal security.
Histo ...
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Subdivisions of Indonesia * Indonesia, Villages Law of Indonesia Society of Indonesia {{Indonesia-stub