kabupaten

[ka·bu·pa·ten]noun

Definitions

1.
regency; district (an administrative subdivision of a province in Indonesia)
From Javanese, originally from Sanskrit. A kabupaten is a second-level administrative division, equivalent to a kota (city) but typically covering rural areas. Headed by a bupati (regent). Indonesia has over 400 kabupaten. E.g. Kabupaten Bandung, Kabupaten Bogor.