User:Nyanardsan/List of Indonesian province proposals

Various proposals for new Indonesian provinces have come up both from local leaders aspiration and proposals from central government. Motivations and arguments for such proposals varied from representing certain cultures, promoting infrastructure and economic development, perceived unfair treatment by the parent province, and increasing effectiveness of governance by local government. As of 2022, the Indonesian government has put a moratorium for creation of new administrative units since 2014 due to budget constraint and perception that many of the newly-created administrative units have not been capable of generating their own regional incomes. There was however exception to this moratorium, with Papua province being split in mid-2022 into provinces of South Papua, Central Papua, and Highland Papua. According to Law Number 23 of 2014, a province proposal should have at least five regencies or cities within it at minimum. The parent province from which the new province would be created from also should be at least 10 years old. The proposal should be approved by all local legislatures of participating regencies and cities to form committe on the new province's preparation before being forwarded to the central government.

This list contains proposals of new provinces that have been put forward after 1998 Reformation and rapid decentralization it follows.