A ''rukun tetangga'' (abbreviated RT, literally "pillar of neighbours") is an administrative division of a village in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
, under a ''
rukun warga
A ''rukun warga'' (abbreviated RW, literally "pillar of residents") is an administrative division of Indonesia under the village or ''kelurahan'' (or under: ''dusun'' or village). The formation of local communities is through consultation in th ...
''. The RT is the lowest administrative division of Indonesia, with over 1 million ''rukun tetangga'' across the country as of 2021.
The ''rukun tetangga'' operates through consultation in the framework of community service, set by the village or villages.
The local level of governance of ''rukun warga'' and ''rukun tetangga'' also includes the ''rukun kampung''
A ''rukun tetangga'' is chaired by a ''ketua RT'' elected by its citizens. An RT consists of a number of households (''KK'').
Most information about governance and functioning of the RT and RW is in Indonesian. Some non-Indonesian anthropologists have written about the functions and issues.
Malaysia
In
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
, the Rukun Tetangga refers to the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme introduced by the government in 1975 at the height of the
Communist insurgency in Malaysia. Its objective is to fosters national unity and security among the people in the neighbourhood watch areas (Kawasan Rukun Tetanga). After the communist insurgency ended in 1990, Rukun Tetangga is converted into an organization for maintaining the well-being of the people in the urban and rural neighbourhood areas.
See also
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Barangay
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Tonarigumi
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People's Association
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Subdivisions of Indonesia
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Indonesia, Villages
Law of Indonesia
Society of Indonesia
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