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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 Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
under the village or ''kelurahan'' (or under: ''dusun'' or village). 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
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
* Tonarigumi
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Subdivisions of Indonesia * Indonesia, Villages Law of Indonesia Society of Indonesia {{Indonesia-stub