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Indonesia provinces quiz

Thousands of islands, 33 provinces: find them.

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Indonesia provinces quiz: 33 provinces island by island, and capitals that start alike

A student about to spend a semester in Yogyakarta learns the provinces one island group at a time. “Find the place” asks all 33 in random order; “Find it from its capital” asks 26, as seven capitals repeat or contain the province’s name or are missing; “Choose the capital” asks 32 — every province but Jakarta, the city itself.

  1. “Choose the capital” adds an answer with the same first letter, and there are many: Pangkal Pinang, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Pekanbaru, Padang, Palembang, Palu; Manado, Makassar, Mamuju, Medan.
  2. Two capitals catch people out: Banjarbaru for South Kalimantan (not Banjarmasin) and Sofifi for North Maluku (not Ternate).
  3. Jakarta and the Riau Islands get a circle in an 800-pixel-wide quiz, and on a phone Yogyakarta does too. Bali is about 21 pixels across: zoom in for it.
Island group Provinces on the map Asked in “Find it from its capital”
Sumatra Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, Jambi, Bengkulu, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung (10)6 — not Aceh (Banda Aceh), Jambi, Bengkulu or Lampung (Bandar Lampung)
Java Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java (6)4 — not Jakarta or Yogyakarta
Bali and Nusa Tenggara Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara (3)3
Kalimantan West, Central, South and East Kalimantan (4)4
Sulawesi North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi (6)5 — not Gorontalo
Maluku Maluku, North Maluku (2)2
Papua Papua, West Papua (2)2

The round ends “Done! 27/33 in 3:40”, say, with the provinces missed listed; “Practise the ones I missed” asks only those. The map has 33 provinces: North Kalimantan and the newer provinces of Papua lie inside the ones they were formed from.

How it works

  1. Choose a quiz: find the provinces by name, find each from its capital, or choose the capital among four.
  2. Click or tap each place as its name appears; zoom in for the small ones.
  3. At the end, see your time and score, then practise only the ones you missed.

Frequently asked questions

How many provinces are in it?
33, as on the blank map of Indonesia: the map data predates the newest provinces, so North Kalimantan and the new provinces of Papua are within the ones they were formed from.
How does it work?
A name appears above the map: click or tap that place. Right answers turn green; after three misses the answer is shown. Skipped places come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.
Why does “Find it from its capital” ask only 26 provinces?
Seven would give the answer away or have no capital to ask: Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jambi and Yogyakarta share their province’s name, Banda Aceh and Bandar Lampung contain it, and Jakarta is the city itself. “Choose the capital” asks 32, all but Jakarta.
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