Indonesia's Border Areas : Are They More Appropriately Managed by the Central Government or Regional Governments? (Study in Central and Upper Ketungau District, Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan Province)

Abstract

Indonesia's border areas have 2 (two) functions, namely as state territory and as autonomous territory. The determination of state territory and autonomous regions in state border areas ultimately has consequences for the government's authority in managing borders, both for the central government and regional governments. This research aims to solve the problem regarding the importance of managing state border areas from the aspect of authority, whether it is more appropriate to be managed by the Central Government or Regional Government, by looking at two sub-districts, namely Ketungau Tengah District and Ketungau Hulu District as sub-districts that are on the border of state territory. between Indonesia and Malaysia which is located in Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan Province, Republic of Indonesia.