ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL EXPANSION OF KERINCI REGENCY STUDY FOR ESTABLISHMENT PLAN OF KERINCI HILIR DISTRICT

Abstract

Regional expansion in Indonesia is the formation of new administrative areas at the provincial and city and district levels from the parent. The latest legal basis for regional expansion in Indonesia is Law No. 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government. In the Government Regulation No. 78 of 2007 stated that the aim of regional expansion is to improve the welfare of the community through improving services to the community, accelerating the growth of democratic life, accelerating the implementation of regional economic development, increasing security and order. The focus of regional division research in Kerinci Regency is on the conditions related to whether or not the Kerinci area should be formed into two districts. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The results of the study indicate the existence of potential natural resources, human resources and other potentials in Kerinci Regency can be said to be ready to be expanded by considering that the expansion will trigger economic growth and accelerate development through the management of existing resources or regional potential. In terms of government administration, due to the vast area and difficult access to infrastructure, such as public services and the distance of the central government with villages that are far from the center of government, resulting in a fairly wide range of government control. So, with this approach, the problem of span of control will be overcome by the process of regional expansion so that public services can be better.

Keywords: Regional Expansion, Regional Government and Public Services.