Editing Village (section)

===Indonesia===
{{Main|Villages of Indonesia}}In [[Indonesia]], depending on the principles they are administered, villages are called ''kampung'' or ''desa'' (or ''kelurahan'' for those with urban functions). A ''desa'' (a term that derives from a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning "country" that is found in the name "[[Bangladesh]]"=''bangla'' and ''desh/desha'') is administered according to traditions and customary law (''[[adat]]''), while a ''kelurahan'' is administered along more "modern" principles. ''Desa'' are generally located in rural areas while ''kelurahan'' are generally urban subdivisions. A village head is respectively called ''kepala desa'' or ''lurah''. Both are elected by the local community. A ''desa'' or ''kelurahan'' is the subdivision of a ''[[kecamatan]]'' (district), in turn the subdivision of a {{Lang|id|[[kabupaten]]}} (regency) or ''[[City|kota]]'' (city).

The same general concept applies all over Indonesia. However, there is some variation among the vast numbers of Austronesian ethnic groups. For instance, in [[Bali]] villages have been created by grouping traditional hamlets or ''banjar'', which constitute the basis of Balinese social life. In the [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]] area in [[West Sumatra]] province, traditional villages are called ''nagari'' (a term deriving from another Sanskrit word meaning "city", which can be found in the name like "[[Srinagar]]"=''sri'' and ''nagar/nagari''). In some areas such as Tanah Toraja, elders take turns watching over the village at a command post.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} As a general rule, ''desa'' and ''kelurahan'' are groupings of hamlets (''kampung'' in Indonesian, ''dusun'' in [[Javanese language|Javanese]], ''banjar'' in Bali). a ''kampung'' is defined today as a [[Villages of Brunei|village]] in [[Brunei]] and [[Indonesia]].