Political Orientation in the Spreading of the New Autonomous Region in the Regency of Aceh Utara

Abstract

This study discusses the expansion of the candidate for the New Autonomous Region of Panton Labu City, originating from the wishes of the people in the five sub-districts in the eastern tip of North Aceh Regency. This expansion occurred because the community felt that development in the area did not receive enough attention from the Government and was very lagging behind in the development of health, infrastructure, education, culture, and even public policy. In addition, the area is very far from the central Government, and the distance to the area takes a lot of time. The formulation of the problem in this study was the cause of the expansion in Panton Labu City and the political orientation of the expansion of the Candidate for the New Autonomous Region of Panton Labu City. The purpose of the study was to identify the problems that caused the expansion of Panton Labu City and determine the political orientation of the expansion of the New Autonomous Region of Panton Labu City. This expansion occurred because the community of five sub-districts in the eastern tip of North Aceh Regency saw a lack of attention from the Central Government in development (education, infrastructure, health services, and public services) and culture compared to the existing regions in the Central Government area of North Aceh Regency. Second, the political orientation of the expansion of Panton Labu City was only to improve the welfare of the people in the region to be more advanced. However, some move to politics because the expansion committee members were not only from ordinary people but also from the political elites. Data collection techniques used were interviews, Documentation, and data analysis. The results showed that the political orientation of the expansion of the Panton Labu City CDOB had two aspects, namely purely for the realization of public welfare and the opportunity to gain power in government by politicians from Panton Labu. The expansions formation and mechanism were determined at the ratification of Panton Labu City by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The obstacle of the expansion for the Panton Labu City CDOB area was due to differences in Political Orientation in the regional expansion realization.

Spatial Modelling Analysis for Potential Expansion of Cipanas City Candidate Area as Autonomous City

“…In this context, regional expansion refers to forming areas into new autonomous cities according to Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government. The implementation is based on Government Regulation Number 78 of 2007 concerning Procedures for the Formation, Abolition, and Merger of Areas (Rasyidin et al, 2022). Urban expansion is an example of spatially and temporally complex behaviour influenced by numerous aspects including social economics, as well as geography and policy (R. Feng & Wang, 2021).…”

“…Examples of successful autonomous cities and selfgovernment in various countries include Hong Kong, Vatican City, Gibraltar, Macau, Singapore, and Puducherry, India (Borovik, 2023). Rasyidin et al (2022) also defined regional expansion as the separation of area from the parent by obtaining a higher position, thereby increasing community welfare and development.…”

“…Padan et al (2019) explained the role of natural capital in forming a new autonomous city in Krayan Regency, North Kalimantan, Indonesia, stating that natural resources could be designated as a sign of great potential to support the formation of a new area. Furthermore, Rasyidin et al (2022) reported that the expansion of Panton Labu City, North Aceh Regency, was influenced by political orientation. Ambya et al (2019) analysed the convergence of absolute sigma and beta while also measuring the speed of economic growth in new autonomous city on Sumatra Island.…”