Jakarta – A plenary meeting of the House of Representatives endorsed on Thursday 13 bills on the creation of 24 new regencies in 13 provinces into law.

The 24 regencies approved include Kolaka Utara, Kolaka Utara, Bombana and Wakatobi in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, Sumbawa Barat (West Nusa Tenggara) and Lingga (Riau).

Also, are Tojo Una-una (Central Sulawesi), Melawai and Sekadau (West Kalimantan), Minahasa Utara (North Sulawesi), and Supiori (Papua).

In Sumatra are Samosir and Serdang Bedagai (North Sumatra), Oku Timur, Oku Selatan and Ogan Ilir (South Sumatra), Dharmasraya, Pasaman Barat and Solok Selatan (West Sumatra).

Finally there are Lebong and Kepahiang (Bengkulu), Aru Islands, Western Seram and Eastern Seram (Maluku) and Bener Meriah (NAD).

In the meeting, led by senior politician Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, each faction hoped that the formation of the new regencies could shorten the chain of bureaucracy so that development in the regions could be accelerated.