Administrative divisions of Kertosono

Administrative map of Kertosono

Kertosono is divided into 42 first-level administrative divisions (more commonly known as "constituent states") falling under seven different categories of subdivision based on each division's status before the treaties of unification were signed in 1901. As per the 1927 constitutional amendment, each administrative division posseses nearly the same powers and delegation of duty as the others, with the exception of the constituent kingdoms of Kertosono which have much more power over their own internal affairs, and the abolishing of administrative divisions was made lengthier to avoid smaller constituent states from being absorbed into their larger counterparts. As per the 1927 constitution, the seven categories of administrative subdivisions in Kertosono in order from highest to lowest status are the karajan "kingdoms", kabupaten "regencies", kadipaten "grand duchy", kapaten "duchy", kapangeren "principality", Siti "land", and Kuthoroyo "province-level city".

The internal borders of the constituent states have remained unchanged since 1927, although much of the borders which existed prior to 1927 mimicked the current borders except for a few border changes and some constituent states merging with other constituent states. With a unified Kertic state being a very new concept in the timeline of the Kertic peoples, and along with a compromise made to achieve Kertic unity, the once-independent small and fractured Kertic states were guaranteed territorial and governmental integrity within the framework of Kertosono, and the fractured and messy borders from the warring and small-states period of the nation was inherited, and could still be seen today. Efforts to tidy and make new divisions based on geographic and cultural factors in the past have failed.

Each constituent state is entitled to its own constitution, leader, legislative body, and judicative body within the national federal system that is Kertosono, and is entitled to manage its own territory via the 1901 compromise and the 1927 constitutional amendment within the clauses of deconcentration and devolution. As such, constituent states are thought of as "semi-independent" bodies, with the power of enacting their own legislation within their borders which may contradict rulings in other constituent states.

Types of divisions

1st level
Non-Urban																																																						Urban
3 Kingdoms ꦏꦫꦗꦤ꧀									7 Regencies ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀									5 Grand Duchies ꦏꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀									9 Duchies ꦏꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀									7 Principalities ꦏꦥꦔꦺꦉꦤ꧀									11 Lands ꦱꦶꦠꦶ
																																																						1 1st-level city ꦏꦸꦛꦫꦪ
2nd level
Non-Urban																																																	Urban
78 Kapanèwon ꦏꦥꦤꦺꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀							16 Municipalities ꦠꦁꦒꦶ							39 Kawédanan ꦏꦮꦺꦢꦤꦤ꧀							87 Districts ꦝꦲꦺꦫꦃ							8 Provinces ꦥꦿꦺꦴꦮ꦳ꦶꦤ꧀ꦱꦶ							3 Autonomous Regions ꦝꦲꦺꦫꦃꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ							2 Nature reserves ꦱ꧀ꦮꦏꦲꦭꦩ꧀							12 2nd-level cities ꦏꦸꦛꦥꦿꦗ							6 Market towns ꦏꦸꦛꦥꦼꦏꦼꦤ꧀

History

Under 1901 treaties of unification and compromise, the previously independent and sovereign Kertic entities forwent their individual sovereignties in order to form the Empire of Kertosono, a federation originally comprised of 52 states and political entities. These once sovereign entities were allowed to retain their pre-unification borders and boundaries, including all exclaves and enclaves outside the core realm of each entity's possessions. The status of government within each respective entity was respected, and the status of the new constituent states of the Kertic Empire were retained, giving birth to six classifications of first-level adminsitrative divisions of the empire. While in theory the 1901 constitution guarantees equal rights and delegation of powers from the central government to all the constituent states, the stronger and more-prestigious subdivision types, namely the kingdoms and regencies, were given the most leeway and recognition, while the lower types of subdivisions were subject to greater interference from larger powers such as neighboring states and the central government, thus creating an informal hierarchy of subdivision categories within the new Empire.

As a result, many larger entities absorbed smaller entities under the pretext of cooperation and the strengthening of mutual ties, thus slowly reducing the number of individual entities the Kertic empire possesses. By 1925, the number of 52 states had been reduced to 41, with many smaller entities joining their larger neighbors. A special case was observed in 1921, when the Duchy of Blora and the Duchy of Aryoseno merged to form the Grand Duchy of Wringinanom, rather than getting absorbed into one of their larger neighbors. In an effort to stop and retain a balance of power between the smaller and larger constituent states, a new constitution was passed into law by Parliament in 1927 forbidding the absorption of smaller entities into larger states, thus protecting the powers reserved for the smaller states. Another stipulation of the new 1927 constitution was the creation of urban-localities and subdivisions ranging from the first to the third level. 1st level urban localities were equal in power to the constituent states of the empire (named Kuthoroyo), while in the 2nd level, the term 'Kuthamadya' was created, having equal powers with divisions of a constituent state, with varying powers given to the Kuthamadya depending on the constituent state.

Until the present day, there has only been one creation of a Kuthoroyo, the City of Banyumas, which also happened to be the capital of the regency, separated from the Regency of Banyumas in 1931. Voters in the City of Banyumas overwhelmingly voted to split from the regency, as it was itself an exclave from the bulk of Banyumas's territory. The regent of Banyumas at the time protested such decision and act, citing concerns over political and economic stability of his regency, and nullified the separation of its own capital. In a compromise led by the Kertic Emperor, Banyumas was to be its own constituent state of the Kertic Empire, although in doing so must annually give rebates towards the regency of Banyumas equal to 8.79% of the annual profit of the city, as well as several services being coordinated between the two, such as education, healthcare, and police. Various Kuthamadya have been formed after the creation of such categories, most notably the Kuthamadya of Ngawi. Voters in the City of Ngawi narrowly rejected to become a Kuthoroyo similar to Banyumas prior in 1931 in the 1956 referendum, thus staying within the helm of the Kingdom of Ngawi. Similar propositions were also held in Kertonyono and Sragen, although they too were rejected with even larger margins.

Constituent states

Constituent states of Kertosono

No.	Formal name and flag	Capital	Population	Area		Density		Location
				km²	mi2	km²	mi2
Karajan "Kingdoms"
1	The Sailendran Kingdom of Ngawi ꦑꦫꦗꦤ꧀ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦔꦮꦶ	Ngawi	7,517,321	30,530.84	11,784.91	246.22	637.88
2	The Eternal Kingdom of Kertonyono ꦑꦫꦗꦤ꧀ꦲꦧꦢꦶꦑꦼꦂꦠꦚꦤ	Kertonyono	5,414,781	23,973.05	9,254.60	225.87	585.15
3	Sragen The Palace of Peace ꦯꦿꦒꦺꦤ꧀ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠꦤꦏꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦠꦽꦩꦤ꧀	Sragen	4,576,440	56,43.95	21,783.89	81.07	210.04
Kabupaten "Regencies"
4	The Regency of Wonomulyo ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦩꦸꦭꦾ	Wonomulyo	1,020,184	8,572.91	3,309.15	119	308.29
5	The Maritime State of Banyuasin ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦧꦲꦫꦶꦨꦚꦸꦮꦱꦶꦤ꧀	Musi Banyuasin	641,685	11,863.44	4,579.29	54.09	140.13
6	The Noble Regency of Wringinanom ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦱꦶꦤꦸꦢꦂꦱꦤꦮꦿꦶꦔꦶꦤ꧀ꦲꦤꦺꦴꦩ꧀	Wringinanom	731,731	6,547.47	1,587.98	111.76	289.53
7	The Sublime State of Ayodhya ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦲꦶꦁꦒꦶꦭ꧀ꦄꦪꦺꦴꦝꦾ	Ayodhyakarta	820,255	4,113.95	1,587.98	199.38	516.54
8	The Victorious Regency of Jaya ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦿꦏꦺꦴꦱꦙꦪ	Jayakarta	510,586	5,795.13	2,236.92	88.11	228.25
9	The Eastern Regency of Banyumas ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦺꦠꦤꦤ꧀ꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱ꧀	Ajibarang	684,235	7,849.45	3,029.89	87.17	225.83
10	Wonosobo, The Regency of Prosperity ꦮꦤꦱꦧꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦏ꧀ꦩꦸꦂ	Wonosobo	823,674	7,063.27	2,726.42	116.61	302.11
Kadipaten "Grand Duchies"
11	The Monarchial State of Ngemplak ꦤꦒꦫꦏꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦔꦼꦩ꧀ꦥ꧀ꦭꦏ꧀	Pari	520,145	5,915.87	2,283.53	87.92	227.78
12	The Mountain Realm of Argawangi ꦑꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦏꦒꦶꦫꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦄꦂꦒꦮꦔꦶ	Gumintang	274,850	18,566.69	7,166.74	14.8	38.35
13	The Grand Duchy of Ambarawa ꦑꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦄꦩ꧀ꦧꦫꦮ	Ambarawa	305,866	21,567.20	8,324.94	14.18	36.74
14	Kutha Ageng ꦑꦸꦛꦄꦒꦼꦁ	Kutha Ageng	446,843	2,948.61	1,138.16	151.54	392.6
15	The Saraswatian Grand Duhcy (Juwangi) ꦑꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤꦤ꧀ꦯꦫꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦶ (ꦙꦸꦮꦔꦶ)	Bojonegoro	339,677	3,678.90	1,420.06	92.23	239.20
Kapaten "Duchies"
16	The Duhcy of Madhiun ꦑꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦝꦶꦪꦸꦤ꧀	Madhiun	187,012	3,381.36	1,305.20	55.31	143.28
17	Jaranethes the Rich ꦙꦫꦤ꧀ꦲꦺꦛꦼꦱ꧀ꦱꦸꦒꦶꦃ	Trenggalek	283,601	4,613.17	1,780.68	61.48	159.27
18	The Independent State of Ngluntah ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦩꦫꦢꦶꦏꦔ꧀ꦭꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦃ	Ngluntah	130,583	1,379.90	532.64	94.63	245.16
19	The Duchy of Wanasalam ꦑꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦭꦩ꧀	Wanakarta	106,355	12,146.31	4,688.48	8.76	22.68
20	The Maritime State of Tirtomoyo (Rembong) ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦨꦲꦫꦶꦡꦶꦂꦠꦩꦪ (ꦉꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦁ)	Rembong	236,748	6,183.62	2,386.88	38.29	99.19
21	Katringan ꦑꦠꦿꦶꦔꦤ꧀	Katringan	77,839	582.29	224.76	133.68	346.31
22	United Duchy of Wedi ꦑꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦤꦸꦁꦒꦭ꧀ꦮꦼꦢꦶ	Wedi	168,491	1,107.51	427.50	152.13	394.13
23	The Duchy of Tandur the Great ꦑꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦡꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦂꦲꦶꦁꦏꦁꦄꦒꦼꦁ	Klopoanom	236,050	1,291.70	498.60	182.74	473.43
24	Jlamen Home of the Faithful ꦗ꧀ꦭꦩꦺꦤ꧀ꦣꦫꦸꦭ꧀ꦩꦸꦏ꧀ꦩꦶꦤꦸꦤ꧀	Jlamen	130,603	2,034	785.39	64.19	166.29
Kapangeren "Principalities"
25	The Harmonious Society of Jeruk ꦦꦱꦿꦮꦸꦔꦤ꧀ꦩꦺꦱꦿꦙꦼꦫꦸꦏ꧀	Bajul Kesupen	145,301	2,078.91	802.46	69.89	181.07
26	The Principality of Rondo Ageng ꦑꦥꦔꦺꦉꦤ꧀ꦬꦤ꧀ꦢꦄꦒꦼꦁ	Bolong	103,560	453.81	175.17	228.20	591.19
27	The Sovereign State of Muntilan ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦄꦢꦻꦴꦭꦠ꧀ꦩꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦶꦭꦤ꧀	Muntilan	113,950	903.44	348.73	126.13	326.76
28	Lowokwaru Kuçeçwara ꦭꦺꦴꦮꦺꦴꦏ꧀ꦮꦫꦸꦑꦸꦖꦺꦖ꧀ꦮꦫ	Malang	85,940	300.57	116.02	285.92	740.72
29	Klayon ꦑ꧀ꦭꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀	Duri	78,574	605.33	233.66	129.80	336.28
30	The Mountain Palace of Srengat ꦄꦱ꧀ꦠꦤꦄꦂꦒꦯꦽꦔꦠ꧀	Srengat	94,893	1,702.01	656.98	55.75	144.44
31	The Principality of Sawahgede ꦑꦥꦔꦺꦉꦤ꧀ꦯꦮꦃꦒꦼꦢꦺ	Sawahgede	43,483	534.13	206.18	81.41	210.90
Siti "Lands"
32	Sarinah ꦯꦫꦶꦤꦃ	Sarinah	76,155	5,637.61	2,176.12	13.51	35.00
33	Land of Nggemblang ꦯꦶꦠꦶꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦩ꧀ꦧ꧀ꦭꦁ​	Nggemblang	32,105	786.37	303.54	40.83	105.177
34	Land of Njlantrah ꦯꦶꦠꦶꦚ꧀ꦗ꧀ꦭꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦃ	Njlantrah	81,042	1,544.78	596.28	52.46	135.91
35	Land of Ploso ꦯꦶꦠꦶꦦ꧀ꦭꦱ	Ploso	54,075	445.58	172.00	121.36	314.40
36	Tranjak ꦡꦿꦚ꧀ꦗꦏ꧀	Tranjak	89,305	1,164.56	1,164.56	449.52	76.69	198.67
37	Market of Pasar Pon ꦦꦼꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦦꦱꦂꦦꦺꦴꦤ꧀	Majalangka	48,501	84.91	32.77	571.22	1,479.84
38	State of Kalikangkung ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦑꦭꦶꦏꦁꦏꦸꦁ	Indrapura	75,949	825.61	318.69	91.99	238.32
39	Salaka ꦯꦭꦏ	Salaka	34,950	712.02	274.84	49.09	127.17
39	Tuminem ꦡꦸꦩꦶꦤꦼꦩ꧀	Tuminem	24,739	111.27	42.95	222.34	576.01
40	Land of Ruwo ꦯꦶꦠꦶꦬꦸꦮꦺꦴ	Ruwo	15,683	972.92	375.55	16.12	41.76
41	The Northern Lands of Nglasem ꦯꦶꦠꦶꦭꦺꦂꦫꦤ꧀ꦔ꧀ꦭꦱꦼꦩ꧀	Nglasem	35,720	19,359.92	7,472.93	1.85	4.78
Kutharaya "1st level cities (Grand Cities)"
42	The Grand City of Banyumas ꦑꦸꦛꦂꦪꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱ꧀	Banyumas	1,447,101	646.19	249.49	2,239.43	5,800.13