Central Java Has the Most Desa Merah Putih Cooperatives in Indonesia

According to data from the Red and White Village/Sub-district Cooperative Task Force, as of Monday, June 23, 2025, at 9:10 AM WIB, 80,319 villages in Indonesia have formed Red and White Cooperatives through special meetings.

Of the 38 provinces, Central Java has the highest number of villages that have formed Red and White Cooperatives, namely 8,563 villages. This is followed by East Java and Aceh with 8,494 and 6,496 villages respectively.

The following are the top 10 provinces with the highest number of villages that have formed Red and White Cooperatives:

1. Central Java: 8,563 villages

2. East Java: 8,494 villages

3. Aceh: 6,496 villages

4. North Sumatra: 6,110 villages

5. West Java: 5,957 villages

6. East Nusa Tenggara: 3,442 villages

7. South Sumatra: 3,258 villages

8. South Sulawesi: 3,059 villages

9. Lampung: 2,651 villages

10. Southeast Sulawesi: 2,285 villages

The government plans to launch the Red and White Village Cooperative on July 12, 2025. However, as of June 23, 2025, not all provinces have villages that have formed Red and White Cooperatives.

The province with the lowest achievement as of June 23, 2025, at 9:10 AM WIB, is South Papua, with only 33.19% of villages having formed Red and White Cooperatives.

The following is the percentage of provinces whose villages have not yet reached 100% in forming Red and White Cooperatives as of June 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM:

1. South Papua: 33.19%

2. Highland Papua: 33.35%

3. West Papua: 37.05%

4. Central Papua: 59.77%

5. Southwest Papua: 88.66%

6. Papua: 91.99%

7. Central Sulawesi: 96.08%

8. Banten: 99.94%

9. Aceh: 99.98%