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Policy on spatial management in Indonesia has transformed parallel with system of decentralisation. Indonesia has firstly law on spatial management in 1992 and to be replaced in 2006 with a new integrated-comprehensive approach. Decentralisation system is also changed indicated by amendment of law on local government in 1999, 2004, and 2014. In 2016, law number 6 on village gave an opportunity for spatial administration at village level to promote more democratic principle and community participation. The existence, position and role of village spatial administration in the framework of existing systematic and hierarchical spatial management in Indonesia need to be analysed. This paper employs qualitative approach and reviews some articles, documents, law and operational regulations regarding on spatial management. The result, village spatial administration in one of the key factor to more involving the bottom-up, public participation and empowerment at local level (regency/city) with some improvement in practical process.