Banyuwangi, previously known as Banjoewangi, is a large town and an administrative district (''kecamat5an'') which serves as the capital of

Banyuwangi Regency Banyuwangi Regency (, ) is a Regency (Indonesia), regency of East Java province in Indonesia. This regency also known as ''the sun rise of Java'' because it is located at the easternmost end of Java (island), Java Island. The town of Banyuwang ...

at the far eastern end of the island of

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. It had a population of 106,000 at the 2010 census and 117,558 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 121,500. The town extends beyond the district limits to includes substantial parts of neighbouring districts; at the 1990 Census the population of the extended town was 345,861. The town is also known as ''city of festival'' as many festivals are held throughout the year. Banyuwangi Regency is a tourist destination, and additional developments have been proposed to encourage

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by building necessary infrastructures.

Geography

Banyuwangi (the name meaning "''Fragrant Water''", after a mythical river) is built in the centre of the east coast of Java, with the backdrop of the

Ijen Map of Ijen Crater, where sulfur is mined The Ijen volcano complex is a group of composite volcanoes located on the border between Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency of East Java, Indonesia. It is known for its blue fire, acidic cr ...

Plateau to the west, and with fine views across the

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(''Selat Bali'') to the island of

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lying to the east. The principal market area is along the ''Jalan Susuit Tuban'', the street which links the town square (or ''alun-alun'') with the sports stadium (''Stadium Diponegoro'') a half-kilometre to the southeast.

History

The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Blambangan, the sixteenth-century Hindu kingdom which ruled this eastern tip of Java. Although the rapidly expanding Muslim kingdom of Mataram attacked Blambangan during the early seventeenth century, it managed to survive as the last Hindu kingdom on the island, and it was mostly ignored by the Dutch until the eighteenth century, when they took it over. Banyuwangi was where the undersea cable connected to Darwin, Australia, met the

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in November 1871.

Transportation

Banyuwangi Airport at Blimbingsari serves the Regency (including Banyuwangi town) and the surrounding area in

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Climate

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* {{Coord, 8.2186, S, 114.3669, E, source:wikidata, display=title Districts of East Java Regency seats of East Java Populated coastal places in Indonesia