Sidoarjo is an administrative district (''kecamatan'') in
Sidoarjo Regency and also a town within that regency (of which it is the
seat
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), in the East Java province of Indonesia. In mid 2023, Sidoarjo district had a population of 197,756 and a density of 3,161 persons per km
2.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Sidoarjo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3515110)]
The town of Sidoarjo extends beyond the district boundaries to include much of neighbouring districts, particularly Candi and Buduran. In the 1990 census, it had an urban population of 586,602.
[Robert Cribb, ''Historical Atlas of Indonesia'', p.67. (University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2000). ]
Administrative divisions
Sidoarjo district is divided into 24 administrative divisions, comprising 14 urban villages (''kelurahan'', each identified in the table below by an asterisk after its name) and ten rural villages (''desa'').
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Sidoarjo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3515110)] The table also includes the post codes of each village.
References
Sidoarjo Regency
districts of East Java
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