Jombang Regency (; ) is a

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, situated to the southwest of

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. The capital of the regency is the town of Jombang. The regency has an area of 1,159.50 km² and a population of 1,202,407 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,318,062 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,370,510 (comprising 690,361males and 680,149 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Jombang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3517) It became a regency in 1910. It was the birthplace of

Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islam in Indonesia, Islamic Kyai, religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indone ...

, the 4th

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Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-one

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Jombang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3517) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (comprising 302 rural ''desa'' and 4 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter all in Jombang (town) District), and its postal codes. Note: (a) comprising 4 urban ''kelurahan'' (Jombatan, Jelakombo, Kaliwungu and Kepanjen) and 16 ''desa''. The five last-mentioned districts in the table constitute the folded limestone hilly region in the north, separated from the rest of the regency by the

Brantas River The Brantas is the longest river in East Java, Indonesia. It has a length of 320 km, and drains an area of over 11,000 km2 from the southern slope of Mount Kawi-Kelud-Butak, Mount Wilis, and the northern slopes of Mount Liman-Limas, ...

. The rest of the regency to the south of the river is more low-lying and constitutes good agricultural land, although the south-east corner (Ngoro, Mojowarno, Bareng and Wonosalam Districts) is more mountainous.

Climate

References

External links

Official site
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