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Blora
Blora () is a regency in the northeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Blora. The regency is located in the easternmost part of Central Java and borders the Bengawan Solo River and the East Java province. It covers an area of 1,955.83 km2 and it had a population of 829,728 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 884,333 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 907,993 (comprising 454,063 males and 453,930 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Blora Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3316) Etymology According to folklore, the word Blora is derived from the word ''belor'' which means mud. It then evolved into ''mbeloran'', then ''blora''. This folk etymology could partly explain the origin of this name, as the word evolved from Old Javanese instead of the modern ''belor''. See the explanation below. The word Blora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blora, Blora
Blora is a town and district in Blora Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The district borders Rembang Regency to the north, Jepon, Blora, Jepon District to the east and south, and Banjarejo District and Tunjungan District to the west. It is also the administrative capital of Blora Regency. During the period of 1928–31, it was also the seat of Blora Residency. Administrative divisions Blora consists of 16 Villages of Indonesia, rural villages (''desa'') and 12 Kelurahan, urban villages (''kelurahan):'' The ten ''kelurahan'' are situated in the centre of the district, with Jejuruk ''desa'' to its east. The first five ''desa'' (numbered 2001 to 2005) are south of the centre, and the last ten ''desa'' (numbered 2019 to 2028) are north of the centre. Geography Climate Blora features a tropical monsoon climate (Am). The district features distinctly wetter and drier months, with June through August being the driest months. Blora on average sees approximately of rain annually. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Java
Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in the south, East Java in the east, and the Java Sea in the north. It has a total area of 33,750.37 km2, with a population of 36,516,035 at the 2020 CensusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. making it the third-most populous province in both Java and Indonesia after West Java and East Java. The official population estimate in mid-2024 was 37,892,280 (comprising 19,037,740 males and 18,854,540 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Jawa Tengah Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.33) The province also includes a number of offshore islands, including the island of Nusa Kambangan, Nusakambangan in the south (close to the border of West Java), and the Karimunjawa, Karimun Jawa Islands in the Java ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regencies And Cities Of Indonesia
Regency (Indonesia), Regencies () and City status in Indonesia#Kota, cities (''kota'') are the second-level subdivisions of Indonesia, administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the Provinces of Indonesia, provinces, and above the Districts of Indonesia, districts. Regencies are roughly equivalent to American County (United States), counties, although Lists of populated places in the United States, most cities in the United States are below the counties. Following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and city municipalities became the key administrative units responsible for providing most governmental services. Each of regencies and cities has their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural economic acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javanese Language
Javanese ( , , ; , Aksara Jawa, Javanese script: , Pegon script, Pegon: , IPA: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the northern coast of western Java. It is the native language of more than 68 million people. Javanese is the largest of the Austronesian languages in List of languages by number of native speakers, number of native speakers. It has several regional dialects and a number of clearly distinct status styles. Its closest relatives are the neighboring languages such as Sundanese language, Sundanese, Madurese language, Madurese, and Balinese language, Balinese. Most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian language, Indonesian for official and commercial purposes as well as a means to communicate with non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians. There are speakers of Javanese in Malaysia (concentrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengawan Solo River
The Solo River (known in Indonesian as the Bengawan Solo, with ''Bengawan'' being an Old Javanese word for ''river'', and ''Solo'' derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java. It is approximately 600 km (370 mi) in length. Apart from its importance as a watercourse to the inhabitants and farmlands of the eastern and northern parts of the island, it is a renowned region in paleoanthropology circles. Many discoveries of early hominid remains (dating from 100,00 to 1.5 million years ago) have been made at several sites in its valleys, especially at Sangiran, including that of the first early human fossil found outside of Europe, the so-called "Java Man" skull, discovered in 1891. The Bengawan Solo was the crash site of Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 on January 16, 2002. History Solo River was part of a massive river system that once existed in Sundaland. This drainage of the river system consisted of a major river in pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grobogan Regency
Grobogan Regency () is a regency () located in northeastern part of the Central Java province in Indonesia. Created on 4 March 1726, the Grobogan Regency has an area of 2,023.84 km2, and is the second largest regency in the Central Java Province. It had a population of 1,308,696 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,453,526 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 1,506,374.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Grobogan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3315) Its capital is the town of Purwodadi. Administrative districts Grobogan is divided into nineteen districts, listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Grobogan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone Numbers In Indonesia
Telephone numbers in Indonesia have different systems for land lines and mobile phones: land lines use area codes, while mobile phones do not. For land line area codes, the digit "0" is added in front when dialing domestic long distance from within Indonesia, but is always omitted when calling from abroad. Instead, callers would use the Indonesian country code +62, followed by the area code, without the "0". Domestic phone numbers in large cities have 8 digits, and in other areas 7 digits. Mobile phone numbers have a total of 9 to 11 digits for postpaid depending on the operator, whereas prepaid services get 10 to 12 digits determined by the operator. Until October 1999, East Timor was included in the Indonesian telephone numbering plan, using the area codes 0390 (for Dili) and 0399 (for Baucau). To make a phone call to Indonesia from abroad, the following formats are used: For calls to landlines, callers dial +62, followed by the area code and subscriber's number, omitting t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya Penangsang
Arya Penangsang was king of the Sultanate of Demak between 1549 and 1554. In 1521 the husband of Raden Patah's first daughter, Pati Unus attacked the Portuguese in Malacca but died in the war. It is said that Trenggana, the younger brother, fought for the throne. Prince Surowiyoto or Raden Kikin had two sons named Raden Arya Panangsang and Arya Mataram, while Trenggana had a first son named Raden Mukmin also known as Sunan Prawoto. Mukmin is said to have killed Raden Kikin after Friday prayers on the banks of a river in Lasem using the kris The kris or is a Javanese culture, Javanese asymmetrical dagger with a distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (''pamor''). The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, although ma ... Kyai Setan Kober which made Trenggana the third Sultan of Demak. After Raden Kikin's death, Arya Panangsang succeeded in his father's position as Duke of Jipang. At that time he was 16 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babad Giyanti
Javanese literature has a very large historical component. In all sorts of texts, such as laudatory poems, chronicles, and travelogues, writers have interpreted the how and why of certain circumstances. These texts are important for the knowledge of Javanese perspectives on the past. Scholars of Javanese history have paid much attention to theoretical questions, aiming at a balanced evaluation of Javanese historiography next to Western historiography. In doing so they focused on Old and Modern Javanese sources, drawing both on written sources and archaeological and epigraphic material. The debate continues up to the present. Babads ''Babads'' as a genre belong to the traditional literature. A characteristic of this kind of literature is that it is written in metrical form and is governed by a set of strict conventions. In traditional Javanese society, prose (''gancaran'') was not considered to be ''belles letters'' but was considered to be merely sets of notes or ''aide-mémo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakubuwono I
Pakubuwono I (also as Pakubuwana I, before his reign was known as Pangeran Puger), uncle of Amangkurat III of Mataram was a combatant for the succession of the Mataram dynasty, both as a co-belligerent during the Trunajaya rebellion (from 1677 to 1681), and the First Javanese War of Succession (1704–1707). He created a new name for his line, with the title ''Pakubuwono'', the standard name for rulers of the subsequently created Surakarta. Most Javanese chronicles () depict him as a great wise ruler. He ruled from 1705 to 1719. His son succeeded him with the title Amangkurat IV. Origin Born as Raden Mas Darajat, he was the son of Amangkurat I, the last Mataram ruler based in Plered, from his second queen consort, Ratu Wetan. Ratu Wetan originated from the Kajoran family, descended from the Sultans of Pajang. RM. Darajat was once appointed as a crown prince () when a conflict between his father and Raden Mas Rahmat (later Amangkurat II of Mataram) occurred. RM. Rahm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
