COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Alun-alun met moskee Besoeki TMnr 10028252

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Straatgezicht Besoeki TMnr 10028254

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Oud residentiehuis te Besoeki aan de Straat Madoera Oost-Java TMnr 60009814

Besuki is a district (''kecamatan'') in

Situbondo Regency Situbondo Regency ( Madurese: ''Kabhupatèn Situbânḍâ'') is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' in the east of East Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,658.03 km2, and had a population of 647,619 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statisti ...

East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

with an area of 26.08 km². In 2004, its population was 57,109 people. In ancient time the city was important because it was the capital of the Residency of Besuki. During the

Majapahit Kingdom Majapahit (; (eastern and central dialect) or (western dialect)), also known as Wilwatikta (; ), was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia based on the island of Java (in modern-day Indonesia). At its greatest ...

, Besuki was already a growing area and was known by the name

Keta Keta is a coastal town and the capital of the Keta Municipal District in the Volta Region of Ghana. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they fe ...

. The town revolted along with ''Sadeng'' against the Majapahit Empire but was extinguished by

Gajah Mada Gajah Mada (c. 1290 – c. 1364), also known as Jirnnodhara, was a powerful military leader and '' mahapatih''In full '' Mahapatih Hamengkubumi'', equivalent to the position of prime minister. of the Javanese empire of Majapahit during th ...

. This event occurred in the year 1331 CE.

Villages

# Kalimas # Widoropayung # Bloro #

Besuki Besuki is a district (''kecamatan'') in Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia with an area of 26.08 km2. In 2004, its population was 57,109 people. In ancient time the city was important because it was the capital of the Residency of Bes ...

Demung The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the gamelan. It normally has seven bronze bars placed on top of a resonating frame (''rancak''). It is usually about 20 cm (8 in) high, and is played on the floor by a ...

# Jetis # Langkap # Pesisir # Blimbing # Sumberejo

External links

Statistik kecamatan Besuki, Situbondo
Districts of East Java Situbondo Regency {{EJava-geo-stub