Lamongan Regency () is a
regency
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() of
the East Java Province of
Indonesia
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. It has a total land area of approximately or + 3.78% of the area of
East Java Province. With a length of along the coastline (comprising Paciran and Brondong Districts), the sea area of Lamongan Regency is about , if calculated to a distance of across the ocean surface. At the 2010 census it had a population of 1,179,059;
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] the 2020 Census produced a total of 1,379,628
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] and the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 1,385,835 (comprising 694,803 males and 691,032 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Lamongan Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3524)] The
regency seat
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is the town of
Lamongan, situated on the
Solo River which passes from west to east through the regency, effectively dividing it in two.
There are three main geographic divisions. In the far south of the regency (Sukorame, Bluluk, Ngimbang, Sambeng, Mantup and Modo Districts), and also in the northern coastal area (Brondong, Paciran and Solokuro Districts) are limestone mountains with land of medium fertility. Between the coastal uplands and the Solo River, much of the region consists of 'bonorowo' wetlands prone to periodic flooding (chiefly Glagah, Karangbinangun, Turi, Kalitengah, Karanggeneng, Laren, Maduran and Sekaran Districts). The remaining areas close to and south of the Solo River comprise lowlands of limited fertility (Kembangbahu, Sugio, Kedungpring, Babat, Pucuk, Sukadadi, Lamongan, Tikung, Sarirejo and Deket Districts).
Lamongan Regency is bordered by:
*Northern side :
Java Sea
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*Southern side :
Mojokerto Regency and
Jombang Regency
*Eastern side :
Gresik Regency
*Western side :
Tuban Regency
Tuban Regency () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in East Java, the East Java province of Indonesia. The Dutch language, Dutch name of the regency is 'Toeban'. It covers a land area of 1,839.94 sq. km, and had a population of 1,118,464 at ...
and
Bojonegoro Regency
The economy is mainly supported by agriculture, fishery, and commerce, especially
the home industry.
Administrative districts
Lamongan Regency consists of twenty-seven
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census
[Biro 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 Lamongan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3524)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (totaling 462 rural ''desa'' and 12 urban ''kelurahan''), and their postal codes.
Notes: (a) includes 2 ''kelurahan'' (Babat and Banaran). (b) comprises 8 ''kelurahan'' (Banjarmendalan, Jetis, Sidoharjo, Sidokumpul, Sukomulyo, Sukorejo, Tlogoanyar and Tumenggungan) and 12 ''desa''.
(c) including one ''kelurahan'' (Blimbing). (d) including one ''kelurahan'' (Brondong).
Climate
Lamongan has a
tropical savanna climate
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(Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April. The following climate data is for the town of Lamongan.
Paciran Port
On 29 April 2013, Paciran Port (Class I ASDP) was officially opened to support the overloaded
Tanjung Perak Port.
Sport
Persela is a football team based in Lamongan. Former
Persela Lamongan goalkeeper
Choirul Huda was from Lamongan.
References
{{Authority control
Regencies of East Java
Bengawan Solo basin