Mojokerto Regency (; ) is a

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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 ...

Province of Indonesia. It is part of the Surabaya metropolitan area (known as

Gerbangkertosusila The Surabaya metropolitan area or Greater Surabaya, known locally as Gerbangkertosusila (, from ''Gresik-Bangkalan-Mojokerto-Surabaya-Sidoarjo-Lamongan''), is a metropolitan area in East Java, Indonesia. It is the country's second-largest metropol ...

) which comprises Gresik Regency, Bangkalan Regency, Mojokerto Regency,

Mojokerto Mojokerto ( (''Måjåkěrtå'')) is a city in East Java Province of Indonesia. It is located 40 km southwest of Surabaya, the provincial capital, and constitutes one of the component units of the Surabaya metropolitan area (known as Gerbang ...

City,

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City, Sidoarjo Regency, and Lamongan Regency. The Regency covers an area of 969.36 km² (excluding the independent city of

). The population of the Regency was 908,004 in 2000, but had risen to 1,025,443 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and to 1,119,209 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 1,133,584 (comprising 569,966 males and 563,618 females),Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Mojokerto Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3516) and the total for mid-2023 was 1,145,400. Many of them earn their living as small farmers and craftsmen (consisting of shoemakers, furniture makers, and souvenir makers). The administrative capital is the town of Mojosari.

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into eighteen

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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-2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Mojokerto Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3516) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres (all the districts are named after these centres), the number of

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s in each district (totaling 299 rural ''desa'' and 5 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter all in Mojosari District), and its postal codes. Note: (a) comprising 5 urban ''kelurahan'' (Kauman, Mojosari, Sarirejo, Sawahan and Wonokusumo) and 13 rural ''desa''. The city of

, which since 1999 has been administratively independent of the Regency (although the regency administration remains at present centred on the city), virtually divides the regency into two zones - the southern zone comprising the first 14 districts listed above, and the smaller northern zone, comprising the last 4 districts listed above. 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, ...

separates the southern zone (and the city, which lies on its south bank) from the northern zone.

Neighbouring regencies

* Northern boundary: Gresik and Lamongan * Southern boundary: Malang * Eastern boundary: Sidoarjo and Pasuruan * Western boundary: Jombang Mojokerto Regency's area is 969.36 km², located between 15 m and 3,156 m above sea level. It is divided into northern and southern regions by the

. The southern region has several mountains, which includes Welirang Mountain (3,156 m), Anjasmoro Mountain (2,277 m) include, and Penanggungan Mountain (1693m). One of the more famous locations in Mojokerto is Pacet, which has a good mountainous view.

Sleeping Buddha

The biggest Sleeping Buddha Statue in Indonesia is in Maha Vihara Mojopahit Bejijong, Trowulan District, Mojokerto Regency. The statue is 22 metres in length, 6 metres in width and 4.5 metres in height.

References

External links

* {{EJava-geo-stub Brantas basin