Nganjuk Regency ( Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦔꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦏ꧀) is a

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''(kabupaten)'' of

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Province,

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. It borders

Bojonegoro Regency Bojonegoro Regency (, older spelling is ''Kabupaten Bodjanegara'', ) is a regency in East Java Province of Indonesia, about 110 km west of Surabaya and 73 km northeast of Ngawi. It covers a land area of 2,307.06 km2 (890.76 mil ...

in the north,

Jombang Regency Jombang Regency (; ) is a regency of East Java, Indonesia, situated to the southwest of Surabaya. 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 ...

in the east,

Kediri Regency Kediri Regency () is a regency (''kabupaten'') located in East Java province, Indonesia. It is one of two ' Daerah Tingkat II' that has the name 'Kediri' (the other is the City of Kediri, which is separate from the Regency). The Regency covers an ...

in the south and

Madiun Regency Madiun Regency (; ) is a landlocked List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, Regency in East Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,010.86 km2, and had a population of 662,278 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011 ...

in the west. It covers an area of 1,224.33 sq. km, and had a population of 1,017,030 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,103,902 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,144,508 (comprising 575,671 males and 568,837 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Nganjuk Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3518) The administrative centre of the regency is the town of

Nganjuk Nganjuk Regency ( Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦔꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦏ꧀) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of East Java Province, Indonesia. It borders Bojonegoro Regency in the north, Jombang Regency in the east, Kediri Regency in the south and Madi ...

. The current regent is Dr. Drs. H. Marhaen Djumadi, S.E., S.H., M.M., M.B.A.

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into twenty

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their 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 Nganjuk Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3518) The table also includes the location of the district headquarters and the number of

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s and subdistricts in each district (totaling 264 rural ''desa'' and 20 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postcodes. Notes: (a) except the ''desa'' of Gondang, which has a postcode of 64451. (b) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Tanjunganom and Warujayeng).
(c) including one ''kelurahan'' (Banaran). (d) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Kapas and Sukomoro).
(e) comprising 13 ''kelurahan'' (Begadung, Bogo, Cangkringan, Ganungkidul, Jatirejo, Kartoharjo, Kauman, Kramat, Mangundikaran, Payaman, Ploso, Ringinanom and Werungotok) and 2 ''desa''.
(f) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Guyangan and Kedondong).

Climate

Nganjuk has a

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(Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April. The following climate data is for the city of Nganjuk.

Notable people

Shendy Puspa Irawati Shendy Puspa Irawati (born 20 May 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club. She won the bronze medals at the 2009 SEA Games, 2011 Summer Universiade, and at the 2013 Asian Championships. Career Irawati competed women's ...

, badminton player *

Harmoko Harmoko (7 February 1939 – 4 July 2021), colloquially referred to as Bung Harmoko, was an Indonesian politician and journalist who was active during the New Order era. He served as the Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1997 ...

, Former chairman of People's Representative Council in the Era of President Soeharto *

Erni Suyanti Musabine Erni Suyanti Musabine is an Indonesian wildlife veterinarian. She works for the Wildlife Rescue Unit of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Since 2007, her work has focused on the conservation and rescue of Sumatran tigers. Early ...

, veterinarian involved in the conservation of

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References

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