Pamekasan Regency ( Madurese: ''Kabhupatèn Mekkasân'') is a

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''(kabupaten)'' of the province of

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 ...

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. It is located on

Madura Island is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java. The island comprises an area of approximately (administratively including various smaller islands to the east, southeast and north that are administratively part of Madura's easternmost ...

approximately east of Surabaya, the provincial capital. The regency covers an area of , and at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. it had a population of 795,918 (an increase from 689,225 at the previous census in 2000); at the 2020 censusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the total was 850,057Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 882,837 – comprising 431,891 males and 450,946 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Pamekasan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3528) The administrative capital is the town of

Pamekasan Pamekasan ( Madurese: ''Mekkasân'') is a town and district which serves as the administrative center of Pamekasan Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Madura, in an inland location towards the south coast of the ...

Neighbouring Regencies

Pamekasan Regency is bordered on the east by

Sumenep Regency Sumenep is a regency of the East Java province, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,093.47 square kilometres (808.29 sq mi) and an population of 1,143,002 (comprising 552,127 males and 590,875 females) as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 ...

, on the north by the Java Sea, on the west by Sampang Regency, and the south by the Madura Strait (separating Madura from the island of Java).

Administrative Districts

Pamekasan Regency consists of thirteen

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid-2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Pamekasan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3528) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

administrative village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

s in each district (totaling 178 rural ''desa'' and 11 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postcode. Notes: (a) including 2 ''kelurahan'' – Barurambat Timur and Lawangan Daya. (b) comprising 9 ''kelurahan'' – see

- (Kangenan, Patemon, Bugih, Jungcang Cang, Parteker, Barurambat Kota, Gladak Anyar, Kolpajung and Kowel) and 9 ''desa''.

Demographics

The population comprises Madurese, Javanese, and Chinese Indonesians.

Economy

One of the famous produces from this region is Batik Pamekasan.

References

External links

Madura Island Regencies of East Java {{EJava-geo-stub