Pasuruan () is a city in

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Province of

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. It had a population of 186,262 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 208,006 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 212,466 (comprising 106,294 males and 106,172 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Pasuruan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3575) It is surrounded on the landward side by, but is administratively separate from,

Pasuruan Regency Pasuruan Regency () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in East Java, a province of Indonesia. The capital of this regency is Bangil. The regency covers an area of 1,474.02 km2, and it had a population of 1,512,468 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat ...

. On the north side it faces onto the

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. It is located around 65 kilometres southeast of

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, the provincial capital.

Administrative districts

Pasuruan is divided into four

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Pasuruan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3575) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (urban ''kelurahan'') and their names, and the postal codes. Note: (a) except Sekargadung ''kelurahan'' (which has a postcode of 67127) and Pohjentrek ''kelurahan'' (which has a postcode of 67171).
(b) Panggungrejo District created since 2010 from parts of neighbouring districts; its population in 2010 is included with that of the districts from which it was formed.

Climate

Pasuruan has a

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(Aw) with little to no rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Public transport

Pasuruan located and connected by provincial main road between

― Banyuwangi. Pasuruan can be reached from Surabaya by bus or local commuter train, which took at least 2 hours. It also can be reached from

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by bus or car that took at least 1.3 hours. This town linked with other cities by Trans Java Freeway. The city has an active

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as a stop for intercity trains and local commuter from Surabaya Kota. To the west before Bangil railway station there's Kraton railway station which is inactive today due to close range from Pasuruan station. In the past, this city had the local steam tram company named Pasoeroean Stoomtram Maatschappij served from 1896 to 1969. This train served as passenger transport as well as freight transport of agricultural products such as

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tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...

and

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Sport

There are two football clubs of Pasuruan United and Persekap Pasuruan in the town and both play at Untung Suropati Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000.

References

External links

*http://www.accuweather.com/id/id/pasuruan/203183/daily-weather-forecast/203183?day=2 *https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/pasuruan_indonesia_1632033
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