Rembang Regency () is a

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() on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of

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(bordering on the

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) in

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. The regency covers an area of 1,036.70 km² on Java, and it had a population of 591,359 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 645,333 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 665,237 (of whom 334,305 were males and 330,932 were females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317) Its administrative capital is the town of Rembang.

Geography

It is a lowland, with a maximum elevation of about above sea level. The Solo River flows through its inland section. The regency is crossed by the North Coast Road, an inter-province main road on the island.

Borders

Rembang Regency is bordered by: *North :

*East :

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 ...

in East Java Province *South :

Blora Regency Blora () is a regency in the northeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Blora. The regency is located in the easternmost part of Central Java and borders the Bengawan Solo River and the East Java provin ...

*West :

Pati Regency Pati Regency (, ꦥꦛꦶ) is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency () in the northeastern region of Central Java Province, on the island of Java in Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,503.68 km2, on the coast of the Java Sea. It had a ...

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kerk te Rembang Midden Java TMnr 10016741

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into fourteen

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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 of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 287 rural ''desa'' and 7 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter all in Rembang town District), and its post-code. Note: (a) Rembang (town) District comprises 7 urban ''kelurahan'' (Gegunung Kulon, Kutoharjo, Leteh, Magersari, Pacar, Sidowayah and Tanjungsari) and 27 rural ''desa''.

Climate

Rembang has a

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(Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

Lasem

During the colonial

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period, the area was known as Lasem. The

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was a prominent Chinese immigrant family of colonial government bureaucrats and landlords in the area.

References

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* * {{- Regencies of Central Java Java Sea Solo River Han family (Lasem)