Sempu is an island located 800 meters from the southern coast of the province of
East Java in
Indonesia, about 70 km south of the city of
Malang
Malang (; ) is a landlocked List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of East Java. It has a history dating back to the age of Singhasari, Singhasari Kingdom. It is the second most popul ...
. The island comprises the administrative village of Tambakrejo within Sumbermanjing District of
Malang Regency, with a population at the 2020 Census of 7,193. It is 3.9 km long and 3.6 km wide, and covers a land area of 8.77 km
2. Its topography is largely rolling hills whose altitude ranges from 50 to 100 meters above sea level.
The coastline consists mainly of limestone cliffs characteristics of the façade of the island of
Java in the
Indian Ocean.
Sempu is accessed from the village of Sendang Biru, the most important fishing port on the south coast of Java.
References
Islands of East Java
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