Singosari is a
district
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in
Malang Regency
Malang Regency (Javanese script, Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦭꦁ; Pegon script, Pegon: كابوڤاتين مالاڠ; Osob Kiwalan: ''ngalaM'') is the second largest Regency (Indonesia), regency in East Java, Indonesia, with a total a ...
,
East Java Province,
Indonesia
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. It covers an area of 118.51 km
2 and had a population of 165,357 at the 2010 Census and 180,050 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 180,740.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Malang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3507)] It is situated about 400 m above sea-level, and is therefore quite cool especially from June to August. Temperature hovers around 18–20 degrees Celsius at night.
History
The name Singosari is derived from
Singhasari
Singhasari ( or , ), also known as Tumapel, was a Javanese people, Javanese Hindu-Buddist empires, Hindu-Buddhist Monarchy, kingdom located in east Java (island), Java between 1222 and 1292. The kingdom succeeded the Kingdom of Kediri as th ...
, a famous Javanese medieval kingdom (1222–1292), which palace located not far away from modern Singosari District.
Candi Singhasari (Singosari temple) - which was used as worship palace during this kingdom - is located in Kertanegara street, about from Singosari market.
Economy and demography
It is predominantly occupied by
Javanese with smaller number of
Madurese,
Chinese,
Arabs
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Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of yea ...
and other groups. Singosari district is located on the main highway connecting
Surabaya
Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Provinces of Indonesia, province and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strai ...
, the capital of East Java province, and
Malang
Malang (; , ), historically known as Tumapel, is an inland 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 the Singhasari, Singhasari K ...
city. The main activity is at the Singosari market. A small airport,
Abdul Rachman Saleh, has been constructed to facilitate air travel between Malang and Jakarta.
Interesting places
There are a couple of places of interest in Singosari such as the
Candi Singhasari, dated to the 13th century,
Sumberawan stupa
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and the 3339 m high
Mount Arjuno. It is a moderate 2 day climb including the return trip. There are also natural springs in the area.
Further to the west from this temple is
Ken Dedes swimming pool, believed to be the bathing place and royal garden of Singhasari. Upon entering this pool complex there are 2 big statues called
Dwarapala at each side of the entrance. Dwarapala is a squatting giant holding big staff as a weapon, symbolizing the guard of holy places in
Javanese culture.
References
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Populated places in East Java