Situbondo Regency (
Madurese: ''Kabhupatèn Situbânḍâ'') is a
regency
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''(kabupaten)'' in the east 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 ...
province,
Indonesia
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. It covers an area of 1,658.03 km
2, and had a population of 647,619 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 685,967 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 684,343 (comprising 334,698 males and 349,645 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Situbondo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3512)] It is located towards the eastern end of Java, before
Banyuwangi
Banyuwangi, previously known as Banjoewangi, is a large town and an administrative district (''kecamat5an'') which serves as the capital of Banyuwangi Regency at the far eastern end of the island of Java, Indonesia. It had a population of 106,000 ...
. Its administrative centre is Situbondo, a small town within the regency. One of its famous tourist sites is
Baluran National Park.
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into seventeen
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census
[Biro 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 Situbondo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3512)] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters and the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (totaling 132 rural ''desa'' and 4 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post codes.
Note: (a) including 2 ''kelurahan'' - Dawuhan and Patokan. (b) including 2 ''kelurahan'' - Ardirejo and Mimbaan.
(c) including the offshore island of ''Pulau Karangmas''.
Climate
Situbondo has a
tropical savanna climate
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(Aw) with heavy rainfall from December to March and moderate to little rainfall from April to November.
History
Demographic Information
Future Projects
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Portret van binnenlandse bestuurders Situbondo Oost-Java TMnr 10020638.jpg
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Portret van twee groepjes mensen onder een waringin Situbondo TMnr 10021998.jpg, Two groups of men under a large banyan tree
A banyan, also spelled banian ( ), is a Ficus, fig that develops accessory trunks from Aerial root#"Stranglers" (prop-root), adjacent prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees ...
in Situbondo
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Riviergezicht met weggespoelde brug Situbondo Oost-Java TMnr 10020830.jpg, River and washed away bridge in the area of Situbondo
File:Bentang alam baluran.jpg, Baluran National Park
References
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