Trenggalek Regency ( Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Trenggalek''; ) is a

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''(kabupaten)'' in

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 ...

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. This regency has an area of 1,261.40 km² and had a population of 674,411 residents at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 731,125 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 756,109.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Trenggalek Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3503) It is located on the southern shore of

and is surrounded by three regencies: Ponorogo Regency to the northwest; Pacitan Regency to the southwest; and

Tulungagung Regency Tulungagung Regency (pronounced ) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of East Java Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,144.53 km2 and had a population of 990,159 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,089,775 at the 20 ...

to the east. The administrative centre is located in the district (''kecamatan'') of Trenggalek''.

Geography

Trenggalek is a regency that is located on the southern shore of Java island and has the following geographical boundaries: * To the northwest: Ponorogo Regency; * To the southwest: Pacitan Regency; * To the east:

; * To the south:

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, and * To the north:

Mount Wilis Mount Wilis is a solitary volcanic massif surrounded by low-elevation plains. It is located in East Java, Java island, Indonesia. It is not far from Mount Kelut. No confirmed historical eruptions are known from this volcano. Images gallery ...

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into fourteen

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Trenggalek Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3503) The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 152 rural ''desa'' and 5 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter all in Trenggalek (town) District), and its postal codes. Notes: (a) including 11 small offshore islands. (b) including 23 small offshore islands. (c) including 23 small offshore islands.
(d) comprising 5 urban ''kelurahan'' (Kelutan, Ngantru, Sumbergedong, Surodakan and Tamanan) and 10 ''desa''.
(e) except for the village of Banaran, which has a post code of 66318.

Commodities

Agricultural produce in the area includes rice, corn,

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...

, soya beans,and legumes. Plantations produce sugar cane, cloves,

durian The durian () is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognized species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species ...

salak Salak (''Salacca zalacca'') is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae) native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is cultivated in other regions of Indonesia as a food crop, and reportedly naturalized in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Maluku, and Sul ...

mangosteen Mangosteen (''Garcinia mangostana''), also known as the purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to Island Southeast Asia, from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. It has been cultivated extensively in tropical Asia ...

s, and rambutans. Industrial outputs include

soy sauce Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...

, syrup, tapioca, anchovies,

batik Batik is a dyeing technique using wax Resist dyeing, resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyein ...

, snacks, cigarettes,

sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ...

, building materials, roofs, and

tofu or bean curd is a food prepared by Coagulation (milk), coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness: ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', and ''extra (or super) firm''. It originated in Chin ...

Gallery

File:Pucanganak_village.jpg, A view over Pucanganak village in western Trenggalek File:Boat_view_of_Prigi_gulf.jpg, Traditional boats are popular among tourists on Prigi beach File:Sunset,_Prigi_pier.jpg, Sunset on Prigi pier File:Trenggalek_skyline.jpg, Skyline of Trenggalek Kota File:Trenggalek_highlands.jpg, Highlands in western Trenggalek File:Trenggalek_plantations.jpg, Plantations in a typical village File:Winding_road_to_Bendungan,_Trenggalek.jpg, Winding road to Bendungan district in northern Trenggalek File:Trenggalek_village_view.jpg, Village in Trenggalek

References

{{Authority control Regencies of East Java Brantas basin

Geography

Administrative districts

Commodities

Gallery

See also

References