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Tulungagung Regency

Coordinates: 8°4′0″S 111°54′0″E / 8.06667°S 111.90000°E / -8.06667; 111.90000
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Tulungagung Regency
Kabupaten Tulungagung
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦭꦸꦁꦲꦒꦸꦁ
Coat of arms of Tulungagung Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Kota Marmer (Marble City)
Zweden van Java (Dutch) (Sweden of Java)
Motto(s): 
Bersinar (abbreviation: Bersih, Indah, dan Menarik)
(English: Clean, Beautiful, and Interesting)
Map
Coordinates: 8°4′0″S 111°54′0″E / 8.06667°S 111.90000°E / -8.06667; 111.90000
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
CapitalTulungagung
Establishment Date18 November AD 1205
Government
 • TypeRegency
 • RegentDr. Heru Suseno, S.TP.,MT.
Area
 • Total
1,144.53 km2 (441.91 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (278.87 ft)
Highest elevation
2,563 m (8,409 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
1,132,144
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
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Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Websitetulungagung.go.id

Tulungagung Regency (pronounced [tuloŋaɡoŋ]) 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 Census[2] and 1,089,775 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,132,144.[1] The administrative headquarters is in the town of Tulungagung.

Etymology

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Previously, Tulungagung was only a small area located surrounding a location where the center of the town is situated now; that area was named Tulungagung - in the Old Javanese language, tulung means help, and agung means Almighty. It was based on how it used to flood everywhere and people would pray to God so that it wouldn't flood, thus forming the name "tulungagung". The larger area is called Ngrowo. Ngrowo was still used as the name of Tulungagung until the 20th century when the administrative centre's location was moved from Kalangbret to Tulungagung.

History

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In 1205 AD, the Thani Lawadan community living in the southern part of Tulungagung received an honor from the last king of Daha, Kertajaya, for their loyalty to the king when there was a siege from the enemy coming from the east of Daha. That honor then was written into an ancient inscription namely Prasasti Lawadan marked as "Sukra Suklapada Mangga Siramasa" which describes the date of November 18, 1205 AD, the date when it was made. That date has been officially used as the establishment date of Tulungagung since 2003.

In Boyolangu Village (Boyolangu district), there is Gayatri Temple, a temple which also a mausoleum for Gayatri (Sri Rajapatni), the fourth wife of the first Majapahit King, Raden Wijaya (Kertarajasa Jayawardhana), who also the mother of the third Majapahit Queen, Sri Gitarja (Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi). Sri Rajapatni was the grandmother of the greatest Majapahit Emperor, Hayam Wuruk (Rajasanegara), who ruled Majapahit in its golden period with the support of his prime minister Gadjah Mada. The name of Boyolangu is shown in Nagarakertagama as a sacred place for Gayatri.

Geography

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Tulungagung Regency is located 154 km (96 mi) southwest of Surabaya, the capital city of East Java Province. The other regencies and areas surrounding Tulungagung Regency are:

Topographically, Tulungagung Regency is located 85 m (279 ft) above the sea level. The northwest part of the regency is a portion of the Wilis-Liman mountain range; the central part is lowland; the southern part is a portion of the rocky Kapur Kidul mountain range which is also an enormous source of marble. In the northwest part of Tulungagung Regency, specifically in Sendang District, there is Mount Wilis (2,563 m or 8,409 ft), the highest point in Tulungagung Regency. In the capital of Tulungagung, there is the Ngrowo River, a tributary of the Brantas River, and it divides the capital of Tulungagung into northern and southern parts.

Administrative districts

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Tulungagung Regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 257 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Tulungagung (town) District), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
35.04.15 Besuki (a) 82.16 33,900 38,098 39,945 Besuki 10 66275
35.04.17 Bandung 41.96 42,216 47,761 49,733 Bandung 18 66274
35.04.18 Pakel 36.06 47,873 53,170 55,819 Pakel 19 66273
35.04.16 Campurdarat 39.56 53,755 57,432 59,977 Campurdarat 9 66272
35.04.19 Tanggunggunung 117.73 23,343 25,792 26,879 Tanggunggunung 7 66283
35.04.14 Kalidawir 97.81 63,541 74,309 78,034 Karangtalun 17 66281
35.04.12 Pucanglaban 82.94 21,883 25,812 27,134 Pucanglaban 9 66284
35.04.13 Rejotangan 66.49 70,262 80,440 83,659 Rejotangan 16 66293
35.04.11 Ngunut 37.70 74,949 82,614 84,944 Ngunut 18 66292
35.04.10 Sumbergempol 39.28 63,761 71,164 75,036 Sumberdadi 17 66291
35.04.02 Boyolangu 38.44 76,499 83,281 86,579 Boyolangu 17 66231 - 66235
35.04.01 Tulungagung 13.67 65,123 65,952 66,877 Tamanan 14 (b) 66212 - 66219
35.04.03 Kedungwaru 29.74 85,389 94,430 95,702 Ketanon 19 66221 - 66229
35.04.04 Ngantru 37.03 52,276 57,332 59,702 Ngantru 13 66252
35.04.08 Karangrejo 35.54 39,038 43,439 45,381 Karangrejo 13 66253
35.04.05 Kauman 30.84 49,087 51,776 53,235 Kauman 13 66261
35.04.09 Gondang 44.02 53,999 58,671 60,744 Gondang 20 66263
35.04.06 Pagerwojo 88.22 30,018 31,396 33,220 Mulyosari 11 66262
35.04.07 Sendang 96.46 43,246 46,906 49,544 Sendang 11 66254
Totals - Regency 1,055.65 (c) 990,158 1,089,775 1,132,144 Tulungagung 271

Notes: (a) including 19 small offshore islands. (b) all 14 are classed as urban kelurahan - Bago, Botoran, Jepun, Kampungdalem, Karangwaru, Kauman, Kedungsoko, Kenayan, Kepatihan, Kutoanyar, Panggungrejo, Sembung, Tamanan and Tertek.
(c) the total area is now stated (2023) to be 1,144.53 km2,[4] but no breakdown of this figure by district is yet available.

Climate

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Tulungagung has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Tulungagung
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.8
(89.2) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.5
(87.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.5
(78.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		20.8
(69.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.8
(67.6) 		20.5
(68.9) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.6
(69.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 280
(11.0) 		265
(10.4) 		246
(9.7) 		184
(7.2) 		111
(4.4) 		65
(2.6) 		53
(2.1) 		19
(0.7) 		24
(0.9) 		76
(3.0) 		153
(6.0) 		241
(9.5) 		1,717
(67.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

The Tulungagung Regency government]] is led by Dr. Heru Suseno, S.TP.,MT. since 25 September 2023 as the regent.

Industries

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Tulungagung is a major producer of marble slabs and marble handicraft product. It is the largest marble supply regencies in the southern part of East Java. In 1995, Tulungagung contributed over 33,800 m2 of marble through two companies.[6] Today, we can visit many home-based marble craft workshops in Campurdarat District. Many of these small shops support local artisans and the local economy. Beside marble craft workshops, tourists can find small and medium enterprises that focus on manufacturing housewares such as door mats and brooms made of natural coconut husks, recycled fabrics or other natural materials in Plosokandang (Kedungwaru District). Furthermore, hand-painted batik and ready-to-wear batik sewing workshops can be found scattered in some parts of the city. In Ngunut District travelers can find knapsack, belt, and traditional fried snack industries. Two of the popular snacks are kacang Shanghai (individual peanut rolled in garlic-seasoned flour batter and slow-roasted on pan) and kacang telor (individual peanut rolled in spice-seasoned egg flour batter, slow-roasted on pan).

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tulungagung Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3504)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tulungagung Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3504)
  5. ^ "Climate: Tulungagung". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. ^ Data Consult, Investment Coordinating Board. "Marble Industry Still Attractive to Investors due to the Availability of Basic Materials". The Free Library. The Free Library. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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