Pamekasan Regency

Pamekasan Regency
Kabupaten Pamekasan
Talang Siring Beach
Talang Siring Beach
Official seal of Pamekasan Regency
Motto(s): 
Madu Ganda Mangesti Tunggal
(Fragrant island, goes along with the unitary state)
Mekkas Jatna Paksa Jenneng Dibi'
(Governed by self-ability and people's support)
Location within East Java
Location within East Java
Pamekasan Regency is located in Java
Pamekasan Regency
Pamekasan Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Pamekasan Regency is located in Indonesia
Pamekasan Regency
Pamekasan Regency
Pamekasan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°10′S 113°28′E / 7.167°S 113.467°E / -7.167; 113.467
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
CapitalPamekasan
Government
 • RegentKhalil Asy'ari[1]
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total792.30 km2 (305.91 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[2]
 • Total882,837
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Area code(+62) 324
Websitepamekasankab.go.id

Pamekasan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of the province of East Java, Indonesia. It is located on Madura Island approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Surabaya, the provincial capital. The regency covers an area of 792.30 square kilometres (305.91 sq mi), and at the 2010 census[3] it had a population of 795,918 (an increase from 689,225 at the previous census in 2000); at the 2020 census[4] the total was 850,057[5] and the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 882,837 – comprising 431,891 males and 450,946 females.[2] The administrative capital is the town of Pamekasan.

Neighbouring Regencies[edit]

Pamekasan Regency is bordered on the east by Sumenep Regency, on the north by the Java Sea, on the west by Sampang Regency, and the south by the Madura Strait (separating Madura from the island of Java).

Administrative Districts[edit]

Pamekasan Regency consists of thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[3] and the 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid-2023.[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 178 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
census
Pop'n
2020
census
Pop'n
mid 2023
estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
35.28.01 Tlanakanan 48.10 59,156 64,122 66,810 Branta Tinggi 17 69371
35.28.02 Pademawu 71.90 76,713 84,803 87,292 Bunder 22 (a) 69321
-60323
35.28.03 Galis 31.86 28,235 29,770 30,863 Galis 10 69382
35.28.08 Larangan 40.86 53,174 56,553 58,916 Larangan Luar 14 69383
35.28.04 Pamekasan
(district)
26.47 89,103 89,017 91,160 Patemon 18 (b) 69311
-69317
35.28.05 Proppo 71.49 75,079 84,864 90,976 Proppo 27 69363
35.28.06 Palengaan 88.48 85,246 82,600 85,896 Palengaan Laok 12 69362
35.28.07 Pegantenan 86.04 63,014 73,686 76,964 Pegantenan 13 69361
35.28.12 Kadur 52.43 44,622 47,959 50,227 Kadur 10 69355
35.28.09 Pakong 30.71 34,429 36,817 38,138 Pakong 12 69352
35.28.10 Waru 70.03 59,346 64,394 67,895 Waru Barat 12 69353
35.28.11 Batu Marmar 97.05 77,653 79,519 78,998 Tamberu 13 69354
35.28.13 Pasean 76.88 50,148 55,953 58,702 Tlontoraja 9 69356
Totals 792.30 795,918 850,057 882,837 Pamekasan 189

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan – Barurambat Timur and Lawangan Daya. (b) comprising 9 kelurahan – see Pamekasan - (Kangenan, Patemon, Bugih, Jungcang Cang, Parteker, Barurambat Kota, Gladak Anyar, Kolpajung and Kowel) and 9 desa.

Demographics[edit]

The population comprises Madurese, Javanese, and Chinese Indonesians.

Economy[edit]

One of the famous produces from this region is Batik Pamekasan.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Achmad Syafii Ditangkap KPK, Halil Jabat Plt Bupati Pamekasan" (in Indonesian). Aqwamit Torik.
  2. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pamekasan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3528)
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

External links[edit]

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