Tulungagung Regency
Kabupaten Tulungagung
Regency
Other transcription(s)
  Javaneseꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦭꦸꦁꦲꦒꦸꦁ
Coat of arms of Tulungagung Regency
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)
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
  RegentDrs. H. Maryoto Birowo, M.M.
Area
  Total1,144.53 km2 (407.59 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (278.87 ft)
Highest elevation
2,563 m (8,409 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total1,105,337
  Density970/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 [1]
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-2022 was 1,105,337 (comprising 552,835 males and 552,502 females).[1] The administrative headquarters is in the town of Tulungagung.

Etymology

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 capital city location was moved from Kalangbret to Tulungagung.

History

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

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

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 2022.[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 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
35.04.15Besuki (a)82.1633,90038,09838,790Besuki1066275
35.04.17Bandung41.9642,21647,76148,700Bandung1866274
35.04.18Pakel36.0647,87353,17054,020Pakel1966273
35.04.16Campurdarat39.5653,75557,43257,910Campurdarat966272
35.04.19Tanggunggunung117.7323,34325,79226,180Tanggunggunung766283
35.04.14Kalidawir97.8163,54174,30976,250Karangtalun1766281
35.04.12Pucanglaban82.9421,88325,81226,530Pucanglaban966284
35.04.13Rejotangan66.4970,26280,44082,200Rejotangan1666293
35.04.11Ngunut37.7074,94982,61483,810Ngunut1866292
35.04.10Sumbergempol39.2863,76171,16472,370Sumberdadi1766291
35.04.02Boyolangu38.4476,49983,28184,280Boyolangu1766231 - 66235
35.04.01Tulungagung13.6765,12365,95265,820Tamanan14 (b)66212 - 66219
35.04.03Kedungwaru29.7485,38994,43095,850Ketanon1966221 - 66229
35.04.04Ngantru37.0352,27657,33258,100Ngantru1366252
35.04.08Karangrejo35.5439,03843,43944,150Karangrejo1366253
35.04.05Kauman30.8449,08751,77652,080Kauman1366261
35.04.09Gondang44.0253,99958,67159,350Gondang2066263
35.04.06Pagerwojo88.2230,01831,39631,530Mulyosari1166262
35.04.07Sendang96.4643,24646,90647,440Sendang1166254
Totals - Regency1,055.65 (c)990,1581,089,7751,105,337Tulungagung271

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,[1] but no breakdown of this figure by district is yet available.

Climate

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[4]


The Tulungagung government is led by Syahri Mulyo as the regent and Maryoto Birowo as the vice-regent since 2013.

Industries

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.[5] 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tulungagung Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3504)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Tulungagung". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. 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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