Probolinggo Regency

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Probolinggo Regency
Regency
Coat of arms of Probolinggo Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Prasaja Ngesti Wibawa
(By modesty for the sake of dignity)
Location within East Java
Location within East Java
Probolinggo Regency is located in Java
Probolinggo Regency
Probolinggo Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°44′07″S 113°28′18″E / 7.73528°S 113.47167°E / -7.73528; 113.47167
CountryIndonesia
RegionJava
ProvinceEast Java
CapitalKraksaan
Government
 • RegentPuput Tantriana Sari
 • Vice RegentTimbul Prihanjoko
Area
 • Total1,696.17 km2 (654.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,138,332
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 335
Websiteprobolinggokab.go.id

Probolinggo Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Probolinggo) is a regency in East Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,696.17 sq. km, and had a population of 1,096,244 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 1,138,332.[2] Its capital was formerly the city of Probolinggo, but after it became an independent administrative identity the capital is now at Kraksaan.

Administrative districts[]

Probolinggo Regency consists of twenty-four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[3] and the official estimates for mid 2019.[4] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

Name Area
in km2		 Population
Census
2010[5]		 Population
Estimate
mid 2019[6]		 Number
of
villages		 Post
codes
Sukapura 102.06 19,571 19,413 12 67254
Sumber 141.88 26,138 25,432 9 67263
Kuripan 66.75 29,254 29,109 7 67262
Bantaran 42.13 40,641 42,387 10 67261 (a)
Leces 36.81 54,703 57,060 10 67273
Tegalsiwalan 41.74 36,221 36,594 12 67274
Banyuanyar 45.70 52,206 54,855 14 67275
Tiris 165.67 63,404 65,213 16 67287
Krucil 202.53 52,368 53,110 14 67288
Gading 146.85 48,113 53,113 19 67292
Pakuniran 113.85 42,244 44,026 17 67290
Kotaanyar 42.58 35,131 37,019 13 67293
Paiton 53.28 68,914 66,812 20 67291
Besuk 35.04 45,658 49,805 17 67283
Kraksaan 37.80 65,590 68,152 18 67282
Krejengan 34.43 38,036 40,626 17 67284
Pajarakan 21.34 33,667 33,704 12 67281
Maron 51.39 61,864 65,588 18 67276
Gending 36.61 39,098 41,780 13 67272
Dringu 31.16 50,737 52,862 14 67271
Wonomerto 45.67 38,569 40,108 11 67253
Lumbang 92.71 31,015 31,274 10 67255
Tongas 77.95 63,623 67,255 14 67252
Sumberasih (b) 30.25 59,479 63,145 13 67251
Totals 1,696.17 1,096,244 1,138,332 330

Notes: (a) excluding the village of Besuk, which has a post code of 67283. (b) includes the offshore island of Pulau Giliketapang.

Tourism[]

Probolinggo regency has various tourist attractions including Mount Bromo, white water rafting at Pekalen River, and also the Jabung Buddhist temple.

Rafting at Pekalen River[]

The location is about 1 hour from Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park which Pekalen river cuts Probolinggo city. With difficulty up to grade 3+, there are many bat caves and also small waterfalls along the cliff of Pekalen river which are difficult to find at other rivers.[7] [8]

References[]

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  5. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  7. ^ "Arung Jeram Pekalen Probolinggo". Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "Probolinggo Community". Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

Coordinates: 7°44′07″S 113°28′18″E / 7.73528°S 113.47167°E / -7.73528; 113.47167

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