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Bondowoso Regency

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{{Short description|Regency in East Java, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Bondowoso Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Bondowoso

| native_name_lang = id

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type1 = Javanese

| translit_lang1_info1 = ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦮꦺꦴꦱꦺꦴ

| image_skyline = COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Assistent-Residentshuis Bondowoso TMnr 10020829.jpg

| image_caption = Assistant Resident Bondowoso in 1930

| type = Regency

| image_shield = Seal of Bondowoso Regency.svg

| motto = Swasthi Bhuwana Krta
(Kindness will lead us to happiness in this world and the hereafter)

| image_map = Locator kabupaten bondowoso.png

| map_caption = Location within East Java

| coordinates = {{coord|7.9404|S|113.9834|E|source:wikidata|display=inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = East Java

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Bondowoso

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = {{Ill|Abdul Hamid Wahid|lt=Abdul Hamid Wahid|id}}

| area_total_km2 = 1560.10

| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_total = 796911

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bondowoso Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3511)

| timezone1 = IWST

| utc_offset1 = +7

| website = {{URL|bondowosokab.go.id}}

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Java#Indonesia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Java and Indonesia

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|As'ad Yahya Syafi'i|lt=As'ad Yahya Syafi'i|id}}

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 332

}}

Bondowoso Regency ({{langx|jv|ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦮꦺꦴꦱꦺꦴ|translit=Kabupatèn Bondowoso}}) is a landlocked regency in East Java, Indonesia.{{cite book

| last =Witton | first =Patrick | title =Indonesia |edition=7th | publisher =Lonely Planet | date =2003 | location =Melbourne | pages =292–293, 294| isbn = 1-74059-154-2 }} It covers an area of 1,560.10 km2, and had a population of 736,772 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 776,151 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 796,911 (comprising 390,308 males and 406,603 females). The most common languages are Madurese and Javanese, although Madurese is the majority. The nearest large city is Surabaya, approximately five hour's drive away.

The administrative centre of the regency is the provincial town of Bondowoso, after which the regency is named. Common in most provincial towns is a park in the city centre, called "Alun-Alun"; Bondowoso is no exception. In the backdrop of the park is a view of a mountain ("gunung").

Tourist spots include Kawah Ijen, a crater lake. Kawah Ijen is managed jointly by two local governments, Bondowoso Regency and Banyuwangi Regency. A hike or climb to the crater takes around 1-2 hours.{{Cite web |last=MANUMOYOSO |first=AMBROSIUS HARTO |date=2023-03-26 |title=Lima Kenangan di Gunung Ijen |url=https://www.kompas.id/baca/di-balik-berita/2023/03/20/kawah-ijen-gunung-yang-paling-sering-saya-daki |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=kompas.id |language=id}} In addition to the crater, other tourist destinations in Bondowoso are Tancak Kembar in Pakem and Air Terjun Belawan Sempol. Other spots are Gunung Merapi and waterfalls.

Bondowoso town is known for its dessert, "tape" (pronounced "tah-peh"), to the extent that it is named "Tape city". Tape is made from cassava wrapped inside banana leaves to be fermented with fermentation starter which contains yeast (mainly Saccharomyces cerevisiae), mold (such as Aspergillus sp.), and bacteria (such as Acetobacter sp.){{Cite journal |last=Islami |first=Rohani |date=2018-12-10 |title=PEMBUATAN RAGI TAPE DAN TAPE (MAKING YEAST TAPE AND TAPE) |url=https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/jppa/article/view/6531 |journal=Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Agrokompleks |language=en |pages=56–63 |issn=2621-6523}}

There has been an Arabic community living in the area for some time, since before the Dutch occupation. They live in an area called "Kampung Arab" (Arabs Compound) on Imam Bonjol Street.Muhammad, Fitriyatul (2013) SEJARAH DAN PERKEMBANGAN KOMUNITAS ARAB DI BONDOWOSO. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into twenty-three districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2023. The former Sempol District, in the far southeast of the regency, which contains the crater lake of Kawah Ijen, has been renamed Ijen District; unlike the rest of the regency, which lies on the other side of the Ijen Mountain Range, it drains towards the Bali Strait. The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 209 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan), and its postcodes.

class="sortable wikitable"
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
35.11.01Maesanalign="right"| 56.08align="right"| 45,824align="right"| 48,076align="right"| 49,312Maesanalign="center"| 1268262
35.11.06Grujuganalign="right"| 74.45align="right"| 34,381align="right"| 37,114align="right"| 38,271Tamanalign="center"| 1168261
35.11.02Tamananalign="right"| 28.15align="right"| 35,621align="right"| 38,414align="right"| 39,411Tamananalign="center"| 968263
35.11.23Jambesari Darus Sholahalign="right"| 30.11align="right"| 33,723align="right"| 36,848align="right"| 36,439Jambesarialign="center"| 968261
& 68263 (a)
35.11.05Pujeralign="right"| 39.89align="right"| 37,600align="right"| 40,226align="right"| 41,268Kejayanalign="center"| 1168271
35.11.03Tlogosarialign="right"| 110.92align="right"| 44,033align="right"| 45,704align="right"| 47,459Pakisanalign="center"| 1068272
35.11.04Sukosarialign="right"| 23.17align="right"| 14,987align="right"| 15,527align="right"| 15,668Sukosari Loralign="center"| 468287
35.11.18Sumber Wringinalign="right"| 137.95align="right"| 32,945align="right"| 34,231align="right"| 35,622Sumber Wringinalign="center"| 668289
35.11.10Tapenalign="right"| 57.04align="right"| 33,072align="right"| 34,040align="right"| 34,459Tapenalign="center"| 968283
35.11.09Wonosarialign="right"| 42.28align="right"| 38,498align="right"| 39,762align="right"| 41,293Wonosarialign="center"| 1268282
35.11.08Tenggarangalign="right"| 25.80align="right"| 39,874align="right"| 42,639align="right"| 44,310Tenggarangalign="center"| 12 (b)68281
35.11.11Bondowoso
(town)		align="right"| 23.16align="right"| 70,963align="right"| 76,422align="right"| 77,755Dabasahalign="center"| 11 (c)68211
- 68219
35.11.07Curahdamialign="right"| 50.29align="right"| 31,376align="right"| 33,140align="right"| 35,146Curahdamialign="center"| 12 (b)68250
35.11.20Binakalalign="right"| 39.04align="right"| 15,173align="right"| 17,030align="right"| 17,436Binakalalign="center"| 868251
35.11.17Pakemalign="right"| 62.08align="right"| 21,352align="right"| 23,108align="right"| 23,886Patemonalign="center"| 868253
35.11.12Wringinalign="right"| 58.01align="right"| 39,423align="right"| 40,076align="right"| 41,183Wringinalign="center"| 1368252
35.11.13Tegalampelalign="right"| 37.03align="right"| 24,483align="right"| 26,161align="right"| 26,789Sekarputihalign="center"| 8 (b)68292
35.11.21Taman Krocokalign="right"| 53.00align="right"| 16,237align="right"| 16,711align="right"| 16,854Taman Krocokalign="center"| 768291
35.11.14Klabangalign="right"| 91.20align="right"| 18,413align="right"| 18,378align="right"| 18,926Klabangalign="center"| 1168284
35.11.19Ijenalign="right"| 207.20align="right"| 11,252align="right"| 11,896align="right"| 12,277Ijenalign="center"| 668288
35.11.22Botolinggoalign="right"| 127.41align="right"| 28,801align="right"| 29,937align="right"| 29,763Lumutanalign="center"| 868284
- 68285
35.11.16Prajekanalign="right"| 56.65align="right"| 25,116align="right"| 25,581align="right"| 25,921Prajekan Loralign="center"| 768285
35.11.15Cermeealign="right"| 129.20align="right"| 43,625align="right"| 45,892align="right"| 47,052Cerneealign="center"| 1568286 (d)
Totalsalign="right"| 1,560.10align="right"| 736,772align="right"| 776,151align="right"| 796,911Bondowosoalign="center"| 219

Notes: (a) except for the desa of Pengarang, which has a postcode of 68271. (b) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre). (c) comprises 7 kelurahan (Badean, Blindungan, Dabasah, Kademangan, Kota Kulon, Nangkaan and Tamansari) and 4 desa. (d) except for the desa of Grujugan, which has a postcode of 68261.

Megalithic artifacts

There are more than 1000 megalithic artifacts found in the villages around Bondowoso, such as menhirs (standing stones), sarcophagi, statues, dolmens (lying stones or tomb tables), and caves. A common megalith type found in Indonesia is the batu kenong with a shape resembling a local musical instrument. The Bondowoso Regency contains up to 400 batu kenong, the highest concentration in Indonesia. An easily accessible location with a wide variety of megaliths is the Pekauman Site at kilometer 8 on the Jember-Bondowoso road.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/12/09/in-search-megaliths-bondowoso.html |title=In search of megaliths in Bondowoso |author=Alez Kurniawan |date=December 9, 2014}}

Climate

Bondowoso has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.

{{Weather box

|width = auto

| location = Bondowoso

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 30.1

| Feb high C = 30.1

| Mar high C = 30.2

| Apr high C = 30.6

| May high C = 30.3

| Jun high C = 30.3

| Jul high C = 30.2

| Aug high C = 30.5

| Sep high C = 31.7

| Oct high C = 32.3

| Nov high C = 31.7

| Dec high C = 30.5

| Jan mean C = 24.9

| Feb mean C = 24.9

| Mar mean C = 24.9

| Apr mean C = 25.1

| May mean C = 24.6

| Jun mean C = 24.2

| Jul mean C = 23.6

| Aug mean C = 23.9

| Sep mean C = 24.7

| Oct mean C = 25.3

| Nov mean C = 25.4

| Dec mean C = 24.9

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 19.7

| Feb low C = 19.7

| Mar low C = 19.6

| Apr low C = 19.6

| May low C = 19.0

| Jun low C = 18.1

| Jul low C = 17.0

| Aug low C = 17.3

| Sep low C = 17.7

| Oct low C = 18.4

| Nov low C = 19.2

| Dec low C = 19.4

|rain colour=green

|Jan rain mm=377

|Feb rain mm=333

|Mar rain mm=306

|Apr rain mm=168

|May rain mm=107

|Jun rain mm=42

|Jul rain mm=39

|Aug rain mm=27

|Sep rain mm=35

|Oct rain mm=87

|Nov rain mm=169

|Dec rain mm=295

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web

|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/57937/

|title = Climate: Bondowoso

|publisher=Climate-Data.org

|accessdate = 15 November 2020}}

}}

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