Bangkalan Explained

Bangkalan
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:-7.0253°N 112.7519°W
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Java and Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Java
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:East Java
Subdivision Type3:Regency
Subdivision Name3:Bangkalan Regency
Area Total Km2:35.02
Population Total:89550
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate[1]
Timezone:IWST
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 31
Native Name:Bhângkalan

Bangkalan (Madurese: Bhângkalan) is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.

Tourism

Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometres from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan town and Suramadu Bridge. The 500-hectare limestone hill of Mount Jaddih also offers a spring-water swimming pool for free. Other objects of interest to tourists near Bangkalan are a lighthouse from the Dutch colonial era (15 kilometers), Rongkang Beach (20 kilometers), and the religious site of Mount Geger (60 kilometers).[2]

Suramadu Bridge to Java

The Suramadu Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Suramadu), also known as the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, connects the south of Bangkalan Regency on Madura to the city of Surabaya on the mainland of Java.

Climate

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bangkalan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3526)
  2. Web site: Mount Jaddih, New Tourism Spot of Bangkalan . Musthofa Bisri . August 11, 2014.