Cepu, Blora Explained

Cepu
Settlement Type:	Kecamatan
Pushpin Map:	Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Coordinates:	-7.15°N 146°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Central Java
Subdivision Type2:	Regency
Subdivision Name2:	Blora
Seat Type:	Capital
Leader Name:	Luluk Kusuma Agung Ariadi
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	49.81
Population As Of:	2020 Census
Population Total:	76370
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Note:	^[1]
Timezone1:	WIB
Utc Offset1:	+7
Area Code:	0296

Cepu (formerly Tjepoe or Tjepu) is a district (kecamatan) of Indonesia in Blora Regency, Central Java Province. Its seat is the town of .

History and economy

In colonial times, when Indonesia was part of the Dutch East Indies, Cepu was known for its teak (timber) and oil. The oil refineries, operated by Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij, could produce about 11,000 bpd.^[2] They were blown up by the Dutch immediately after the Japanese landings on the island of Java in 1942. The invaders, one of whose objectives was the oilfields, committed atrocities.^{[3] [4]} The teak is still highly regarded.^[5] By 2001, the oil reserves were thought to have been exhausted; but new ones have been discovered by ExxonMobil, which may yield 235,000 bpd.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Weather, climate and ecology

The nearest weather station to Cepu town appears to be at Surakarta, Central Java, away.^[9]

Language

The local language is, a dialect of Javanese.

Subdivisions

Cepu District comprises the following rural and urban villages:

Transportation

Cepu lies between Semarang, capital of Central Java Province, and Surabaya, capital of East Java Province, and is connected to them by road. It is from Blora, capital of Blora Regency.^[10]

Cepu is served by and Ngloram Airport.

Cepu Forest Railway is a steam-powered narrow-gauge light logging railway which also runs tourist trains.

People

• Mukti Ali (1923-2004), Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia; born in Cepu
• Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwiryo (1905-1962), Indonesian Islamic mystic; born in Cepu
• Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani (1932-2004), general, Commander-in-Chief of ABRI 1983-1988, Minister of Defense and Security; born in Cepu

Further reading

• Understory Avian Community in a Teak Forest of Cepu, Central Java . M. A. . Imron . M. . Tantaryzard . R. A. . Satria . I. . Maulana . S. . Pudyatmoko . . 30 . 4 . July 2018 . 509–518 . 10.26525/jtfs2018.30.4.509518 . 26513038. free .
• The Socio-economic Impact of National and Foreign Oil Mining Companies Existences and Activities in Tjepu 1967-2004 . A. . Setiawan . IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science . 325 . 2019 . 1 . 012011 . 10.1088/1755-1315/325/1/012011. 2019E&ES..325a2011S . free .

Notes and References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
2. Book: McCabe, Richard Grant . Petroleum Refineries in Foreign Countries, 1931 . 28 . 1932 . . 4 October 2020.
3. Web site: De oorzaak van geweld . Dutch . 24 October 2012 . 4 October 2020.
4. News: Thrust at Tjepose: Invaders Seek Oil Supply . . Hobart, Tasmania . 2 . 2 March 1942 . 4 October 2020.
5. Web site: The advantages of Teak wood in Central Java, East Java and West Java . tabudesign.asia . 1 May 2019 . 3 October 2020.
6. Cepu Block, Java . Rasoul . Sorkhabi . GEO ExPro . 6 . 4 . 2009 . 3 October 2020.
7. Web site: ExxonMobil's Cepu block may produce 235,000 bpd, more than estimated capacity - regulator . . 8 August 2019 . 3 October 2020.
8. Web site: Cepu block . . 5 October 2020.
9. Web site: Climate in Cepu (Central Java), Indonesia . weather-and-climate.com . 5 October 2020.
10. Web site: Tjepoe: Indonesia . geographic.org . 4 October 2020.