Glenmore, Banyuwangi Explained

Glenmore
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:-8.3°N 117°W
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Banyuwangi Regency#Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Banyuwangi Regency, 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:Banyuwangi Regency
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IWST
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 333
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle registration
Blank Name Sec1:Villages
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Glenmore is a district (kecamatan) of Banyuwangi Regency, East Java province, Indonesia. It is named after a plantation located nearby which once owned by an Englishman named Ros Taylor since 1910.[1]

Glenmore is a Scottish name. The name may lend support to the report of the existence of Scottish settlement since 18th century in the area, established by Catholic Scots originally seeking refuge in Holland, but later sent to Dutch East Indies.[2]

The Pura Pucak Raung, a Javanese Hindu temple, is located in Glenmore. It is within the vicinity of the temple that Balinese literature locates the place where the Hindu saint Maharishi Markandeya gathered followers for an expedition to Bali, whereby he is said to have brought Hinduism to the island in the fifth century AD.

Villages

Glenmore has 7 villages:

-8.3°N 117°W

Notes and References

  1. Dody Wisnu Pribadi. 2009. Glenmore dan Petani Gula Kelapa . Kompas April 29, 2009.
  2. Book: Mann , Richard I . 400 years and more of the British in Indonesia. Gateway Books International. 2004. 9780921333937 . p. 12.