Rembang Regency Explained

Rembang Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Rembang
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Central Java
Population Total:660166
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1036.70
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Rembang
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Abdul Hafidz
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Mochamad Hanies Cholil Barro
Timezone1:IWST
Utc Offset1:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Codes:(+62) 295, 356
Type:Regency
Coordinates:-6.7167°N 111.35°W
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Rembang Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Rembang) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of Java (bordering on the Java Sea) in Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,036.70 km2 on Java, and it had a population of 591,359 at the 2010 Census[2] and 645,333 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 660,166, of whom 331,870 were males and 328,296 were females.[4] Its administrative capital is the town of Rembang.

Geography

It is a lowland, with a maximum elevation of about 70m (230feet) above sea level.

The Solo River flows through its inland section.

The regency is crossed by the North Coast Road, an inter-province main road on the island.

Borders

Rembang Regency is bordered by:[5]

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census,[7] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[8] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 287 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Rembang town District), and its post-code.

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
code
33.17.01 Sumber 78.2033,58636,80437,692Sumber1859253
33.17.02 Bulu 101.1025,64928,01928,669Bulu1659255
33.17.03 Gunem 84.7322,74324,26324,656Gunem1659263
33.17.04 Sale 109.0135,75638,92239,784Sale1559265
33.17.05 Sarang 92.8660,06362,88963,560Kalipang2359274
33.17.06 Sedan 87.3751,14355,25556,356Sidorejo2159264
33.17.07 Pamotan 80.6043,95949,74551,423Pamotan2359261
33.17.08 Sulang 84.8136,76439,12439,729Sulang2159254
33.17.09 Kaliori 61.7238,61542,20643,192Tambakagung2359252
33.17.10 Rembang
(town)
61.7183,94291,90594,007Leteh34 (a) 59211
- 59219
33.17.11 Pancur 43.0027,34530,80831,806Pancur2359262
33.17.12 Kragan 67.0858,23265,49967,589Balongmulyo2759273
33.17.13 Sluke 38.2826,62029,51230,326Sluke1459272
33.17.14 Lasem 46.2346,94250,38251,287Soditan2059271
Totals 1,036.70591,359645,333660,166Rembang294

Note: (a) Rembang (town) District comprises 7 urban kelurahan (Gegunung Kulon, Kutoharjo, Leteh, Magersari, Pacar, Sidowayah and Tanjungsari) and 27 rural desa.

Climate

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

Lasem

During the colonial Dutch East Indies period, the area was known as Lasem.

The Han family of Lasem was a prominent Chinese immigrant family of colonial government bureaucrats and landlords in the area.[9]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317)
  5. Web site: JavaTourism.com – Java, Indonesia Travel and Tourism Information. 2020-06-03. en-US.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317)
  9. Lombard-Salmon. Claudine. The Han Family of East Java. Entrepreneurship and Politics (18th-19th Centuries). Archipel. 1991. 41. 1. 53–87. 10.3406/arch.1991.2711. 16 January 2017.