Lawang, Malang Explained

Lawang
Native Name Lang:id
Settlement Type:Town
Nickname:Kota Apel (Apple Town)
Motto:Mandiri, Agamis, Demokratis, Produktif, Maju, Aman, Tertib dan Berdaya Saing
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Java
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lawang within Java
Coordinates:-7.83°N 112.7°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Java
Subdivision Type2:Regency
Subdivision Name2:Malang
Subdivision Type3:district
Established Title:Established
Leader Title1:Regent
Leader Title2:District Chief
Leader Name2:Ahmad Muwassi Arif
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:68
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1600
Population Total:112540
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate[2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WIB (UTC+7)
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:65211 and 65212
Area Code:0341
Website:http://lawang.malangkab.go.id/

Lawang is a district and town in Malang Regency, East Java and is geographically located in the mountains and surrounded by Mount Arjuno and Mount Semeru. It covers an area of 68.23 km2 and had a population of 103,402 at the 2010 Census and 110,981 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 112,540.[4] It borders with Singosari District to the south (in Malang Regency) and Purwodadi district of Pasuruan Regency to the north. Lawang is known as a resort town since the Dutch colonial era.

Tourist attractions in Lawang include Wonosari Tea Garden PTP XXIII, Polaman Baths, Swimming Pools, Krabayakan Tourism Village, and Mount Wedon. In addition, many historical buildings in Lawang are of Dutch origin.

Together with Singosari and Kepanjen, Lawang is known as the main buffer satellite city of Malang, and is included in the area of Malang Raya (Greater Malang).

Hurustiati Subandrio, Sukarno-era politician and wife of Foreign Minister Subandrio, was born in Lawang.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Guide Through Netherlands India: Comp. by Order of the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (Royal Packet Company. Johan Frans van Bemmelen . G. B. Hooijer . Jan Frederik Niermeyer . Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij . T. Cook & Son. 1906. May 11, 2016.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Malang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3507)
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Malang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3507)