Pamekasan Regency Explained

Official Name:Pamekasan Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Pamekasan
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Motto:Madu Ganda Mangesti Tunggal
(Fragrant island, goes along with the unitary state)
Mekkas Jatna Paksa Jenneng Dibi'
(Governed by self-ability and people's support)
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Java and Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:-7.1667°N 141°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Java
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Pamekasan
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Khalil Asy'ari[1]
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:vacant
Area Total Km2:792.30
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:882837
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Website:pamekasankab.go.id
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 324

Pamekasan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of the province of East Java, Indonesia. It is located on Madura Island approximately east of Surabaya, the provincial capital. The regency covers an area of, and at the 2010 census[3] it had a population of 795,918 (an increase from 689,225 at the previous census in 2000); at the 2020 census[4] the total was 850,057[5] and the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 882,837 – comprising 431,891 males and 450,946 females.[6] The administrative capital is the town of Pamekasan.

Neighbouring Regencies

Pamekasan Regency is bordered on the east by Sumenep Regency, on the north by the Java Sea, on the west by Sampang Regency, and the south by the Madura Strait (separating Madura from the island of Java).

Administrative Districts

Pamekasan Regency consists of thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[7] and the 2020 census,[8] together with the official estimates as at mid-2023.[9] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 178 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)!
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
census
Pop'n
2020
census
Pop'n
mid 2023
estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
35.28.01 Tlanakanan 48.10 59,15664,12266,810Branta Tinggi1769371
35.28.02 Pademawu 71.90 76,71384,80387,292Bunder22 (a)69321
-60323
35.28.03 Galis 31.86 28,23529,77030,863Galis1069382
35.28.08 Larangan 40.86 53,17456,55358,916Larangan Luar1469383
35.28.04 Pamekasan
(district)
26.47 89,10389,01791,160Patemon18 (b) 69311
-69317
35.28.05 Proppo 71.49 75,07984,86490,976Proppo2769363
35.28.06 Palengaan 88.48 85,24682,60085,896Palengaan Laok1269362
35.28.07 Pegantenan 86.04 63,01473,68676,964Pegantenan1369361
35.28.12 Kadur 52.43 44,62247,95950,227Kadur1069355
35.28.09 Pakong 30.71 34,42936,81738,138Pakong1269352
35.28.10 Waru 70.03 59,34664,39467,895Waru Barat1269353
35.28.11 Batu Marmar 97.05 77,65379,51978,998Tamberu1369354
35.28.13 Pasean 76.88 50,14855,95358,702Tlontoraja969356
Totals 792.30 795,918850,057882,837Pamekasan189

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan – Barurambat Timur and Lawangan Daya. (b) comprising 9 kelurahan – see Pamekasan - (Kangenan, Patemon, Bugih, Jungcang Cang, Parteker, Barurambat Kota, Gladak Anyar, Kolpajung and Kowel) and 9 desa.

Demographics

The population comprises Madurese, Javanese, and Chinese Indonesians.

Economy

One of the famous produces from this region is Batik Pamekasan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Achmad Syafii Ditangkap KPK, Halil Jabat Plt Bupati Pamekasan. Aqwamit Torik. id.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pamekasan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3528)
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pamekasan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3528)
  7. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pamekasan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3528)