Pare, Kediri Explained

Pare (or Mojokuto) is a town and district in the Kediri regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) within the province of East Java, Indonesia. The district covers an area of 49.69 km² and had a population of 98,594 at the 2010 census^[1] and 106,007 at the 2020 census.^[2]

The village of Tulungrejo in western Pare is popularly known for the local Pare English Village (Indonesian: Kampung Inggris Pare), which emerged after the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz conducted research there into religion in Java in relation to Indonesian politics after the legislative election and the election for the Constitutional Assembly of 1955.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Agricultural Involution

Notes and References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
3. Geertz, Clifford. The Religion of Java. Free Press, 1960. University of Chicago, 1976. [Originally a PhD thesis, [[Harvard University]], 1956.]
4. English Village Information Website info kampung inggris. The website provides information about the English village, located in Pare, Kediri, Indonesia.