Kediri, East Java

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Kediri
Motto: Joyo ing Boyo (Indonesian: Glory in the catastrophe)
Kediri
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Government
- Mayor	H . A Maschut
Area
- Total	63.4 km² (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2003)
- Total	252.000
- Density	3.975/km² (10.3/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Website: www.kotakediri.go.id

Kediri is an Indonesian city, located near the Brantas River in the province of East Java on the island of Java.

Archaeological artefacts discovered in 2007 appeared to indicate that the region around Kediri may have been the location of the Kediri kingdom, a Hindu kingdom in the 11th century.^[1]

The city is a major trade centre for the Indonesian sugar and cigarette industry.^[2]

1 Society and Culture
- 1.1 Sport
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Society and Culture

[edit] Sport

Kediri is home of Persik Kediri which plays in Premier Division of Indonesian Football League. Persik Kediri has won total two title of Premier Division of Indonesian Football League, last occurring in 2006.