Pamekasan Regency

Pamekasan
(Kabupaten Pamekasan)
Regency

Aerial photo of Sendang near Pamekasan
Motto: Madu Ganda Mangesti Tunggal / Mekkas Jatna Paksa Jenneng Dibi'(tempeng pote matah ngo' poteh tolang
Coordinates: 7°10′S 113°28′E / 7.167°S 113.467°ECoordinates: 7°10′S 113°28′E / 7.167°S 113.467°E
Country  Indonesia
Province East Java
Area
  Total 792.24 km2 (305.89 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 818,283
  Density 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Website www.pamekasan.info

Pamekasan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of the province of East Java, Indonesia. It is located on Madura Island approximately 120 km east of Surabaya, the provincial capital.

The regency covers an area of 792.24 sq.km, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 795,918 (an increase from 689,225 at the previous Census in 2000); the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 818,283.

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 on 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 populations at the 2010 Census:[1]

District Population
2010 Census
Tlanakan 59,156
Pademawu 76,713
Galis 28,235
Larangan 53,174
Pamekasan 89,103

District Population
2010 Census
Proppo 75,079
Palengaan 85,246
Pegantenan 63,014
Kadur 44,622
Pakong 34,429

District Population
2010 Census
Waru 59,346
Batu Marmar 77,653
Pasean 50,148
Totals 795,918

Demographics

The population comprises Madurese, Javanese, and Chinese Indonesians.

Economy

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

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.