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Rembang Regency

Regency in Central Java, Indonesia


Regency in Central Java, Indonesia

FieldValue
nameRembang Regency
native_nameKabupaten Rembang
image_skylineDJI_0172-01.jpg
image_captionRembang Traditional house
image_shield
image_flag
image_map
map_captionLocation within Central Java
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndonesia
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Central Java
population_total665237
population_as_ofmid 2024 estimate
population_density_km2auto
population_footnotes
area_total_km21036.70
seat_typeCapital
seatRembang
leader_titleRegent
leader_name
leader_title1Vice Regent
leader_name1
timezone1IWST
utc_offset1+7
postal_code_typePostal code
area_code_typeArea code
area_codes(+62) 295, 356
website
typeRegency
coordinates
pushpin_mapIndonesia Java#Indonesia
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Java##Location in Indonesia

Rembang Regency () is a regency () on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of Java (bordering on the Java Sea) in Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,036.70 km2 on Java, and it had a population of 591,359 at the 2010 Census and 645,333 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 665,237 (of whom 334,305 were males and 330,932 were females). Its administrative capital is the town of Rembang.

Geography

It is a lowland, with a maximum elevation of about 70 m above sea level.

The Solo River flows through its inland section.

The regency is crossed by the North Coast Road, an inter-province main road on the island.

Borders

Rembang Regency is bordered by:

  • North : Java Sea
  • East : Tuban Regency in East Java Province
  • South : Blora Regency
  • West : Pati Regency

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 287 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Rembang town District), and its post-code.

Kode
WilayahName of
District
(kecamatan)Area
in
km2Pop'n
Census
2010Pop'n
Census
2020Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024Admin
centreNo.
of
villagesPost
code
33.17.01
33.17.02
33.17.03
33.17.04
33.17.05
33.17.06
33.17.07
33.17.08
33.17.09
33.17.10
33.17.11
33.17.12
33.17.13
33.17.14

Note: (a) Rembang (town) District comprises 7 urban kelurahan (Gegunung Kulon, Kutoharjo, Leteh, Magersari, Pacar, Sidowayah and Tanjungsari) and 27 rural desa.

Climate

Rembang has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

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Lasem

During the colonial Dutch East Indies period, the area was known as Lasem.

The Han family of Lasem was a prominent Chinese immigrant family of colonial government bureaucrats and landlords in the area.

References

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "JavaTourism.com – Java, Indonesia Travel and Tourism Information".
  5. (1991). "The Han Family of East Java. Entrepreneurship and Politics (18th-19th Centuries)". Archipel.
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