Jombang Regency

Jombang Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Jombang; Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦗꦺꦴꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ) is a regency of East Java, Indonesia, situated to the southwest of Surabaya. The capital of the regency is the town of Jombang. The regency has an area of 1,159.50 km2 and a population of 1,202,407 at the 2010 census[2] and 1,318,062 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,370,510 (comprising 690,361males and 680,149 females).[1] It became a regency in 1910. It was the birthplace of Abdurrahman Wahid, the 4th president of Indonesia.

Jombang Regency
Kabupaten Jombang
ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦗꦺꦴꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Java
Jombang Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Jombang Regency
Jombang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°28′S 112°14′E
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
CapitalJombang
Government
 • RegentMundjidah Wahab
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total1,159.50 km2 (447.69 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total1,370,510
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 321
Websitejombangkab.go.id

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-one districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (comprising 302 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Jombang (town) District), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		No.
on
map		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
35.17.18Bandar Kedung Mulyo132.5043,19349,95952,604Banjarsari1161462
35.17.01Perak229.0550,87655,97559,098Perak1361461
35.17.02Gudo334.3950,47155,99758,822Gudo1861463
35.17.08Diwek447.70100,969110,495114,020Diwek2061471
35.17.03Ngoro549.8668,86377,81480,348Ngoro1361473
35.17.07Mojowarno678.6285,61995,66099,451Mojowarno1961475
35.17.04Bareng794.2749,47056,53959,428Bareng1361474
35.17.05Wonosalam8121.6330,60933,52035,059Wonosalam961476
35.17.06Mojoagung960.1873,00481,05183,844Gambiran1861482
35.17.11Sumobito1047.6477,03986,38590,223Sumobito2161483
35.17.19Jogoroto1128.2862,94370,76074,082Jogoroto1161485
35.17.10Peterongan1229.4763,78467,82270,502Peterongan1461481
35.17.09Jombang
(town)		1336.40137,233139,831143,301Jombatan20 (a)61411
- 61419
35.17.20Megaluh1428.4136,50739,72541,502Megaluh1361457
35.17.13Tembelang1532.9449,37154,89157,135Pesantren1561452
35.17.12Kesamben1651.7259,99066,86168,829Kesamben1461484
35.17.17Kudu1777.7528,23931,51332,868Randuwatang1161454
35.17.21Ngusikan1834.9620,92822,79323,768Ngusikan1161450
35.17.14Ploso1925.9638,79241,72743,430Ploso1361453
35.17.16Kabuh2097.3539,09941,31143,376Karangpaku1661455
35.17.15Plandaan21120.4035,40837,38338,820Bangsri1361456
Totals1,159.501,202,4071,318,0621,370,510Jombang306

Note: (a) comprising 4 urban kelurahan (Jombatan, Jelakombo, Kaliwungu and Kepanjen) and 16 desa.

The five last-mentioned districts in the table constitute the folded limestone hilly region in the north, separated from the rest of the regency by the Brantas River. The rest of the regency to the south of the river is more low-lying and constitutes good agricultural land, although the south-east corner (Ngoro, Mojowarno, Bareng and Wonosalam Districts) is more mountainous.

Climate
Climate data for Jombang Regency
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 33
(91)		 35
(95)		 33
(91)		 32.2
(90.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 24.3
(75.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 223
(8.8)		 221
(8.7)		 198
(7.8)		 237
(9.3)		 147
(5.8)		 181
(7.1)		 37
(1.5)		 20
(0.8)		 5
(0.2)		 29
(1.1)		 80
(3.1)		 280
(11.0)		 138.2
(5.44)
Average rainy days 15 10 10 8 7 7 4 0 0 1 8 14 84
Average relative humidity (%) 71 79.78 78.32 82.83 74.16 69.7 66.61 68.03 64.23 64.22 64.3 72.8 71.3
Source 1: "Weather Forecast & Reports - Long Range & Local | Wunderground | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
Source 2: "Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Jombang". jombangkab.bps.go.id. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
Wind Speed and Humidity Data for Jombang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Maximum wind speed (km/h) 58 69 60 48 45 29 60 63 182 138 29 40 68.42
Average wind speed (km/h) 45 48 45 48 42 11 14 14 14 15 11 11 26.5
Minimum Wind Speed (km/h) 26 29 37 48 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Minimum humidity (%) 55 57.89 59.48 62.67 56.58 53.03 49.16 47.77 41.07 39.06 40.47 48.93 50.92

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Jombang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3517)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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