Malang Regency
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Malang Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦭꦁ; Pegon: كابوڤاتين مالاڠ; Osob Kiwalan: ngalaM) is the second largest regency in East Java, Indonesia, with a total area of 3,530.65 km (2,193.84 mi). It is rich in potential for agriculture, medicinal plants and tourism.
Malang Regency
Kabupaten Malang | |
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Coordinates: 7.9797°S 112.6304°E / -7.9797; 112.6304 | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | East Java |
Capital | Kepanjen |
Government | |
• Regent | Sanusi |
• Vice Regent | Didik Gatot Subroto |
Area | |
• Total | 3,530.65 km2 (1,363.19 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 2,711,103 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 341 |
Website | malangkab |
It had a population of 2,446,218 people at the 2010 census[2] and 2,654,448 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,711,103.[1] These figures do not include the areas and populations of the two autonomous cities of Malang and Batu which lie geographically within the regency, but are administratively independent. The capital of the regency is the town of Kepanjen.
Most of the population resides in the Greater Malang (Malang Raya) area, a metropolitan area that includes the cities of Malang and Batu and 21 other districts within the regency (plus one other adjacent district in Pasuruan Regency) in a valley between and south of the two cities. The distance between Malang and Batu is approximately 20 km. This metropolitan area covers 1,200.43 km2; it has a population of 2,325,109 (2010 census), with a density of 1,936.9/km2 (5,016/sq mile).[4]