Jombang Regency


Jombang Regency 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 and 1,318,062 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 1,378,005. It became a regency in 1910. It was the birthplace of Abdurrahman Wahid, the 4th president of Indonesia.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-one districts, tabulated below with their areas and population totals from 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, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
No.
on
map
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
35.17.18Bandar Kedung Mulyo132.5043,19349,95953,000Banjarsari1161462
35.17.01Perak229.0550,87655,97559,431Perak1361461
35.17.02Gudo334.3950,47155,99758,980Gudo1861463
35.17.08Diwek447.70100,969110,495114,947Diwek2061471
35.17.03Ngoro549.8668,86377,81480,940Ngoro1361473
35.17.07Mojowarno678.6285,61995,660100,102Mojowarno1961475
35.17.04Bareng794.2749,47056,53959,632Bareng1361474
35.17.05Wonosalam8121.6330,60933,52035,323Wonosalam961476
35.17.06Mojoagung960.1873,00481,05184,266Gambiran1861482
35.17.11Sumobito1047.6477,03986,38590,541Sumobito2161483
35.17.19Jogoroto1128.2862,94370,76074,966Jogoroto1161485
35.17.10Peterongan1229.4763,78467,82270,796Peterongan1461481
35.17.09Jombang
1336.40137,233139,831143,803Jombatan20 61411
- 61419
35.17.20Megaluh1428.4136,50739,72541,579Megaluh1361457
35.17.13Tembelang1532.9449,37154,89157,424Pesantren1561452
35.17.12Kesamben1651.7259,99066,86168,999Kesamben1461484
35.17.17Kudu1777.7528,23931,51333,086Randuwatang1161454
35.17.21Ngusikan1834.9620,92822,79323,939Ngusikan1161450
35.17.14Ploso1925.9638,79241,72743,578Ploso1361453
35.17.16Kabuh2097.3539,09941,31143,695Karangpaku1661455
35.17.15Plandaan21120.4035,40837,38338,978Bangsri1361456
Totals1,159.501,202,4071,318,0621,378,005Jombang306

Note: comprising 4 urban kelurahan 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 is more mountainous.

Climate

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Maximum wind speed 5869604845296063182138294068.42
Average wind speed 45484548421114141415111126.5
Minimum Wind Speed 2629374840000000015
Minimum humidity 5557.8959.4862.6756.5853.0349.1647.7741.0739.0640.4748.9350.92