Rembang Regency


Rembang Regency is a regency on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of Java 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. Its administrative capital is the town of Rembang.

Geography

It is a lowland, with a maximum elevation of about 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:
The regency is divided into fourteen districts, 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, and its post-code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
33.17.01Sumber78.2033,58636,80437,995Sumber1859253
33.17.02Bulu101.1025,64928,01928,891Bulu1659255
33.17.03Gunem84.7322,74324,26324,790Gunem1659263
33.17.04Sale109.0135,75638,92240,078Sale1559265
33.17.05Sarang92.8660,06362,88963,790Kalipang2359274
33.17.06Sedan87.3751,14355,25556,731Sidorejo2159264
33.17.07Pamotan80.6043,95949,74551,998Pamotan2359261
33.17.08Sulang84.8136,76439,12439,935Sulang2159254
33.17.09Kaliori61.7238,61542,20643,528Tambakagung2359252
33.17.10Rembang
61.7183,94291,90594,847Leteh34 59211
- 59219
33.17.11Pancur43.0027,34530,80832,148Pancur2359262
33.17.12Kragan67.0858,23265,49968,305Balongmulyo2759273
33.17.13Sluke38.2826,62029,51230,605Sluke1459272
33.17.14Lasem46.2346,94250,38251,596Soditan2059271
Totals1,036.70591,359645,333665,237Rembang294

Note: Rembang District comprises 7 urban kelurahan and 27 rural desa.

Climate

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

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.