Sumenep Regency

Sumenep, officially the Sumenep Regency, was previously known as Samanap or Zamanap in English, is a regency of the East Java province, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,093.50 square kilometres and an population of 1,143,002 as at mid 2024. The administrative capital is Kota Sumenep, has a name that reflects it is historical and cultural evolution. Formerly, the area was briefly known as Sungeneb in the 13th century, Purwareja in the 15th century, and Sumekar in the 16th century.
The regency occupies the eastern end of Madura island and also includes numerous smaller islands to the east, to the north, and to the south of Madura. It is bordered by the Pamekasan Regency to the west, Madura Strait to the south, and the Java Sea to the north and east. The airport nearby is Trunojoyo Airport with flights to Surabaya.

Geography

Sumenep Regency is located at the eastern end of Madura Island; it also includes 126 scattered islands located between 113 ° 32'54 "-116 ° 16'48" East Longitude and between 4 ° 55'-7 ° 24 'South latitude. The regency is bordered to the south by the Strait of Madura and the Bali Sea, to the north by the Java Sea, to the west by Pamekasan Regency, and to the east by the Java Sea and the Flores Sea.

Area

The total land area of Sumenep Regency is 2,093.47 km²: this was formerly quoted as comprising 179.32 km² of settlements, 423.96 km² of forest, 14.68 km² of grass area or vacant land, 1,130.19 km² of farm/moor/bush/field, 59.07 km² of pool/aquaculture/brackish water/lakes/reservoirs/wetlands, and 63.41 km² of "other" areas. The marine area of Sumenep Regency, with its vast diversity of marine resources and potential for fishery, is about 9,319.65 km².

Climate

Sumenep has a tropical savanna climate with May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Administrative districts

Sumenep Regency is divided into twenty-seven districts, listed 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 location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and their postcodes.
Sumenep Regency, besides including the eastern quarter of Madura Island, also includes many offshore islands - notably the Kangean Islands to the east of Madura, the smaller Sapudi Islands lying between Madura and the Kangean Islands, and Talango Island closer to Madura; it also includes the small Masalembu Islands to the north and the Giligenteng Islands to the southeast of Madura. The mainland covers 1,156.07 km² consisting of 18 districts, while the various islands are 937.40 km² in area, comprising 9 districts, with 128 islands, 46 inhabited.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District	Area in km²	Pop'n 2010 census	Pop'n 2020 census	Pop'n mid 2024 estimate	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post codes
35.29.11	Pragaan	57.84	65,152	65,764	67,621	Pragaan Laok	14	69465
35.29.05	Bluto	51.25	45,142	47,025	49,765	Bunbungan	20	69466
35.29.06	Saronggi	67.71	34,282	36,880	39,007	Tanah Merah	14	69467
35.29.08	Giligenteng	30.32	26,524	24,411	24,006	Aenganyar	8	69482
35.29.04	Talango	50.27	36,737	38,400	38,720	Talango	8	69481
35.29.02	Kalianget	30.19	39,253	41,713	42,697	Kalianget Timur	7	69471
35.29.01	Kota Sumenep	27.84	70,744	75,367	76,701	Pamolokan	16	69412 - 69417
35.29.26	Batuan	27.10	12,097	13,412	13,852	Batuan	7	69451
35.29.07	Lenteng	71.41	56,777	61,073	62,606	Ellak Laok	20	69461
35.29.10	Ganding	53.97	35,671	36,571	37,326	Ketawang Larangan	14	69462
35.29.09	Guluk Guluk	59.57	50,803	50,384	50,498	Guluk-Guluk	12	69463
35.29.13	Pasongsongan	119.03	43,221	51,713	52,023	Panaongan	10	69457
35.29.12	Ambunten	50.54	37,702	40,048	40,832	Ambunten Timur	15	69455
35.29.15	Rubaru	84.46	36,453	39,224	40,681	Rubaru	11	69456
35.29.14	Dasuk	64.50	29,420	30,078	31,424	Kerta Timur	15	69454
35.29.03	Manding	68.88	27,922	29,716	30,611	Manding Laok	11	69452
35.29.17	Batuputih	112.31	42,482	43,551	45,000	Batuputih Laok	14	69453
35.29.19	Gapura	65.78	36,771	37,191	38,871	Gapura Barat	17	69472
35.29.16	Batang Batang	80.36	51,948	54,277	55,781	Batang-Batang Daya	16	69473
35.29.17	Dungkek	63.36	36,115	35,518	36,821	Dungkek	15	69474
	Sapudi Islands:	'	'	'	'		'
35.29.21	Nonggunong	40.08	13,194	13,643	13,597	Sokarame Paseser	8	69484
35.29.20	Gayam	88.40	32,303	32,059	32,012	Pancor	10	69483
35.29.22	Raas	38.93	36,527	39,582	32,420	Brakas	9	69485
	Kangean Islands:	'	'	'	'		'
35.29.25	Sapeken	205.75	43,117	50,325	55,416	Sapeken	9	69493
35.29.24	Arjasa	241.97	59,702	85,048	83,986	Kalikatak	19	69491
35.29.27	Kangayan	204.81	20,548	25,683	25,178	Kangayan	9	69490
	Masalembu Islands:	'	'	'	'
35.29.23	Masalembu	40.85	21,705	25,809	25,550	Suka Jeruk	4	69492

Note: comprising 4 kelurahan and 12 desa.
includes the island of Gili Iyang east of Madura, with an area of 9.15 km² and an estimated mid-2023 population of about 8,600 people in 2 desa.
The districts are subdivided into:

Villages: 328 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan
Pillars of Citizens : 1,774
Neighborhoods : 5,569