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Rembang Regency

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Rembang Regency
Kabupaten Rembang
Rembang Traditional house
Rembang Traditional house
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Location within Central Java
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CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
CapitalRembang
Government
 • RegentHarno (id)
 • Vice RegentHanies Cholil Barro (id)
Area
 • Total
1,036.70 km2 (400.27 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
 • Total
665,237
 • Density641.687/km2 (1,661.96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 295, 356
Websiterembangkab.go.id

Rembang Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Rembang) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of Java (bordering on the Java Sea) 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[2] and 645,333 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 665,237 (of whom 334,305 were males and 330,932 were females).[1] Its administrative capital is the town of Rembang.

Geography

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File:Abrasi, Pulau Gede, Rembang 10162016.jpg
Java Sea coast in Rembang Regency.
File:Menyebrang Pulau, Pulau Gedhe, Rembang 10162016.jpg
Shoreline with mangrove forest.

It is a lowland, with a maximum elevation of about 70 metres (230 ft) 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

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Rembang Regency is bordered by:[4]

File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kerk te Rembang Midden Java TMnr 10016741.jpg
Dutch East Indies colonial church in Lasem (Rembang).

Administrative districts

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The regency is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 287 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Rembang town District), and its post-code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
33.17.01 Sumber 78.20 33,586 36,804 37,995 Sumber 18 59253
33.17.02 Bulu 101.10 25,649 28,019 28,891 Bulu 16 59255
33.17.03 Gunem 84.73 22,743 24,263 24,790 Gunem 16 59263
33.17.04 Sale 109.01 35,756 38,922 40,078 Sale 15 59265
33.17.05 Sarang 92.86 60,063 62,889 63,790 Kalipang 23 59274
33.17.06 Sedan 87.37 51,143 55,255 56,731 Sidorejo 21 59264
33.17.07 Pamotan 80.60 43,959 49,745 51,998 Pamotan 23 59261
33.17.08 Sulang 84.81 36,764 39,124 39,935 Sulang 21 59254
33.17.09 Kaliori 61.72 38,615 42,206 43,528 Tambakagung 23 59252
33.17.10 Rembang
(town)
61.71 83,942 91,905 94,847 Leteh 34 (a) 59211
- 59219
33.17.11 Pancur 43.00 27,345 30,808 32,148 Pancur 23 59262
33.17.12 Kragan 67.08 58,232 65,499 68,305 Balongmulyo 27 59273
33.17.13 Sluke 38.28 26,620 29,512 30,605 Sluke 14 59272
33.17.14 Lasem 46.23 46,942 50,382 51,596 Soditan 20 59271
Totals 1,036.70 591,359 645,333 665,237 Rembang 294

Note: (a) Rembang (town) District comprises 7 urban kelurahan (Gegunung Kulon, Kutoharjo, Leteh, Magersari, Pacar, Sidowayah and Tanjungsari) and 27 rural desa.

Climate

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

Climate data for Rembang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
31.3
(88.3)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
32.3
(90.1)
33.1
(91.6)
34.2
(93.6)
34.4
(93.9)
33.7
(92.7)
32.2
(90.0)
32.4
(90.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.6)
27.9
(82.2)
28.4
(83.1)
28.3
(82.9)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
21.8
(71.2)
20.9
(69.6)
20.9
(69.6)
21.6
(70.9)
22.5
(72.5)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
22.3
(72.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 263
(10.4)
206
(8.1)
197
(7.8)
129
(5.1)
105
(4.1)
72
(2.8)
35
(1.4)
23
(0.9)
36
(1.4)
69
(2.7)
138
(5.4)
219
(8.6)
1,492
(58.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Lasem

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File:Iket Kepala.jpg
Ceremonial double ikat man's head cloth from 1880s 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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