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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 660,166, of whom 331,870 were males and 328,296 were females.[1] Its administrative capital is the town of Rembang.
Rembang Regency
Kabupaten Rembang | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location within Central Java | |
  Rembang Regency Location in Java  Rembang Regency Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 6°43′00″S 111°21′00″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Capital | Rembang |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Abdul Hafidz |
| • Vice Regent | Mochamad Hanies Cholil Barro |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,036.70 km2 (400.27 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 660,166 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 295, 356 |
| Website | rembangkab.go.id |
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.
Rembang Regency is bordered by:[4]
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-2023.[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 2023 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.17.01 | Sumber | 78.20 | 33,586 | 36,804 | 37,692 | Sumber | 18 | 59253 |
| 33.17.02 | Bulu | 101.10 | 25,649 | 28,019 | 28,669 | Bulu | 16 | 59255 |
| 33.17.03 | Gunem | 84.73 | 22,743 | 24,263 | 24,656 | Gunem | 16 | 59263 |
| 33.17.04 | Sale | 109.01 | 35,756 | 38,922 | 39,784 | Sale | 15 | 59265 |
| 33.17.05 | Sarang | 92.86 | 60,063 | 62,889 | 63,560 | Kalipang | 23 | 59274 |
| 33.17.06 | Sedan | 87.37 | 51,143 | 55,255 | 56,356 | Sidorejo | 21 | 59264 |
| 33.17.07 | Pamotan | 80.60 | 43,959 | 49,745 | 51,423 | Pamotan | 23 | 59261 |
| 33.17.08 | Sulang | 84.81 | 36,764 | 39,124 | 39,729 | Sulang | 21 | 59254 |
| 33.17.09 | Kaliori | 61.72 | 38,615 | 42,206 | 43,192 | Tambakagung | 23 | 59252 |
| 33.17.10 | Rembang (town) | 61.71 | 83,942 | 91,905 | 94,007 | Leteh | 34 (a) | 59211 - 59219 |
| 33.17.11 | Pancur | 43.00 | 27,345 | 30,808 | 31,806 | Pancur | 23 | 59262 |
| 33.17.12 | Kragan | 67.08 | 58,232 | 65,499 | 67,589 | Balongmulyo | 27 | 59273 |
| 33.17.13 | Sluke | 38.28 | 26,620 | 29,512 | 30,326 | Sluke | 14 | 59272 |
| 33.17.14 | Lasem | 46.23 | 46,942 | 50,382 | 51,287 | Soditan | 20 | 59271 |
| Totals | 1,036.70 | 591,359 | 645,333 | 660,166 | Rembang | 294 |
Note: (a) Rembang (town) District comprises 7 urban kelurahan (Gegunung Kulon, Kutoharjo, Leteh, Magersari, Pacar, Sidowayah and Tanjungsari) and 27 rural desa.
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] | |||||||||||||
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]
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