East Java Province

East Java
Jawa Timur
Jåwå Wétan

Clockwise, from top left : Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Klayar Beach in Pacitan, Lake Sarangan, Surabaya downtown, The sulfuric lake of Kawah Ijen Mountain's cauldron, Savanna in Baluran National Park

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Motto: Jer Basuki Mawa Béya (Javanese)
(meaning: Sacrifices are needed to gain a greatness)

Location of East Java in Indonesia

Coordinates: 7°16′S 112°45′E / 7.267°S 112.750°ECoordinates: 7°16′S 112°45′E / 7.267°S 112.750°E

Country

Indonesia

Established

25 February 1950

Capital

Surabaya

Government

• Body

East Java Regional Government

• Governor

Soekarwo

• Vice Governor

Saifullah Yusuf

Area

• Total

47,799.75 km² (18,455.59 sq mi)

Area rank

14th

Highest elevation

3,676 m (12,060 ft)

Population (2014)

• Total

38,529,481

• Rank

2nd

• Density

810/km² (2,100/sq mi)

Demographics

• Ethnic groups

Javanese (80%), Madurese (18%), Indian (10%), Chinese (2%)

• Religion

Islam (96.36%), Christianity (2.4%), Buddhism (0.6%), Hinduism (0.5%), Confucianism (0.1%), Kejawen also practised

• Languages

Indonesian (official), Javanese languages (Arekan & Osing), Madurese (regional)

Time zone

Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7)

60xxx, 61xxx, 62xxx

(62)3xx

ID-JI

AE, AG, L, M, N, P, S, W

GRP per capita

US$ 3,361

GRP rank

9th

HDI

0.689 (Medium)

HDI rank

17th

Largest city by area

Surabaya - 350.54 square kilometres (135.34 sq mi)

Largest city by population

Surabaya - (2,765,487- 2010)

Largest regency by area

Banyuwangi Regency - 5,782.40 square kilometres (2,232.60 sq mi)

Largest regency by population

Malang Regency - (2,446,218 - 2010)

Website

Government official site

East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur, abbreviated as Jatim, Javanese: Jåwå Wétan) is a province of Indonesia. Located in eastern Java, it includes the island of Madura, which is connected to Java by the longest bridge in Indonesia, the Suramadu Bridge, as well as the Kangean and Masalembu archipelagos located further east and north, respectively. Its capital is Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and a major industrial center. Banyuwangi is the largest regency in East java and the largest on the island of Java.

It covers an area of 47,800 km², According to the 2010 Census estimates, there were 37,476,757 people residing in the East Java, making it Indonesia's second-most-populous province; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 38,529,481.

It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts, respectively, while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali.

The Dinoyo inscriptions found near the city of Malang arethe oldest written sources in East Java, dating from 760 CE. They tell of many political and cultural events in the Kingdom of Dinoyo. The name of Malang nais thought to come from the name of a sacred building called Malangkuseswara. This name is contained in at least one inscription, namely, the Mantyasih inscription written in 907 CE.

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