Kediri, East Java

Kota Kediri
City
Clockwise, from top left : View of Mount Wilis and the Brantas River at Kediri, Surowono Temple, Alun-alun Kediri
Seal
Motto: Joyo ing Boyo (Javanese: Glory in the catastrophe)
Kota Kediri
Coordinates: 7°48′59.8″S 112°0′42.9″E / 7.816611°S 112.011917°E / -7.816611; 112.011917Coordinates: 7°48′59.8″S 112°0′42.9″E / 7.816611°S 112.011917°E / -7.816611; 112.011917
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Government
• Mayor	Abdullah Abu Bakar, S.E
Area
• Total	63.4 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	252,000
• Density	3,975/km2 (10,300/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Website	www.kotakediri.go.id

Kediri is an Indonesian city, located near the Brantas River in the province of East Java on the island of Java. It is one of two 'Daerah Tingkat II' that have the name 'Kediri' (The other is the Regency of Kediri).

Archaeological artefacts discovered in 2007 appeared to indicate that the region around Kediri may have been the location of the Kediri kingdom, a Hindu kingdom in the 11th century.

The city is a major trade centre for the Indonesian sugar and cigarette industry.

The Brantas River valley was known as the site of classical Javanese culture, particularly between the 10th and 15th centuries. The town of Kediri was established by King Airlangga on the banks of the upper Brantas river in 1042. It was originally called Dahanapura or Daha. After the death of Airlangga his kingdom was divided into two parts: the kingdom of Panjalu in the west, and the kingdom of Janggala in the east. Daha became the capital of Panjalu, and later the capital of the Kediri kingdom. Over the centuries, control of the city passed to the Singhasari, Majapahit, Demak and Mataram kingdoms.

The name "Kediri", or "Kadiri", is derived from the Sanskrit word Khadri, meaning Indian Mulberry, indicative of the mulberry trees (locally known as pacé or mengkudu) which grew in the area.

After the era of the Javanese kingdoms, Kediri went into decline, becoming a small rural settlement, which was later annexed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as part of the Dutch conquest of Java. East Java in the 1740s was controlled by Cakraningrat IV, a Madurese regent who was favorably disposed toward the VOC, as he believed the Dutch would help him in securing the independence of Madura from the Kasunanan Kartasura kingdom. However, when his plans were rejected by the VOC, Cakraningrat rose against the Europeans. The rebellion was ultimately suppressed by the VOC, assisted by two generals sent by Pakubuwana II, Sunan Kartasura. Kediri then became part of the VOC and remained under Dutch control until the independence of Indonesia in 1945.