East Java

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Province of East Java

Motto: Jer Basuki Mawa Béya

Capital Surabaya

Governor Imam Utomo

Area 47,922 km²

Population 34,766,000 (2000)

Ethnic Javanese (79%), Madurese (18%),

groups Tengger, Osing, Balinese, Chinese
Indonesian

Religion Islam (96.3%), Christianity (2.6%),

Hinduism (0.6%), Buddhism
(0.4%), Kejawen also practised

Languages Javanese, Madurese, Indonesian

Time zone WIB (UTC+7)

Web site [1]

East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the

eastern part of the island of Java and also includes neighboring Madura and Bawean
islands. The administrative center of the province is located in Surabaya, the second
largest city in Indonesia and a major industrial center and port.

Contents
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 1 Population
 2 Administrative areas
 3 History
 4 Natural resources
 5 Education
 6 Media
 7 National parks

 8 External links

[edit] Population

Farming in East Java in the foothills near Mount Bromo.

According to the 2000 census, East Java has 34 million inhabitants, second only to West
Java among Indonesian provinces. The inhabitants consist of mostly Javanese. Native
minorities include migrants from nearby Madura, and distinct Javanese ethnicities such as
the Tengger people in Bromo, the Samin and the Osing people in Banyuwangi. East Java
also hosts a significant population of other ethnic groups, such as Chinese, Indians, and
Arabs. In addition to the national language, Indonesian, they also speak Javanese.
Javanese spoken in the western part of East Java is indistinguishable from the one spoken
in nearby Central Java, with its hierarchy of high, medium, and low speeches. But in the
eastern cities of Surabaya, Malang, and surrounding areas, the people speak a more
egalitarian version of Javanese, with much less regard for hierarchy and a richer
vocabulary for vulgarity.

While Madurese is spoken by around 15 millions of Madurese, concentrated in Madura

Island, Kangean Islands, Masalembu Islands, Eastern part of East Java, and East Java
main cities.
The major religion in East Java is Islam. This comes from earlier history, when Islam
spread from northern cities in Java where many traders from Gujarat, India visited,
bringing Islam. The eastern part of East Java, from Surabaya to Pasuruan, then following
various cities along the coast line, and turning back in Banyuwangi to Jember, is well
known as the "horseshoe area" in context with earlier Muslim communities living there.

[edit] Administrative areas

East Java consists of the following 9 cities (kota):

Batu, Blitar, Kediri, Madiun, Malang, Mojokerto, Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Surabaya

The are also 29 regencies (kabupaten):

Bangkalan, Banyuwangi, Blitar, Bojonegoro, Bondowoso, Gresik, Jember, Jombang,

Kediri, Lamongan, Lumajang, Madiun, Magetan, Malang, Mojokerto, Nganjuk, Ngawi,
Pacitan, Pamekasan, Pasuruan, Ponorogo, Probolinggo, Sampang, Sidoarjo, Situbondo,
Sumenep, Trenggalek, Tuban, Tulungagung.

[edit] History
East Java has a history dating back centuries, with its famous kingdom of Singosari
which is now a city, located near Malang. The Majapahit kingdom originated from East
Java, and the region was a part of the Mataram kingdom during its peak.

[edit] Natural resources

 Chalk (Gresik, the city is also famous of its cement industries.)
 Marble (Tulung Agung)
 Oil (Cepu)
 Salt (Madura Island)

[edit] Education

Botok Tawon, a traditional dish from East Java cooked in coconut milk
East Java hosts some of the famous universities in Indonesia, both owned by government
and private. Three major cities for universities, because they have government's
universities, are Surabaya, Malang, and Jember. Among them, Airlangga University and
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember are the most famous, and both are located in
Surabaya. See: List of universities in East Java

Another important form of education that is available in most cities in East Java is the
pesantren. This kind of education is built and organized by Islamic clerics, and associated
with local or national Muslim organizations. Jombang is a famous city for its pesantren.

[edit] Media
East Java supports several regional media outlets. Local newspapers with provincial news
reach their readers earlier than their competitors from Jakarta. In the spirit of "providing
more news from around readers", most newspapers even issue municipal sections which
are different among their distribution areas.

 Jawa Pos Group, one of major newspaper group in Indonesia, is based in

Surabaya.
 Surabaya Post is one of the historical newspapers that had provincial circulation.

In addition, there are two popular Javanese magazines published in Surabaya:

 Penyebar Semangat (Spreader of Spirit) is a historical and popular Javanese

magazine.
 Jaya Baya, a Javanese magazine which used the name of one of the famous Prabu
Jaya Baya.

There are also some local television networks which bloomed up since 3 or 2 years ago.
The first one is "JTV" from Surabaya. Several more existed and concentrated in Malang
areas:

 Batu TV
 Agropolitan TV (ATV)
 Malang TV
 Mahameru TV

[edit] National parks

Rujak Cingur, traditional dish from East Java made from cow's lips and vegetable
 Meru Betiri National Park - Between Jember and Banyuwangi districts, this park
covers 580 km². Hard to get to, it contains fantastic coastal rainforest and scenery
and is home to abundant wildlife.
 Alas Purwo National Park - This 434 km² park is formed by the Blambangan
Peninsula (south eastern Java). Comprised of mangrove, savanna, lowland
monsoon forests and excellent beaches, the park's name means First Forest in
Javanese. Javanese legend says that the earth first emerged from the ocean here.
 Baluran National Park - This 250 km² national park is located in north east Java,
once known as Indonesia's little piece of Africa, the parks formerly extensive
savanna has been largely replaced by Acacia.
 Mount Bromo and Tengger caldera, Semeru National Park, 7°56.355′S
112°57.170′E(alt 2500 m); located in East Java at the region of Probolinggo and
Pasuruan, 70 km from Surabaya the capital city of East Java province. Mount
Bromo is one of the great hiking and trekking destinations for overseas tourists.
The breathtaking view of Bromo also attracts hundreds of photo enthusiasts to see
the views there.