Malang Regency

Malang Regency
Kabupaten Malang
Regency
A view of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
A view of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
Coat of arms of Malang Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Satata Gama Karta Raharja (Javanese)
ꦱꦠꦠꦒꦩꦏꦂꦠꦫꦲꦂꦗ
(Arranging all things towards prosperity)
Location within East Java
Location within East Java
Malang Regency is located in Java
Malang Regency
Malang Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Malang Regency is located in Indonesia
Malang Regency
Malang Regency
Malang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°58′47″S 112°37′49″E / 7.9797°S 112.6304°E / -7.9797; 112.6304
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
CapitalKepanjen
Government
 • RegentSanusi
 • Vice RegentDidik Gatot Subroto
Area
 • Total3,530.65 km2 (1,363.19 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total2,711,103
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 341
Websitemalangkab.go.id

Malang Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦭꦁ; Pegon: كابوڤاتين مالاڠ; Osob Kiwalan: ngalaM) is the second largest regency in East Java, Indonesia, with a total area of 3,530.65 km (2,193.84 mi). It is rich in potential for agriculture, medicinal plants and tourism.

It had a population of 2,446,218 people at the 2010 census[2] and 2,654,448 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,711,103.[1] These figures do not include the areas and populations of the two autonomous cities of Malang and Batu which lie geographically within the regency, but are administratively independent. The capital of the regency is the town of Kepanjen.

Most of the population resides in the Greater Malang (Malang Raya) area, a metropolitan area that includes the cities of Malang and Batu and 21 other districts within the regency (plus one other adjacent district in Pasuruan Regency) in a valley between and south of the two cities. The distance between Malang and Batu is approximately 20 km. This metropolitan area covers 1,200.43 km2; it has a population of 2,325,109 (2010 census), with a density of 1,936.9/km2 (5,016/sq mile).[4]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Malang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3507)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ The Malang Regency is not completely metropolitan, but only the 15 kecamatan close to Malang are metropolitan, despite that claim in the Wikipedia Indonesian page - see reference under List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia.