Jember Regency
Kabupaten Jember | |
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| other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 任抹[1] |
 Gumitir Mountain | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Carya Dharma Praja Mukti (Works and devotion for the sake of the country) | |
  Jember Regency Location of Jember Regency in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 8°10′8″S 113°42′8″E / 8.16889°S 113.70222°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| Government | |
| • Regent | H. Hendy Siswanto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,314.13 km2 (1,279.59 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 2,600,663 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Area code(s) | +62-331, +62-336 |
| Website | jemberkab.go.id |
Jember Regency is a regency of East Java province, in Indonesia. The land area is 3,314.13 km2, and the population was 2,332,726 at the 2010 census[3] and 2,536,729 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,600,663 (comprising 1,298,852 males and 1,301,811 females).[2] Its administrative capital is the urban area of Jember, which with 366,932 inhabitants in mid 2023 is the third largest urban area in East Java province (after Surabaya and Malang) but does not have municipality or city status as it is split between three separate administrative districts (kecamatan). Jember is famous for its tobacco farms and traditional food called tape which is made of fermented cassava.