Mojokerto

Mojokerto
ꦩꦗꦏꦼꦂꦠ
City of Mojokerto
Kota Mojokerto
Mojokerto at night
Mojokerto at night
Flag of Mojokerto
Coat of arms of Mojokerto
Nickname(s): 
Kota Onde-onde (Sesame Balls City)
Mexico van Java (Dutch) (Mexico of Java)
Location within East Java
Location within East Java
Mojokerto is located in Java
Mojokerto
Mojokerto
Location in Java and Indonesia
Mojokerto is located in Indonesia
Mojokerto
Mojokerto
Mojokerto (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°28′20″S 112°26′1″E / 7.47222°S 112.43361°E / -7.47222; 112.43361
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province East Java
Founded1293
Gementee1918
Kota1950
Founded byRaden Wijaya
Government
 • MayorIka Puspitasari[1]
 • Vice MayorAchmad Rizal
Area
 • Total
20.21 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
 • Rank95
 [2]
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[3]
 • Total
141,785
 • Rank20
 • Density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 321
Websitemojokertokota.go.id
G.H.R. von Koenigswald (1902–1982), whose team discovered the Mojokerto child

Mojokerto (Javanese: ꦩꦗꦏꦼꦂꦠ (Måjåkěrtå)) is a city in East Java Province of Indonesia.[4] It is located 40 km southwest of Surabaya, the provincial capital, and constitutes one of the component units of the Surabaya metropolitan area (known as Gerbangkertosusila) which comprises Gresik Regency, Bangkalan Regency, Mojokerto Regency, Mojokerto City, Surabaya City, Sidoarjo Regency, and Lamongan Regency. The city covers an area of 20.21 km2, and had a population of 120,196 at the 2010 census[5] and 132,434 at the 2020 Census;[6] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 141,785 (comprising 70,490 males and 71,295 females).[3]

  1. ^ "Wali Kota Mojokerto Ika Puspitasari Diperiksa KPK, Ada Apa?". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kota Mojokerto Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3576)
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Mojokerto Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3576)
  4. ^ Stephen Backshall (2003). Indonesia. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-991-2.
  5. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.