Prigen

Prigen
District of Indonesia
Nickname: 
Tretes
Coordinates: 7°41′00″S 112°37′00″E / 7.6833°S 112.6167°E / -7.6833; 112.6167
Area
 • Total130.3 km2 (50.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total82,449[1]
Websiteprigen.pasuruankab.go.id
Hotel in Prigen at the base of the Arjuno volcano

Prigen (Javanese: Prigèn or called "Tretes") is a district (kecamatan) in the western part of Pasuruan Regency of East Java, Indonesia. Southern and eastern portions of Prigen is located between the slopes of the Arjuno volcano, Arjuno-Welirang volcanic complex and Mount Penanggungan. Taman Safari II is located in Prigen. It borders Mojokerto Regency to the west, Gempol [id] to the north, Sukorejo, Pasuruan Regency to the east, before forming a 400-meter line with Malang Regency at the peak of Mount Arjuna.


Syncretic Hindu-Buddhist Candi Jawi temple (candi) in Prigen district. The base is made of black stones, while the upper parts are made from white stones

The 13th century Candi Jawi (originally known as Jajawa) temple is located on the eastern slope of Mount Welirang outside Candi Wates village in the Prigen district. It is a syncretic Hindu-Buddhist temple (candi)[2]

  1. ^ "Prigen District in East Java Province". citypopulation.de. City Population.
  2. ^ "Candi Jawi". Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.