Bangil
Bangil (Javanese: "Bangel", Arabic: بانغيل) is the name of a district and Capital city of Pasuruan Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Located 30 km from Surabaya, lying on southwest cost of Madura Strait. Bangil is the first metropolitan area in Pasuruan Regency.
Bangil
Kecamatan Bangil | |
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Town | |
| Motto: Bangil Bangkit (Rise Up Bangil) | |
Location of Bangil in Pasuruan | |
Bangil Bangil location in Java | |
| Coordinates: 7.597827°S 112.784568°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| Regency | Pasuruan |
| District | Bangil |
| Established | 18 September 929 (1094 years) |
| City Center | Alun-Alun Bangil |
| Government | |
| • Head of District | Fathurrahman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.60 km2 (17.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 120.551 |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Area code | 0343 |
| Website | www.bangil.pasuruankab.go.id |
The district is divided into fifteen villages. Currently it is known as Bangkodir (Bangil Kota Bordir) or Bangil, the embroidery city; which was declared on September 11, 2005 by the Regency of Pasuruan when the district won the MURI record for the longest embroidered fabric. The embroidered fabric was displayed during the Fashion Show (Fashion on the Street) with its length as long as 1 km.
The Town of Bangil, lies between the access road from Surabaya to Banyuwangi and Bali, having alternative short routes connecting it to Pandaan, Sukorejo and Malang. In 2010 the Pasuruan Regency decided to make Town of Bangil into the administrative capital of the Regency.