Malang Regency
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.
Malang Regency
Kabupaten Malang | |
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Location within East Java | |
| Coordinates: 7.9797°S 112.6304°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| Capital | Kepanjen |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Sanusi |
| • Vice Regent | Didik Gatot Subroto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,530.65 km2 (1,363.19 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 2,685,900 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 341 |
| Website | malangkab |
It had a population of 2,446,218 people at the 2010 census and 2,654,448 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 2,685,900 (comprising 1,353,154 males and 1,332,746 females). These figures do not include the areas and populations of the two autonomous cities of Malang and Batu which lie 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 15 other districts within the 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).