Bangkalan Regency

Bangkalan Regency
—  Regency  —
locator of Bangkalan Regency
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Capital	Bangkalan
Government
• Regent	R.K.H. Fuad Amin Imron
Area[1]
• Total	1,260 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	907,255
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Website	http://www.bangkalankab.go.id/

Bangkalan Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) of East Java province in Indonesia. The seat of its government is Bangkalan. The regency is located on the west side of Madura Island, bordering with Sampang Regency at the east, Java Sea at the north and Madura Strait at west and the south side.

Kamal port is the main gateway between Madura island and Java, where ferries serve the port with the Ujung port nearby Surabaya. In 2009, the Suramadu Bridge was completed, being the first bridge ever to connect Java and Madura islands. The Suramadu Bridge is the longest bridge in Indonesia.

Bangkalan Regency is included in the Gerbangkertosusila development regions, an extended region of Surabaya industrial areas.

Administratively, the regency is divided into 18 sub-districts, which are further divided more into a number of villages.

See also

Indonesia portal

• List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

References

v t e Regencies and cities of East Java (Jawa Timur) Capital: Surabaya Regencies Banyuwangi Bangkalan Blitar Bojonegoro Bondowoso Gresik Jember Jombang Kediri Lamongan Lumajang Madiun Magetan Malang Mojokerto Nganjuk Ngawi Pacitan Pamekasan Pasuruan Ponorogo Probolinggo Sampang Sidoarjo Situbondo Sumenep Trenggalek Tuban Tulungagung Cities Batu Blitar Kediri Madiun Malang Mojokerto Probolinggo Pasuruan Surabaya See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

Coordinates: 7°09′14″S 112°39′22″E / 7.15389°S 112.65611°E / -7.15389; 112.65611

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