Banyuwangi Town

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Banyuwangi (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°13′07″S114°22′01″E / 8.2186°S 114.3669°E / -8.2186; 114.3669
Country Indonesia
Region Java
Province East Java
Regency Banyuwangi Regency
Area
 • Total31.96 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total103.740
 • Density3.2/km2 (8.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 333
Villages 18

Banyuwangi is the administrative capital of Banyuwangi Regency at the far eastern end of the island of Java, Indonesia. It had a population of 106,000 at the 2010 Census [1]

Banyuwangi Regency Regency in East Java, Indonesia

Banyuwangi Regency is a regency of East Java province in Indonesia. The regency is located at the easternmost end of Java Island. It serves as a port between Java and Bali. It is surrounded by mountains and forests to the west; by sea to the east and south. Banyuwangi is separated by the Strait of Bali from Bali. With an area of 5,782.4 km2, this regency is the largest in Java. It had a population of 1,488,791 according to the 2000 Census; by the 2010 Census it had risen to 1,556,078; and the latest official estimate is 1,599,788. The city of Banyuwangi is the administrative capital. The name Banyuwangi is Javanese for "fragrant water", connected to the Javanese folklore of Sri Tanjung.

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The town is also known as City of festival as many festival are held throughout the year [2] . Banyuwangi regency is a popular tourist destination for its natural beauty. It is being developed as a new tourist destination for international tourism by building necessary infrastructures. [3] Banyuwangi regency has been declared a taman bumi (earth park), or national geological park (Geopark) in 2018. [4]

Geopark unified area that advances the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way

A geopark is a unified area that advances the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way, and promotes the economic well-being of the people who live there. There are global geoparks and national geoparks.

Geography

Banyuwangi (the name means "Fragrant Water") is built in the centre of the east coast of Java, with the backdrop of the Ijen Plateau to the west, and with fine views across the Bali Strait (Selat Bali) to the island of Bali lying to the east. The principal market area is along the Jalan Susuit Tuban, the street which links the town square (or alun-alun) with the sports stadium (Stadium Diponegoro) a half-kilometre to the southeast.

Ijen mountain in Indonesia

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Bali Strait stretch of water separating Java and Bali

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History

The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Blambangan, the sixteenth-century Hindu kingdom which ruled this eastern tip of Java. Although the rapidly expanding Muslim kingdom of Mataram attacked Blambangan during the early seventeenth century, it managed to survive as the last Hindu kingdom on the island, and it was mostly ignored by the Dutch until the eighteenth century, when they took it over.

Mataram Sultanate sultanate

The Sultanate of Mataram was the last major independent Javanese kingdom on Java before the island was colonised by the Dutch. It was the dominant political force radiating from the interior Central Java from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century.

Transportation

Banyuwangi International Airport at Blimbingsari serves the regency, Banyuwangi city and surrounding area in East Java.

Banyuwangi International Airport airport

Banyuwangi International Airport is an airport at Blimbingsari, which serves Banyuwangi city and surrounding area in East Java, Indonesia. The airport was formerly known as Blimbingsari Airport. It was opened for operations in December 2010. The airport is termed as the First Green Airport of Indonesia.The Airport is managed by PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), after being handed over by the Ministry of Transportation on 22 December 2017.

East Java Province in Indonesia

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References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Named best festival city, Banyuwangi to hold 99 tourism events throughout 2019". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Indonesia announces 10 new destination brands". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Banyuwangi regency declared national geopark area". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

Coordinates: 8°13′07″S114°22′01″E / 8.2186°S 114.3669°E / -8.2186; 114.3669

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