Kapas, Bojonegoro

Kapas
District
Kapas Location in Bojonegoro Regency
Coordinates: 7°11′58″S111°53′33″E / 7.1995°S 111.8926°E / -7.1995; 111.8926
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Regency	Bojonegoro
Government
• Camat	Sukirno, SSos, MSi
Area
• Total	46.38 km2 (17.91 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate) [1]
• Total	57,971
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 Western Indonesian Time
Postcode	62181
Area code	+62 353
Website	http://kapas.bojonegorokab.go.id

Kapas is an administrative district (kecamatan) in Bojonegoro Regency, in East Java Province of Indonesia. It borders Soko District of Tuban Regency to the north, Balen District to the east, Sukosewu District to the south, and Bojonegoro District to the west. ^[2] The village of Sukowati is the petroleum exploration site of Joint Operating Body Pertamina PetroChina East Java (JOB-PPEJ) as a part of Tuban Block. ^{[3] [4]}

Administration

Kapas district is divided into 21 administrative villages (Indonesian : kelurahan, desa).

Bakalan Bangilan Bendo Bogo Kalianyar Kapas Kedaton

Klampok Kumpulrejo Mojodeso Ngampel Padang Mentoyo Plesungan Sambiroto

Sembung Semenpinggir Sukowati Tanjungharjo Tapelan Tikusan Wedi

Transport

Roads

Indonesian National Route 20 runs from Babat to Caruban through Kapas.

Railways

Kapas is served by Kapas railway station which has once daily commuter service to Surabaya Pasar Turi, Surabaya Gubeng and Sidoarjo. More commuter and intercity rail services are provided at Bojonegoro railway station.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Bojonegoro Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3522)
2. "Kecamatan Kapas Kabupaten Bojonegoro".
3. Sujatmiko. "PetroChina Akan Sedot Minyak di Bawah Alun-Alun Bojonegoro". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
4. "Tuban Block in East Java". PetroChina International Companies in Indonesia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

7°11′58″S111°53′33″E / 7.1995°S 111.8926°E / -7.1995; 111.8926