Tuban Regency is a regency in the East Java province of Indonesia. The Dutch name of the regency is 'Toeban'. It covers a land area of 1,839.94 sq. km, and had a population of 1,118,464 at the 2010 Census[3] and 1,198,012 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,258,368 (comprising 630,258 males and 628,110 females).[2] The administrative centre is the coastal town of Tuban.
The Regency is bordered to the north by the Java Sea, east by Lamongan Regency, south by Bojonegoro Regency, and west by Blora Regency and Rembang Regency (both in Central Java Province). The regency is located in a strategic area, on the border of East Java with Central Java, passed by the main highway (Jalan Nasional Daendels) along the north coast of Java (here called Jalur Pantai Utara or Jalur Pantura). In ancient times, Tuban was the main port of Majapahit and was a center of Islamic spreading by Walisongo.
Administrative districts
Tuban Regency consists of twenty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 311 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan), and their postal codes.
Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (Panyuran). (b) including 2 kelurahan (Gedongombo and Karang). (c) comprising 14 kelurahan (Baturetno, Doromukti, Karangsari, Kebonsari, Kingking, Kutorejo, Latsari, Mondokan, Perbon, Ronggomulyo, Sendangharjo, Sidomulyo, Sidorejo and Sukolilo) and 3 desa.
References
^Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Tuban Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3523)
^ abcBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tuban Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3523)
