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Singosari is a district in Malang Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 118.51 km 2 and had a population of 165,357 at the 2010 Census and 180,050 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 180,740. [2] It is situated about 400 m above sea-level, and is therefore quite cool especially from June to ...
Singhasari (alternate spelling: Singosari) was mentioned in several Javanese manuscripts, including Pararaton. According to tradition, the name was given by Ken Arok during the foundation of the new kingdom to replace its old name, Tumapel, located in a fertile highland valley which today corresponds to the area in and around Malang city.
The temple was mentioned in the Javanese poem Nagarakretagama canto 37:7 and 38:3 and also in Gajah Mada inscription dated 1351 and discovered in the temple's yard. . According to these sources, the temple is the funerary temple of King Kertanagara (ruled 1268 — 1292), the last king of the Singhasari dynasty, whose assassination in 1292 by Jayakatwang of Gelang-gelang finally led to the ...
The population of Malang comprised 847,192 people in mid-2023, with a majority of Javanese, followed by the Madurese, and Chinese or Peranakan. [12] Malang extended urban area, notable known as Malang Raya , is the second largest in East Java after Gerbangkertosusila (Surabaya Metropolitan Area).