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Malang Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦭꦁ; Pegon: كابوڤاتين مالاڠ; Osob Kiwalan: ngalaM) is the second largest regency in East Java, Indonesia, with a total area of 3,530.65 km (2,193.84 mi). It is rich in potential for agriculture, medicinal plants and tourism.
In the Dutch colonial era, Greater Malang was a residency, an old form of second-tier subdivision, called Karesidenan Malang (Malang Residency), consisting of four cities (Malang, Batu, Pasuruan, Probolinggo) and four regencies (Malang Regency, Pasuruan Regency, Probolinggo Regency, Lumajang Regency).
Regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota) are the second-level administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the provinces, and above the districts.Regencies are roughly equivalent to American counties, although most cities in the United States are below the counties. [1]
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ban.wikipedia.org Kecamatan miwah kelurahan ring Kabupatén Malang; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
4 Medan: 479 4,027,000 Medan is the largest urban area outside of Java island. The urban area is known as Mebidangro. 5 Semarang: 259 2,319,000 Although Semarang metropolitan area is nominally the fourth most populous in Indonesia, it actually comprises a significant portion of rural areas. Semarang's urban population is much smaller than Medan.
Kepanjen is a district and the capital of Malang Regency, Indonesia. Kepanjen is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Malang . Along with Singosari and Batu , Kepanjen act as Satellite city for Malang City .
Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces. [4] Nine provinces have special status: Jakarta Special Region: Jakarta is the largest city of Indonesia. The Governor of Jakarta has the power to appoint and dismiss mayors and regent within the region. The local government is allowed to co-operate with other cities from other countries. [5]
According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, the official dictionary of the Indonesian language, a city (kota) is "a densely populated area with high density and modern facilities and most of the population works outside of agriculture." [2] Cities are divided into districts (Kecamatan, Distrik in Papua region, [3] [4] or Kemantren in Yogyakarta).