Sumenep Regency (Madurese: Songènèb) is a regency of the East Java province, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,093.59 km² and a population of 1,042,312 inhabitants according to the 2010 census[2] (an increase from 985,981 from the previous census in 2000); the 2020 census resulted in a total of 1,124,436.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 1,134,810.[4] The regency occupies the eastern end of Madura island and also includes numerous islands to the east (primarily Talango, the Sapudi Islands, and the Kangean Islands), the north (the Masalembu Islands), and the south (the Giligenteng Islands) of Madura. It is bordered by the Pamekasan Regency to the west, Madura Strait to the south, and the Java Sea to the north and east. Its administrative capital is Sumenep. The airport nearby is Trunojoyo Airport with flights to Surabaya.

Sumenep Regency Kabupaten Sumenep Songènèb
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Sumekar (Blooming) also the acronym of Sumenep Karaton (Sumenep the royal)
Location within East Java
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Coordinates: 7°01′S 113°52′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Settled	October 31, 1269
Capital	Sumenep
Government
• Regent	A. Busyro Karim
• Vice regent	Soengkono Sidik
Area
• Total	2,093.59 km2 (808.34 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
• Total	1,134,810
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 328
Website	sumenepkab.go.id

Geography and administration

Administrative boundaries

Sumenep Regency is located at the eastern end of Madura Island; it also includes 126 scattered islands located between 113 ° 32'54 "-116 ° 16'48" East Longitude and between 4 ° 55'-7 ° 24 'South latitude.

The regency is bordered to the south by the Strait of Madura and Bali Sea, to the north by the Java Sea, to the west by Pamekasan Regency (the only land border) and to the east by the Java Sea and Flores Sea.

Area

The total land area of Sumenep Regency is 2,093.59 km²: this was formerly quoted as comprising 179.32 km² of settlements, 423.96 km² of forest, 14.68 km² of grass area or vacant land, 1,130.19 km² of farm/moor/bush/field, 59.07 km² of pool/aquaculture/brackish water/lakes/reservoirs/wetlands, and 63.41 km² of "other" areas. The marine area of Sumenep Regency, with its vast diversity of marine resources and potential for fishery, is about 50,000 km ² +.

Administrative districts

Sumenep Regency is divided into twenty-seven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[5] and the 2020 census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[7] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (328 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan) in each district.

Sumenep Regency, besides including the eastern quarter of Madura Island, also includes many offshore islands - notably the Kangean Islands to the east of Madura, the smaller Sapudi Islands lying between Madura and the Kangean Islands, and Talango Island closer to Madura; it also includes the small Masalembu Islands to the north (between Madura and Kalimantan) and the Giligenteng Islands to the southeast of Madura. The mainland (i.e. the area on Madura Island itself) covers 1,156.21 km² (with 796,614 inhabitants in mid 2021) consisting of 18 districts, while the various islands are 937.38 km² in area (with 338,196 people in mid 2021), comprising 9 districts, with 128 islands, 46 inhabited.[8] [9][10]

The districts are subdivided (as at 2007) into:

• Villages: 328 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan
• Pillars of Citizens (RW): 1,774
• Neighborhoods (RT): 5,569

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sumenep Regency.

• East Java Government website
• Sumenep Regency Government website