Glenmore (Indonesia)
- For further information see Glenmore (disambiguation)
Glenmore District in the Banyuwangi Regency
Glenmore in 1927. In the background is Mount Raung in activity.
Glenmore is a district (kecamatan) of Banyuwangi regency, East Java province, Indonesia. It is named after a plantation located nearby which once owned by an Englishman named Ros Taylor since 1910.[1] Glenmore is a Scottish or Irish name.
The Pura Pucak Raung, a Javanese Hindu temple, is located in Glenmore. It is within the vicinity of the temple that Balinese literature locates the place where the Hindu saint Maharishi Markandeya gathered followers for an expedition to Bali, whereby he is said to have brought Hinduism to the island in the fifth century AD.
Villages
Glenmore has 7 villages:
- Glenmore
- Gendoh
- Kalirejo
- Karangharjo
- Margosugih
- Glenmore
- Sumbergondo
Coordinates: 8°18′S 114°3′E / 8.300°S 114.050°E
References
- ↑ Dody Wisnu Pribadi. 2009. Glenmore dan Petani Gula Kelapa. Kompas April 29, 2009.
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