Tuban Regency

Tuban Regency {Kabupaten Tuban}
Regency
Motto: “Terwujudnya masyarakat Kabupaten Tuban yang mandiri dan sejahtera lahir batin “ (striving to make Tubanese society wholly independent and prosperous)
Coordinates: 6°53′S 112°03′E / 6.883°S 112.050°E / -6.883; 112.050Coordinates: 6°53′S 112°03′E / 6.883°S 112.050°E / -6.883; 112.050
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Area
• Total	1,834.15 km2 (708.17 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,149,882
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7
Website	http://www.tuban.go.id

Tuban Regency is a regency in East Java province of Indonesia. The Dutch name of the regency is 'Toeban'. It covers an area of 1,834.15 sq. km, and had a population of 1,118,464 at the 2010 Census;^[1] the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 1,149,882. Tuban is located in a strategic area, on the border of East Java with Central Java, passed by Jalan Nasional Daendels on North Coast of Java (Pantura). Therefore, in ancient times, Tuban was the main port of Majapahit and being a center of Islamic spreading by Walisongo.

Administrative districts

Tuban Regency consists of 20 districts (kecamatan):

• Bancar
• Bangilan
• Grabagan
• Jatirogo
• Jenu
• Kenduruan
• Kerek
• Merakurak
• Montong
• Palang
• Parengan
• Plumpang
• Rengel
• Semanding
• Senori
• Singgahan
• Soko
• Tambakboyo
• Widang
• Grabagan

Regencies and cities of East Java
Capital: Surabaya
Regencies	Banyuwangi Bangkalan Blitar Bojonegoro Bondowoso Gresik Jember Jombang Kediri Lamongan Lumajang Madiun Magetan Malang Mojokerto Nganjuk Ngawi Pacitan Pamekasan Pasuruan Ponorogo Probolinggo Sampang Sidoarjo Situbondo Sumenep Trenggalek Tuban Tulungagung
Cities	Batu Blitar Kediri Madiun Malang Mojokerto Probolinggo Pasuruan Surabaya
See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

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