Blitar Regency
Blitar Regency
Kabupaten Blitar | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦧ꧀ꦭꦶꦠꦂ |
| Motto(s): Hurub Hambangun Praja "The Spirit Build Country" | |
Location within East Java | |
| Coordinates: 8°08′00″S 112°15′00″E / 8.13333°S 112.25°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| Anniversary | 5 August 1324 |
| Capital | Kanigoro |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Rijanto |
| • Vice Regent | Beky Herdihansah |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,588.79 km2 (613.44 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 1,252,242 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 342 |
| Website | blitarkab.go.id |
Blitar Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦧꦶ ꧀ꦭꦠꦂ) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,558.79 km2 and had a population of 1,116,639 at the 2010 Census and 1,223,745 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,252,242 (comprising 629,098 males and 62,144 females). These figures exclude Blitar city, which is now a separate administrative entity, enclaved within the regency but completely independent from it. Since 2010, the regency's capital has been located in the town of Kanigoro, after sharing the same capital with Blitar city for more than a century.