Jombang Regency

Jombang Regency
Kabupaten Jombang
Other transcription(s)
  Javaneseꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦗꦺꦴꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ
Location within East Java
Jombang Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Jombang Regency
Jombang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°28′S 112°14′E / 7.467°S 112.233°E / -7.467; 112.233
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
CapitalJombang
Government
  RegentWarsubi
  Vice RegentSalmanudin Yazid
Area
  Total
1,159.50 km2 (447.69 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
1,370,510
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 321
Websitejombangkab.go.id

Jombang Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Jombang; Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦗꦺꦴꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ) is a regency of East Java, Indonesia, situated to the southwest of Surabaya. The capital of the regency is the town of Jombang. The regency has an area of 1,159.50 km2 and a population of 1,202,407 at the 2010 census and 1,318,062 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,370,510 (comprising 690,361males and 680,149 females). It became a regency in 1910. It was the birthplace of Abdurrahman Wahid, the 4th president of Indonesia.