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Bangkalan

Coordinates: 7°01′31″S 112°45′07″E / 7.025313°S 112.751930°E / -7.025313; 112.751930
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Bangkalan
Bhângkalan
Town
Bangkalan is located in Java
Bangkalan
Bangkalan
Location in Java and Indonesia
Bangkalan is located in Indonesia
Bangkalan
Bangkalan
Bangkalan (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°01′31″S 112°45′07″E / 7.025313°S 112.751930°E / -7.025313; 112.751930
CountryIndonesia
RegionJava
ProvinceEast Java
RegencyBangkalan Regency
Area
 • Total35.02 km2 (13.52 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate[1])
 • Total89,550
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 31
Double-page from the Qur'an manuscript from Bangkalan, made c. 1900. Art Gallery of South Australia

Bangkalan (Madurese: Bhângkalan) is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.

Tourism

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Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometres from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan town and Suramadu Bridge. The 500-hectare limestone hill of Mount Jaddih also offers a spring-water swimming pool for free. Other objects of interest to tourists near Bangkalan are a lighthouse from the Dutch colonial era (15 kilometers), Rongkang Beach (20 kilometers), and the religious site of Mount Geger (60 kilometers).[2]

Suramadu Bridge to Java

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The Suramadu Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Suramadu), also known as the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, connects the south of Bangkalan Regency on Madura to the city of Surabaya on the mainland of Java.

Climate

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Bangkalan has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from November to May.

Climate data for Bangkalan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
31.0
(87.8)
31.6
(88.9)
31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.0
(87.8)
31.6
(88.9)
32.3
(90.1)
33.2
(91.8)
33.0
(91.4)
31.3
(88.3)
31.7
(89.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
27.7
(81.9)
27.7
(81.9)
27.2
(81.0)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
27.5
(81.5)
28.7
(83.7)
28.6
(83.5)
27.5
(81.5)
27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
22.9
(73.2)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.8
(73.0)
24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
23.8
(74.8)
23.4
(74.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 289
(11.4)
236
(9.3)
252
(9.9)
218
(8.6)
164
(6.5)
98
(3.9)
54
(2.1)
36
(1.4)
33
(1.3)
65
(2.6)
141
(5.6)
252
(9.9)
1,838
(72.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

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  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bangkalan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3526)
  2. ^ Musthofa Bisri (August 11, 2014). "Mount Jaddih, New Tourism Spot of Bangkalan".
  3. ^ "Climate: Bangkalan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  • Witton, Patrick (2003). Indonesia. Melbourne: Lonely Planet. p. 166. ISBN 1-74059-154-2.