Lawang, Malang

Lawang is a district-town in Malang, East Java and is geographically located in the mountains and surrounded by Mount Arjuno and Mount Semeru. Bordering with sub-district Singosari and Purwodadi Subdistrict, Pasuruan. Lawang is known as a resort town since the Dutch colonial era.

Lawang
Town
Nickname(s): Kota Apel (Apple Town)
Motto(s): Mandiri, Agamis, Demokratis, Produktif, Maju, Aman, Tertib dan Berdaya Saing
Lawang Location of Lawang within Java
Coordinates: 7°49′48″S 112°42′0″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Regency	Malang
Government
• District Chief	Ahmad Muwassi Arif
Area
• Total	68 km² (26 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population (December 2011)
• Total	93,563
• Density	1,400/km² (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Postal Code	65211 and 65212
Area code(s)	0341
Website	http://lawang.malangkab.go.id/

Tourist attractions in Lawang include Wonosari Tea Garden PTP XXIII, Polaman Baths, Swimming Pools, Krabayakan Tourism Village, and Mount Wedon. In addition, many ancient buildings in Lawang are of former Dutch heritage.

Main road in Lawang on the border with Malang residency Pasuruan, East Java in circa 1924.

Together with Singosari and Kepanjen, Lawang is known as the main buffer satellite city of Malang, which is included in the area of Malang Raya (Greater Malang).

References

Johan Frans van Bemmelen, G. B. Hooijer, Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (1906). Guide Through Netherlands India: Comp. by Order of the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (Royal Packet Company. T. Cook & Son. Retrieved 11 May 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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

Tourist attractions in Indonesia
Sumatra	Ampera Bridge Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Bandar Lampung City Barelang Bridge Bintan Island Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park East Lampung Regency Gunongan Historical Park Jam Gadang Kerinci Seblat National Park Krakatoa Lagundri Bay Lampung Bay Lake Maninjau Lake Singkarak Lake Toba Lumbini Natural Park Maimun Palace Mentawai Islands Regency Metro City Nias Pagaruyung Palace Penyengat Island Pugung Raharjo Sipura Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Way Kambas National Park
Java	Alas Purwo National Park Ancol Dreamland Anyer Arjuno-Welirang Baluran National Park Batu City Bogor Palace Borobudur Cemoro Lawang Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark Cukang Taneuh Dieng Volcanic Complex Ceto Temple G-Land Gembira Loka Zoo Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Heroes Monument House of Sampoerna Ijen Crater Istiqlal Mosque Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument Jawa Timur Park Karangsambung-Karangbolong Geopark Karimunjawa National Park Kawah Putih Kenjeran Bridge Keraton Kasepuhan Keraton Kacirebonan Keraton Kanoman Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Malang Meru Betiri National Park Mount Bromo Mount Halimun Salak National Park Mount Merapi Mount Semeru Mrapen Museum Angkut Nusa Barong Pangandaran Patenggang Lake Pelabuhan Ratu Penataran Prambanan Puncak Ragunan Zoo Ranu Kumbolo Ranu Pani Sangiran Sempu island Sidoarjo mud flow Sukorambi Botanical Garden Surabaya Zoo Suramadu Bridge Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Tangkuban Perahu Thousand Islands Tirto Samodra Beach Tretes Trowulan Yogyakarta City Ujung Kulon National Park
Kalimantan	Beras Basah Island Betung Kerihun National Park Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park Baning Nature Tourist Park Danau Sentarum National Park Derawan Islands Kakaban Kutai National Park Sabangau National Park Samboja Lestari Tanjung Puting The Equator monument
Sulawesi	Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park Bunaken National Park Gandang Dewata National Park Kepulauan Togean National Park Lake Tempe Lore Lindu National Park Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park Taka Bone Rate National Park Toraja Trans Studio Makassar Wakatobi National Park
Lesser Sunda Islands	Awang Bay Bedugul Bali Bird Park Bali Safari and Marine Park Canggu Cempi Bay Dreamland Beach Garuda Wisnu Kencana Gili Air Gili Meno Gili Trawangan Goa Gajah Gunung Rinjani National Park Jimbaran Kelimutu Kintamani Komodo National Park Kuta Lake Segara Anak Lovina Beach Mandalika Mount Rinjani Mount Tambora Moyo Island Nusa Dua Nusa Lembongan Pecatu Rinca Sanur Seminyak Senggigi Tampaksiring Tanah Lot Tanjung Ringgit Tirta Gangga Ubud Ujung Water Palace Uluwatu
Maluku and Papua	Fort Belgica Lorentz National Park Puncak Jaya Raja Ampat Islands Teluk Cenderawasih National Park Wasur National Park

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