Rembang Regency
Rembang Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Rembang) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of Java at the Java Sea, in Indonesia.
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Geography
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The regency covers an area of 887.13 km2 on Java. Its capital city is Rembang.
It is a lowland, with a maximum elevation of about 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level.
The Solo River flows through its inland section.
The regency is crossed by the North Coast Road, an inter-province main road on the island.
Borders
Rembang Regency is bordered by:[1]
- North : Java Sea
- East : Tuban Regency in East Java Province
- South : Blora Regency
- West : Pati Regency
Population
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At the 2010 Census it had a population of 591,359 people.[2] The 2014 official estimate gave a population of 598,612.
Lasem
During the colonial Dutch East Indies period, the area was known as Lasem.
The Han family of Lasem was a prominent Chinese immigrant family of colonial government bureaucrats and landlords in the area.[3]
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References
- "JavaTourism.com – Java, Indonesia Travel and Tourism Information". Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Lombard-Salmon, Claudine (1991). "The Han Family of East Java. Entrepreneurship and Politics (18th-19th Centuries)". Archipel. 41 (1): 53–87. doi:10.3406/arch.1991.2711. Retrieved 16 January 2017.