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Town in East Java, Indonesia
Lawang
Town
Nickname: Kota Apel (Apple Town)
Motto(s): Mandiri, Agamis, Demokratis, Produktif, Maju, Aman, Tertib dan Berdaya Saing
Lawang is located in JavaLawangLawangLocation of Lawang within Java
Coordinates: 7°49′48″S 112°42′0″E / 7.83000°S 112.70000°E / -7.83000; 112.70000
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
RegencyMalang
Government
 • District ChiefAhmad Muwassi Arif
Area
 • Total68 km (26 sq mi)
Elevation1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 • Total112,540
 • Density1,700/km (4,300/sq mi)
Time zoneWIB (UTC+7)
Postal Code65211 and 65212
Area code0341
Websitehttp://lawang.malangkab.go.id/

Lawang is a district and town in Malang Regency, East Java and is geographically located in the mountains and surrounded by Mount Arjuno and Mount Semeru. It covers an area of 68.23 km and had a population of 103,402 at the 2010 Census and 110,981 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 112,540. It borders with Singosari District to the south (in Malang Regency) and Purwodadi district of Pasuruan Regency to the north. Lawang is known as a resort town since the Dutch colonial era.

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

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, and is included in the area of Malang Raya (Greater Malang).

Hurustiati Subandrio, Sukarno-era politician and wife of Foreign Minister Subandrio, was born in Lawang.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Malang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3507)
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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Capital: Surabaya
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