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Kota Sumenep Soemanap Samanap Soemenep
Town (District) and Regency seat
Kota Sumenep District Kecamatan Kota Sumenep
Madurese transcription(s)
• Latèn script	Kottha Songennep
• Pèghun script	كَوڟّا سَوڠۤنّۤڤ‎
• Carakan script	ꦏꦺꦴꦛ꧀ꦛꦯꦺꦴꦔꦼꦤ꧀ꦤꦼꦥ꧀
Royal Palace of SumenepAsta Tinggi CemeterySumenep MuseumTaman Sare Water CastleBull Racing in Giling Stadium
Nicknames:  Kota Keris "Kris City", Kota Keraton "Kraton City", Kota Cemara Udang "Beach Sheoak City", etc
Motto(s): Songennep ta’ Abingker (unofficial) (Madurese for "Frameless Sumenep") Word meaning: "Sumenepese are Wanderer"
Kota SumenepLocation in Java and IndonesiaShow map of JavaKota SumenepKota Sumenep (Indonesia)Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°00′05″S 113°52′11″E / 7.001328818787373°S 113.869682245928°E / -7.001328818787373; 113.869682245928
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Regency	Sumenep
Capital	Pamolokan
Subdivisions	16 villages
Government
• Head of district	Yudi Nursukmadyanto
• District secretary	Parman
• Head of government section	R.A Tayyibah
• General subdivision	Mohammad Aprilla
Area
• Total	27.84 km (10.75 sq mi)
• Rank	26th in Sumenep
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	75,367
• Rank	2nd in Sumenep
• Density	2,707/km (7,010/sq mi)
• Rank	1st in Sumenep
Demonym(s)	Sumenepese (en) Sumenepan (id) Sumenebhân (mad)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	96.4% Madurese 1.3% Chinese 0.9% Arabs 1.4% Others
• Religion	98.65% Islam 0.59% Catholicism 0.57% Protestantism 0.13% Buddhism 0.01% Hinduism 0.01% Confucianism 0.01% Others
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Madurese (regional) Others
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Postal code	69412 – 69417
Area code	(+62) 328
Vehicle registration	M xxxx U*/V*/W*/X*/Y*/Z*
Abbreviation	SMP
Airport (main airport)	Trunojoyo Airport
Bus station (main bus station)	Arya Wiraraja bus station
Largest villages or wards by area	Pabian – 4.95 square kilometres (1.91 sq mi)
Largest villages or wards by population	Kolor (16,262 – 2023 est)
Website	kec-kota.sumenepkab.go.id

Kota Sumenep, officially the Kota Sumenep District, is a town and district which serves as the regency seat of Sumenep Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It is the second smallest and populated district in Sumenep Regency, with an area of 27.84 square kilometres (10.75 sq mi) and the population of 75,367 as of 2023. The administrative capital is Pamolokan. On 29 June 2004, part of the Kota Sumenep District was expanded into a separate district, namely Batuan District.

This district is located 175 km east of Surabaya and 965 km east of Jakarta. Geographically, Kota Sumenep is in the eastern coast of Madura island. Infrastructure and settlements from Sumenep Regency are also concentrated in this district, which is the center of government and economy for regency at the far eastern end of the island of Madura. Hugely prosperous in the eighteenth century, it is now a quiet, peaceful backwater, with its past glory still in evidence.

Etymology

Kota Sumenep gained it is name from the combination of two words. The word Kota comes from Indonesian word kota which in turn comes from the Sanskrit word कोट्ट (koṭṭa) which means fort, fortress, castle, fortified house, fortification, works, city, town, or place encircled by walls. It is also used formally in a few other Indonesian towns (districts) and cities, for example; Kota Jantho, Kota Tambolaka, and Kota Waisai. It can also be used informally to refer to any towns (districts) or cities. Hence, a direct translation of the name Kota Sumenep into English would be "Town of Sumenep" or "Sumenep Town".

While the name Sumenep originated from the language of Old Javanese people from the words of Sungeneb (Kawi: ᬲᬸᬗᭂᬦᭂᬩ᭄, romanized: Suṅĕnĕb) which means "the quiet valley", referring to most of the Kota Sumenep area which used to be land used by swamp deposits. Hence, Western writers often refer to Sumenep as Soemanap, Samanap or Soemenep. In Bijdragen tot de kennis van de residentie Madoera (1858) published in Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, J. Hageman stated that since Tirtonegoro replaced Cokronegoro II in 1751, the word Sumenep was used officially as meaning "settled water" – bezonken water (in Dutch).

Geography

Most of the Kota Sumenep District area is located in the lowlands, which around 46 percent is paddy fields, rivers and plantations, the remainder is in the form of residential land, offices or agencies, shops, industry and other urban infrastructure. It is bordered by the Manding District to the north, Gapura District with Kalianget District to the east, and the Batuan District to the south and west.

Climate

Sumenep has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Government

Kota Sumenep is led by a head of district who is then assisted by a district secretary or secretariat in carrying out his duties. The current head of the Kota Sumenep District is Yudi Nursukmadyanto, who has served since 2024 and is assisted by a district secretary named Parman.

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the Kota Sumenep District area has 12 villages (desa) and 4 urban villages/wards (kelurahan) which are divided into 57 hamlets (dusun) or neighborhoods (lingkungan). The following is a list of names of the villages (desa and kelurahan) located in Kota Sumenep District:

Note: (*) urban village/ward (kelurahan).
(**) administrative capital.

Notes

1. • English: /ˈkoʊtə ˈsuːməˌnɛp/ KOH-tuh SOO-muh-nep
   • Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkota suˈmǝ.nǝp̚]
   • Madurese: Kottha Songennep, pronounced [ˈkɔʈːa sɔˈŋǝnːǝp̚]
2. • Indonesian: Kecamatan Kota Sumenep
   • Madurese: Kacamadhân Kottha Songennep

References

1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumenep Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529)
2. Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003.
3. "Jumlah Penduduk Menurut Kecamatan dan Agama yang Dianut di Kabupaten Sumenep 2022 (Population by Districts and Religions in Sumenep Regency 2022)" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
4. "Singkatan Nama Kota (Abbreviation of City Names)" (PDF) (in Indonesian). p. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
5. Siegel, James T. (2018). Southeast Asia over Three Generations: Essays Presented to Benedict R. O'G. Anderson. New York: Cornell University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9781501718946.
6. Badan Pusat Statistik (2020). Kecamatan Kota Sumenep Dalam Angka 2020 (Kota Sumenep District in Figures 2020). Sumenep: Badan Pusat Statistik.
7. "KALIANGET/MADURA INSEL Climate: 1991–2020". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
8. "Perjanjian Kinerja Perubahan Tahun 2024, Kecamatan Kota Sumenep (Changed Performance Agreement in 2024, Kota Sumenep District)" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
9. Badan Pusat Statistik (2022). Kecamatan Kota Sumenep Dalam Angka 2022 (Kota Sumenep District in Figures 2022). Sumenep: Badan Pusat Statistik.

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