- Probolinggo
Probolinggo is a city on the north coast of
East Java ,Indonesia .Like most of northern East Java, the city has a large Madurese population in addition to many ethnically
Javanese people . It is located on one of the major highways across Java, and has a harbor that is heavily used byfishing vessels.Under the
Dutch East Indies colonial administration, especially in the 19th century, Probolinggo was a lucrative regional center for refining and exportingsugar , and sugar remains an important product of the area.The city is famous for its
mango es, locally called "manalagi mango". Strong dry-season winds from July to September, the "angin gending", help the mango treespollinate and are sometimes credited with being the source of the area's quality fruit. The city formerly producedgrape s as well, but few grapes are grown in the area now.The motto of the city is Bestari which is an abbreviation of "bersih" (cleanliness), "sehat" (healthy), "tertib" (orderly), "aman" (safe), "rapi" (neat), and "indah" (beautiful).
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