Tulungagung

Infobox City
settlement_type= Regency
official_name = Tulungagung Regency
native_name = Kabupaten Tulungagung
nickname = Kota Marmer
(English: Marble City)
province = East Java
motto = Bersinar (abbreviation: Bersih, Indah, dan Menarik)
(English: Clean, Beautiful, and Interesting)
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map_caption = Location of Tulungagung in Indonesia
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Indonesia
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = East Java
subdivision_type2 = Capital
subdivision_name2 = Tulungagung
government_type = Regency
leader_title = Regent
leader_name = Ir. Heru Tjahjono, M.M. (since 2003)
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 1055.65
population_as_of = 2005
population_note =
population_total = 970429
population_density_km2 =
timezone = GMT +7
utc_offset =
timezone_DST = Western Indonesia Time
utc_offset_DST =
latd=8 |latm=4 |lats=0 |latNS=S
longd=111 |longm=54 |longs=0 |longEW=E

elevation_m = 85
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website = [http://www.tulungagung.go.id/ www.tulungagung.go.id]
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Tulungagung is a regency "(kabupaten)" of East Java, Indonesia.

Etimology

Previously, Tulungagung was only a small area located surround a location where the center of the town is situated now. That area was named Tulungagung, because it provided a great water source - in Old Javanese language, "tulung" means water source, and "agung" means big -. The larger area are called Ngrowo. Ngrowo was still used as the name of Tulungagung until 20th Century, when the capital city location was moved from Kalangbret to Tulungagung.

History

In 1205 AD, the Thani Lawadan community living in the southern part of Tulungagung received an honor from the last king of Daha, Kertajaya, for their loyalty to the king when there was a siege from the enemy coming from the east of Daha. That honor then was written into an ancient inscription namely Prasasti Lawadan marked as "Sukra Suklapada Mangga Siramasa" which describing the date of November 18th 1205 AD, the date when it was made. That date then officially being used as the establishment date of Tulungagung since 2003.

In Boyolangu Village, Boyolangu Subdistrict, there is Gayatri Temple, a temple which also a mausoleum for Gayatri (Sri Rajapatni), the fourth wife of the first Majapahit King, Raden Wijaya (Kertarajasa Jayawardhana), who also the mother of the third Majapahit Queen, Sri Gitarja (Tribhuvanatunggadevi) and the grandmother of the greatest Majapahit Emperor, Hayam Wuruk (Rajasanegara), which ruled Majapahit in its golden period. The name of Boyolangu is shown in Nagarakertagama as a sacred place for Gayatri.

Geography

Tulungagung Regency is located convert|154|km|mi|0|abbr=on southwest of Surabaya, the capital city of East Java Province. The other regencies and areas surround Tulungagung are:
* North : Kediri Regency
* South : Indian Ocean
* East : Blitar Regency
* West : Trenggalek Regency

Topographically, Tulungagung is located convert|85|m|ft|0|abbr=on above the sea level. The northwest part of Tulungagung is portion of Wilis-Liman Mountain; the central part is lowland; the southern part is portion of rocky Kapur Kidul Mountain which also being a great source of marble. In the northwest part of Tulungagung, specifically in Sendang Subdistrict, there is Mount Wilis (convert|2552|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=/), the highest point in Tulungagung Regency. In the capital of Tulungagung, there is Ngrowo River, subpart of Brantas River and divide the capital of Tulungagung into north part and south part.

Government

Tulungagung is divided into 19 subdistrict and 271 villages. All of 19 subdistricts are:
# Bandung Subdistrict
# Besuki Subdistrict
# Boyolangu Subdistrict
# Campurdarat Subdistrict
# Gondang Subdistrict
# Kalidawir Subdistrict
# Karangrejo Subdistrict
# Kauman Subdistrict
# Kedungwaru Subdistrict
# Ngantru Subdistrict
# Ngunut Subdistrict
# Pagerwojo Subdistrict
# Pakel Subdistrict
# Pucanglaban Subdistrict
# Rejotangan Subdistrict
# Sendang Subdistrict
# Sumbergempol Subdistrict
# Tanggunggunung Subdistrict
# Tulungagung Subdistrict (Capital)

Now, Tulungagung is ruled by Heru Tjahjono as the regent and Mohammad Athiyah as the vice-regent since 2003.

Industries

Tulungagung is well-known for its marble product and recognized as the biggest marble craft producer in Indonesia. The biggest marble craft industry is located in Campurdarat Subdistrict where most of craft artists and entrepreneurs live there. Beside marble craft industries, there are also another small and medium industries in Tulungagung which produce household items, batik cloth, and also ready-made clothes. In Ngunut Subdistrict there are some knapsack, belt, and snack industries.