Kediri, East Java

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official_name = Kediri
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motto = "Joyo ing Boyo"
(Indonesian: "Glory in the catastrophe")


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subdivision_name = Indonesia
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = East Java
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = H . A Maschut
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population_total = 252.000
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timezone = WIB
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latd=7 |latm=55 |lats=0 |latNS=S
longd=112 |longm=1 |longs= |longEW=E
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website = [http://www.kotakediri.go.id/ www.kotakediri.go.id]
footnotes = Kediri is an Indonesian city, located near the Brantas River in the province of East Java on the island of Java.

Archaeological artefacts discovered in 2007 appeared to indicate that the region around Kediri may have been the location of the Kediri kingdom, a Hindu kingdom in the 11th century. [ [http://www.tourismindonesia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=524&Itemid=33 Kediri archeological discovery offers clues on ancient kingdom] , "The Jakarta Post", 24 March 2007.]

The city is a major trade centre for the Indonesian sugar and cigarette industry. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9044965/Kediri Kediri] , "Encyclopedia Britannica".]

Society and Culture

Sport

Kediri is home of Persik Kediri which plays in Premier Division of Indonesian Football League. Persik Kediri has won total two title of Premier Division of Indonesian Football League, last occurring in 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.eastjava.com/tourism/kediri/about.html About Kediri Regency]