- Blora Regency
Blora is a regency ( _id. kabupaten) in the northeastern part of
Central Java province inIndonesia . Its capital is Blora. This regency is located at the easternmost ofCentral Java province, and bordered byBengawan Solo River withEast Java province.A mystical religious sect,Saminism , rose from Blora, and gained prominence in the early 20th century. Headed by a Javanese peasant,Surantika Samin , it followed the teachings of theIslamic prophet Adam, but owed little to the religion. Stressing the village structure, mysticism, and sexuality, it became an early protest movement, and was opposed to the local rulers as much as it was against theDutch East Indies colonial administration, refusing to pay the new Dutch head tax. The movements survived until the 1960s. [cite book
last =Turner | first =Peter | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Java (1st edition) | publisher =Lonely Planet | year =1997 | location =Melbourne | pages =page 315 | id = ISBN 0-86442-314-4 ]Geography
Blora Regency is located between 111° 016' - 111° 338'E and 6° 528' - 7° 248'S, and bordered:
* to the north withRembang Regency andPati Regency
* to the east with Bojonegoro RegencyEast Java
* to the south withNgawi Regency East Java
* to the west withGrobogan Regency Administrative division
This regency consists of several districts as follows:
* Banjarejo District
* Blora as the capital city
* Bogorejo District
* Cepu District
* Japah District
* Jati District
* Jepon District
* Jiken District
* Kedungtuban District
* Kradenan District
* Kunduran District
* Ngawen District
* Randublatung District
* Sambong District
* Todanan District
* Tunjungan DistrictPlaces of interest
* Terawang Cave at Todanan district
* Loco tour at Cepu districtFamous individuals
* The famous Indonesian writer
Pramoedya Ananta Toer was born in Blora, in 1925.
*Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani as born in Blora, in 1932.References
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