Pamekasan Regency

Pamekasan (Kabupaten Pamekasan)
Regency
Aerial photo of Sendang near Pamekasan
Motto:  Madu Ganda Mangesti Tunggal / Mekkas Jatna Paksa Jenneng Dibi'(tempeng pote matah ngo' poteh tolang
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Area
• Total	792.24 km2 (305.89 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	818,283
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Website	www.pamekasan.info

Pamekasan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of the province of East Java, Indonesia. It is located on Madura Island approximately 120 km east of Surabaya, the provincial capital.

The regency covers an area of 792.24 km², and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 795,918 (an increase from 689,225 at the previous Census in 2000); the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 818,283.

Neighbouring Regencies

Pamekasan Regency is bordered on the east by Sumenep Regency, on the north by the Java Sea, on the west by Sampang Regency, and on the south by the Madura Strait (separating Madura from the island of Java).

Administrative Districts

Pamekasan Regency consists of thirteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

District	Population 2010 Census
Tlanakan	59,156
Pademawu	76,713
Galis	28,235
Larangan	53,174
Pamekasan	89,103

District	Population 2010 Census
Proppo	75,079
Palengaan	85,246
Pegantenan	63,014
Kadur	44,622
Pakong	34,429

District	Population 2010 Census
Waru	59,346
Batu Marmar	77,653
Pasean	50,148
Totals	795,918

Demographics

The population comprises Madurese, Javanese, and Chinese Indonesians.

Economy

One of the famous produces from this region is Batik Pamekasan.