Pasuruan

Pasuruan (Dutch: Pasoeroean) is a city in East Java, Java, Indonesia. It had a population of 186,262 at the 2010 Census[1] and 208,006 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 211,497 (comprising 105,753 males and 105,744 females).[3]

For the surrounding Regency, see Pasuruan Regency.
Pasuruan
City
City of Pasuruan
Jami Al-Anwar Mosque at night
Jami Al-Anwar Mosque at night
Coat of arms of Pasuruan
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sura Dira Satya Pati
(Courageous and loyal to the chief)
Location within East Java
Location within East Java
Pasuruan is located in Java
Pasuruan
Pasuruan
Location in Java and Indonesia
Pasuruan is located in Indonesia
Pasuruan
Pasuruan
Pasuruan (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°38′26.24″S 112°54′23.32″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceEast Java
Government
 • MayorSaifullah Yusuf
 • Vice MayorAdi Wibowo
Area
 • Total38.99 km2 (15.05 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total211,497
 • Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 343
Websitepasuruankota.go.id

It is surrounded by, but is administratively separate from, Pasuruan Regency. It is located around 65 kilometres southeast of Surabaya.

The Hotel Morbeck (left side) on Heerenstraat (now Balaikota str.) in Pasuruan, circa 1870-1891
Pasuruan City Hall (1934)
Pasuruan railway station from Hoofdstraat or de Groote Postweg (now Soekarno Hatta rd.) (1929)

Administrative districts

Pasuruan is divided into four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010[1] and 2020[2] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[3] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
Gadingrejo8.2762,40149,44250,785Gadingrejo867134 - 67139
Purworejo8.0866,64762,00763,787Kebonagung767115 - 67118 (a)
Bungulkidul11.1157,21431,68732,274Bugulkidul667127 - 67129
Panggungrejo7.83(b)64,87064,651Ngemplakrejo1367111 - 67114,
67123 - 67129,
67131 - 67133
Totals35.29186,262208,006211,487Panggungrejo34

Note: (a) except Sekargadung kelurahan (which has a postcode of 67127) and Pohjentrek kelurahan (which has a postcode of 67171).
(b) Panggungrejo District created since 2010 from parts of neighbouring districts; its population in 2010 is included with that of the districts from which it was formed.

Climate

Pasuruan has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with little to no rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Climate data for Pasuruan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32.3
(90.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 32.0
(89.6)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.8
(89.2)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.8
(91.0)		 33.5
(92.3)		 33.3
(91.9)		 32.6
(90.7)		 32.4
(90.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.8
(78.4)		 26.4
(79.5)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.7
(80.1)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.1
(70.0)		 19.9
(67.8)		 18.9
(66.0)		 19.3
(66.7)		 20.0
(68.0)		 21.0
(69.8)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.2
(70.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 239
(9.4)		 259
(10.2)		 202
(8.0)		 139
(5.5)		 92
(3.6)		 61
(2.4)		 19
(0.7)		 2
(0.1)		 9
(0.4)		 20
(0.8)		 81
(3.2)		 188
(7.4)		 1,311
(51.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Public transport

Pasuruan located and connected by provincial main road between Surabaya―Banyuwangi. Pasuruan can be reached from Surabaya by bus or local commuter train, which took at least 2 hours. And also, can be reached from Malang by bus or car that took at least 1.3 hours. This town linked with other cities by Trans Java Freeway.

The city has an active railway station as a stop for intercity trains and local commuter from Surabaya Kota. To the west before Bangil railway station there's Kraton railway station which is inactive today due to close range from Pasuruan station. In the past, this city had the local steam tram company named Pasoeroean Stoomtram Maatschappij served from 1896 to 1969. This train served as passenger transport as well as freight transport of agricultural products such as sugarcane, tea and tobacco.

Sister cities

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kota Pasuruan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3575)
  4. "Climate: Pasuruan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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