Pare, Kediri

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Pare (or Mojokuto) is a town and district in the Kediri regency (kabupaten) within the province of East Java, Indonesia. The district covers an area of 49.69 km2 and had a population of 98,594 at the 2010 census[1] and 106,007 at the 2020 census.[2]

The village of Tulungrejo in western Pare is popularly known for the local Pare English Village (Indonesian: Kampung Inggris Pare), which emerged after the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz (as part of the Modjokuto project)[3] conducted research there into religion in Java in relation to Indonesian politics after the legislative election and the election for the Constitutional Assembly of 1955.[4][5]

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  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ "Revisiting Modjokuto – Society, Religion and the State in East Java, Indonesia: Ethno-historical and Ethnographic Perspectives". Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ Geertz, Clifford. The Religion of Java. Free Press, 1960. University of Chicago, 1976. [Originally a PhD thesis, Harvard University, 1956.]
  5. ^ English Village Information Website info kampung inggris. The website provides information about the English village, located in Pare, Kediri, Indonesia.

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