Pasuruan (Dutch: Pasoeroean) is a city in East Java Province of Java, Indonesia. It had a population of 186,262 at the 2010 Census[2] and 208,006 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 212,466 (comprising 106,294 males and 106,172 females).[1]

Pasuruan
City of Pasuruan
Kota Pasuruan
other transcription(s)
 • Hanacarakaꦥꦱꦸꦫꦸꦃꦲꦤ꧀
 • Pegonڤاسوروهن
 • Hanzi岩望
Jami Al-Anwar Mosque at night
Jami Al-Anwar Mosque at night
Coat of arms of Pasuruan
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 / 7.6406222°S 112.9064778°E / -7.6406222; 112.9064778
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province East Java
Government
 • MayorSaifullah Yusuf
 • Vice MayorAdi Wibowo
Area
 • Total
39.00 km2 (15.06 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate[1])
 • Total
212,466
 • Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 343
Websitepasuruankota.go.id

It is surrounded on the landward side by, but is administratively separate from, Pasuruan Regency. On the north side it faces onto the Madura Strait. It is located around 65 kilometres southeast of Surabaya, the provincial capital.

Administrative districts

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Pasuruan is divided into four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020[3] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (urban kelurahan) and their names, and the postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Names of
urban villages
(kelurahan)
Post
codes
35.75.01 Gadingrejo 8.69 62,401 49,442 50,695 Gadingrejo 8 Bukir, Gadingrejo, Gentong, Karangketug, Krapyakrejo, Petahunan, Randusari, Sebani 67134 - 67139
35.75.02 Purworejo 8.34 66,647 62,007 62,338 Kebonagung 7 Kebonagung, Pohjentrek, Purutrejo, Purworejo, Sekargadung, Tembokrejo, Wirogunan 67115 - 67118 (a)
35.75.03 Bugulkidul 14.97 57,214 31,687 32,248 Bugulkidul 6 Kepel, Blandongan, Tapaan, Bakalan, Krampyangan, Bugul Kidul 67127 - 67129
35.75.04 Panggungrejo 7.00 (b) 64,870 67,185 Ngemplakrejo 13 Bangilan, Bugul Lor, Kandangsapi, Karanganyar, Kebonsari, Mandaranrejo, Mayangan,
Ngemplakrejo, Panggungrejo, Pekuncen, Petamanan, Tambaan, Trajeng
67111 - 67114,
67123 - 67129,
67131 - 67133
Totals 39.00 186,262 208,006 212,466 Panggungrejo 34

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

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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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

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

Pasuruan located and connected by provincial main road between SurabayaBanyuwangi. Pasuruan can be reached from Surabaya by bus or local commuter train, which took at least 2 hours. It 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.

Sport

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There are two football clubs of Pasuruan United[5] and Persekap Pasuruan[6] in the town and both play at Untung Suropati Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Pasuruan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3575)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Pasuruan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Pasuruan United". PSSI JATIM. 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Persekap Kota Pasuruan". pssijatim.com (in Indonesian). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Stadion Untung Suropati" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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