Situbondo Regency (Madurese: Kabhupatèn Situbânḍâ) is a regency (kabupaten) in the east of East Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,655.05 km2, and had a population of 647,619 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 685,967 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 698,375 (comprising 338,331 males and 353,304 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Situbondo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3512) It is located towards the eastern end of Java, before Banyuwangi. Its administrative centre is Situbondo, a small town within the regency. One of its famous tourist sites is Baluran National Park.
Administrative districts The Regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areasBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Situbondo Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3512) and their population totals from the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Situbondo Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3512) The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 132 rural villages, and 4 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.
Area Code Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo. ofvillagesPostcodes 35.12.15 Sumbermalang 89.65 26,319 28,466 29,164Tlogosari 9 68355 35.12.01 Jatibanteng 103.93 21,847 23,083 23,513Jatibanteng 8 68357 35.12.16 Banyuglugur 67.04 22,443 24,583 24,545Banyuglugur 7 68359 35.12.02 Besuki 27.73 61,211 65,110 66,982Besuki 10 68356 35.12.03 Suboh 30.85 26,186 28,178 29,223 Buduan 8 68354 35.12.04 Mlandingan 54.85 22,371 23,809 24,952Mlandingan Kulon 7 68353 35.12.17 Bungatan 68.10 24,417 25,982 26,529Bungatan 7 68358 35.12.05 Kendit 111.81 28,172 29,310 30,475Kendit 7 68352 35.12.06 Panarukan 60.05 53,034 58,315 60,032Wringin Anom 8 68351 35.12.07 Situbondo 28.84 46,854 48,656 49,641Patokan 6 (a) 68311- 68316 35.12.09 Mangaran 37.01 31,937 34,181 35,871Mangaran 6 68363 35.12.08 Panji 46.46 68,286 66,926 67,983Mimbaan 12 (b) 68321- 68323 35.12.10 Kapongan 51.61 36,990 38,939 40,715Kesambi Rampak 10 68362 35.12.11 Arjasa 184.82 39,708 43,637 44,345Arjasa 8 68371 35.12.12 Jangkar 75.53 36,321 41,012 41,258Jangkar 8 68372 35.12.13 Asembagus 225.76 47,256 49,661 50,384Asembagus 10 68373 35.12.14 Banyuputih (c) 391.01 54,267 56,119 52,763Sumberanyar 5 68374 Totals 1,655.05 647,619 685,967 698,375 Situbondo 136
Note: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Dawuhan and Patokan. (b) including 2 kelurahan - Ardirejo and Mimbaan. (c) including the offshore island of Pulau Karangmas.
Climate Situbondo has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with heavy rainfall from December to March and moderate to little rainfall from April to November.
History
Demographics Languages
Situbondo Madurese is a Madurese dialect spoken mainly in Situbondo Regency, in the eastern salient of Java. This dialect is especially closely related or very close to the Sumenep dialect spoken on the easternmost island of Madura. Situbondo, where this language is spoken, although separated from the island of Madura, most or almost all of its population are Madurese, mainly migrating from Sumenep. Madurese people really dominates all the places there, this can be seen from the fact that in all the districts there the dominant language is Madurese.
Future Projects
Gallery
References