Tulungagung Regency (pronounced ) is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,144.856 km2 and had a population of 990,159 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,089,775 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 1,141,079.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tulungagung Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3504) The administrative headquarters is in the town of Tulungagung.

Etymology Previously, Tulungagung was only a small area located where the center of the town is situated now; that area was named Tulungagung - in the Old Javanese language, tulung means help, and agung means Almighty. It was based on how it used to flood everywhere and people would pray to God so that it wouldn't flood, thus forming the name "tulungagung". The larger area is called Ngrowo. Ngrowo was still used as the name of Tulungagung until the 20th century when the administrative centre's location was moved from Kalangbret to Tulungagung.

History In 1205, the Thani Lawadan community living in the southern part of Tulungagung received an honor from the last king of Daha, Kertajaya, for their loyalty to the king when there was a siege from the enemy coming from the east of Daha. That honor then was written into an ancient inscription namely Prasasti Lawadan marked as "Sukra Suklapada Mangga Siramasa" which describes the date of November 18, 1205, the date when it was made. That date has been officially used as the establishment date of Tulungagung since 2003.

In Boyolangu Village (Boyolangu district), there is Gayatri Temple, a temple which also a mausoleum for Gayatri (Sri Rajapatni), the fourth wife of the first Majapahit King, Raden Wijaya (Kertarajasa Jayawardhana), who also the mother of the third Majapahit Queen, Sri Gitarja (Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi). Sri Rajapatni was the grandmother of the greatest Majapahit Emperor, Hayam Wuruk (Rajasanegara), who ruled Majapahit in its golden period with the support of his prime minister Gadjah Mada. The name of Boyolangu is shown in Nagarakertagama as a sacred place for Gayatri.

Geography Tulungagung Regency is located southwest of Surabaya, the capital city of East Java Province. The other regencies and areas surrounding Tulungagung Regency are: North : Kediri Regency South : Indian Ocean East : Blitar Regency West : Trenggalek Regency

Topographically, Tulungagung Regency is located above the sea level. The northwest part of the regency is a portion of the Wilis-Liman mountain range; the central part is lowland; the southern part is a portion of the rocky Kapur Kidul mountain range which is also an enormous source of marble. In the northwest part of Tulungagung Regency, specifically in Sendang District, there is Mount Wilis (), the highest point in Tulungagung Regency.

In the administrative capital of Tulungagung town, there is the Ngrowo River, a tributary of the Brantas River, and it divides the town of Tulungagung into northern and southern parts. Boyolangu, Tulungagung and Kedungwaru Districts together form a highly urbanised centre for the regency, occupying 81.85 km2 with 250,220 inhabitants in mid 2025, with parts of Tulungagung district being exclaves within the other two districts.

Administrative districts Tulungagung Regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tulungagung Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3504) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 257 rural desa and 14 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Tulungagung (town) District), and its postal codes.

Kode WilayahName ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010Pop'nCensus2020Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo. ofvillagesPostcodes 35.04.15 Besuki (a) 82.16 33,900 38,098 40,232Besuki 1066275 35.04.17 Bandung 41.96 42,216 47,761 50,335Bandung 1866274 35.04.18 Pakel 36.06 47,873 53,170 56,629Pakel 1966273 35.04.16 Campurdarat 39.56 53,755 57,432 60,345Campurdarat 966272 35.04.19 Tanggunggunung 117.73 23,343 25,792 27,243Tanggunggunung 7 66283 35.04.14 Kalidawir 97.81 63,541 74,309 78,757Karangtalun 1766281 35.04.12 Pucanglaban 82.94 21,883 25,812 27,344Pucanglaban 966284 35.04.13 Rejotangan (b) 66.49 70,262 80,440 84,343Rejotangan 1666293 35.04.11 Ngunut 37.70 74,949 82,614 85,377Ngunut 1866292 35.04.10 Sumbergempol 39.28 63,761 71,164 75,866Sumberdadi 1766291 35.04.02 Boyolangu 38.44 76,499 83,281 87,310Boyolangu 1766231 - 66235 35.04.01 Tulungagung 13.67 65,123 65,952 66,718Tamanan 14 (c)66212 - 66219 35.04.03 Kedungwaru 29.74 85,389 94,430 96,520Ketanon 1966221 - 66229 35.04.04 Ngantru 37.03 52,276 57,332 60,192Ngantru 1366252 35.04.08 Karangrejo 35.54 39,038 43,439 45,565Karangrejo 1366253 35.04.05 Kauman 30.84 49,087 51,776 53,348Kauman 1366261 35.04.09 Gondang 44.02 53,999 58,671 61,072Gondang 2066263 35.04.06 Pagerwojo 88.22 30,018 31,396 33,694Mulyosari 1166262 35.04.07 Sendang 96.46 43,246 46,906 50,189Sendang 1166254 Totals - Regency 1,144.86 990,158 1,089,775 1,141,079Tulungagung 271

Notes: (a) including 19 small offshore islands. (b) Rejotangan District forms a salient stretching east into Blitar Regency. (c) all 14 are classed as urban kelurahan - Bago, Botoran, Jepun, Kampungdalem, Karangwaru, Kauman, Kedungsoko, Kenayan, Kepatihan, Kutoanyar, Panggungrejo, Sembung, Tamanan and Tertek. Climate Tulungagung has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

The Tulungagung Regency government is led by Dr. Heru Suseno, S.TP., MT. since 25 September 2023 as the regent.

Industries Tulungagung is a major producer of marble slabs and marble handicraft product. It is the largest marble supply regencies in the southern part of East Java. In 1995, Tulungagung contributed over 33,800 m2 of marble through two companies. Today, we can visit many home-based marble craft workshops in Campurdarat District. Many of these small shops support local artisans and the local economy. Beside marble craft workshops, tourists can find small and medium enterprises that focus on manufacturing housewares such as door mats and brooms made of natural coconut husks, recycled fabrics or other natural materials in Plosokandang (Kedungwaru District). Furthermore, hand-painted batik and ready-to-wear batik sewing workshops can be found scattered in some parts of the city. In Ngunut District travelers can find knapsack, belt, and traditional fried snack industries. Two of the popular snacks are kacang Shanghai (individual peanut rolled in garlic-seasoned flour batter and slow-roasted on pan) and kacang telor (individual peanut rolled in spice-seasoned egg flour batter, slow-roasted on pan).

References

External links

Official Web sites Official Website of Tulungagung Regency

Other Web sites Profile of Tulungagung Regency on Indonesia's Investment Coordination Board Website