Kudus Regency

Kudus () is a regency () in Central Java province in Indonesia. Kudus Regency is located between 6° 51’ and 7° 16’ South Latitude and between 110° 36' and 110° 50’ East Longitude. Its capital is the town of Kudus. It covers a land area of 425.15 km2 and is thus the smallest regency on Java Island in area, and it had a population of 777,437 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 849,184 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 891,721 (comprising 444,495 males and 447,226 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Kudus Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319) It is located northeast of Semarang, the capital of Central Java.

Geography Regency Area Boundaries The administrative boundaries of Kudus Regency include: North = Jepara Regency South = Grobogan Regency and Demak Regency West = Demak Regency East = Pati Regency

Most of the Kudus Regency area is lowland. In part of the northern region stands a mountain, namely Mount Muria, with the peaks Puncak Songolikur (Saptorenggo Peak) (1,602 m above sea level), Puncak Rahtawu (Rahtawu Peak) (1,522 m above sea level), and Puncak Argojembangan (Argojembangan Peak) (1,410 m above sea level). The largest river is the Kali Serang, which flows westward, bordering Kudus Regency and Demak Regency. Kudus is divided by the Gelis River in the middle, with the two sections known as Kudus West and Kudus East. Kudus Regency is the smallest regency in Central Java but the richest, with a per capita income exceeding IDR 123 million.

History

The town of Kudus was something of an important Islamic holy city in the sixteenth century. It is the only place in Java to have permanently adopted an Arabic name ('al-Quds', Jerusalem). Sunan Kudus, one of the nine Wali Sanga, was said to have been the fifth imam (head) of the mosque of Demak and a major leader of the 1527 campaign against 'Majapahit', before moving to Kudus.

The Mosque of Kudus (Masjid Menara), dating to this period, remains a local landmark to this day. It is notable for both its perseverance of pre-Islamic architectural forms such as Old Javanese split doorways and Hindu-Buddhist influenced Majapahit-style brickwork,Schoppert, P., Damais, S., Java Style, 1997, Didier Millet, Paris, 207 pages, and for its name al-Manar or al-Aqsa. The date AH 956 (AD 1549) is inscribed over the mihrab (niche indicating the direction of Mecca).

Administrative districts The Regency comprises nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Kudus Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319) The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 123 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Kudus town District), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 Admincentre No.ofvillages Postcode 33.19.01 Kaliwungu Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kaliwungu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319010) 32.7191,174103,293110,130Kedungdowo1559332 33.19.02 Kota Kudus (Kudus town) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kota Kudus Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319020) 10.4792,77689,48089,810Purwosari25 (a) 59311-59319 33.19.03 Jati Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jati Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319030) 26.3099,466108,819114,080Tanjung Karang1459341-59349 33.19.04 Undaan (b) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Undaan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319040) 71.7769,07376,12880,830Undaan Kidul1559372 33.19.05 Mejobo Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mejobo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319050) 36.7769,75477,43481,750Jepang1159381 33.19.06 Jekulo Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jekulo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319060) 82.9298,741108,658114,230Klaling1259382 33.19.07 Bae Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bae Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319070) 23.3266,33373,90378,160Bae1059321-59327 33.19.08 Gebog Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gebog Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319080) 55.0693,915104,313110,160Gondosari1159333 33.19.09 Dawe Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dawe Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319090) 85.8496,205106,685112,580Piji1859353 Totals 425.15777,437849,184891,721Kudus (town)132

Note: (a) comprises 9 urban kelurahan (Kajeksan, Kerjasan, Mlati Kidul, Mlati Norowito, Panjunan, Purwosari, Sunggingan, Wergu Kulon, and Wergu Wetan) and 16 rural desa. (b) Undaan District consists of a large southwards salient away from the rest of the Regency.

Kudus town The town of Kudus, including those parts of the regency that form part of the urban area (the surrounding Kaliwungu, Jati, Gebog, and Bae Districts), had a population of 358,335 at the 1990 Census.Robert Cribb, Historical Atlas of Indonesia (University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2000). . Although most residents of Kudus are Javanese, there is an Indonesian Chinese minority in the town centre, as well as an Arab neighborhood, Kudus Kulon, to the west of the town centre.

The town is considered to be the "birthplace" of the kretek clove cigarette, which is by far the most widely smoked form of tobacco in the country, and it remains a major centre for their manufacture. Haji Jamahri, a resident of the town, invented them in the 1880s. A festival named Dandangan is held for about one month before Ramadhan, the Muslim fasting month, in Kudus Kulon.

Anti-nuclear movement On June 12, 2007, about 5,000 people gathered peacefully to protest against Jakarta's plan to build 4 nuclear reactors in the region. The movement included residents, activists, artists, students, public officials, members of parliament, military commanders, and police chiefs. This movement has been part of a series of responses from across Indonesian society against the use of nuclear technology for energy production.

Notable people Hariyanto Arbi, badminton player Hermawan Susanto, badminton player Liem Swie King, badminton player Eddy Hartono, badminton player Sudono Salim, businessman Anthoni Salim, businessman Robert Budi Hartono, businessman Michael Bambang Hartono, businessman Julie van der Veen, Dutch visual artist Sastromoeljono, former governor of Jakarta

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