| Blitar | |
| Motto: Kridha Hangudi Jaya (city) Hurub Hambangun Praja (regency) |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| City | April 1, 1906 |
| Regency | August 5, 1324 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Djarot Syaiful Hidayat |
| - Regent | Heri Nugroho |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,621. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. East Java (Jawa Timur is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and also includes neighboring Madura Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 368 km² (? sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 1,239,255 |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Post code | 66100 |
| Website: www.blitar.go.id (city) www.kabblitar.go.id (regency) |
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Blitar is a city (kota) and also a regency (kabupaten) on East Java, Indonesia, about 73 kilometers from Malang and 160 kilometers from Surabaya. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Indonesia, the keeping of standard time is divided into three Time zones Indonesian Western Standard Time ( Indonesian: Waktu Indonesia UTC+7 is a Time zone used in Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam East Java (Jawa Timur is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and also includes neighboring Madura The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Malang is the second largest city in East Java province Indonesia and will be established as the fourth largest city in Indonesia in 2008. Surabaya (formerly spelled as Soerabaja) is Indonesia 's second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. The area longitude is between 111° 40' - 112° 09' East and its latitude is 8° 06' South. Kelud is only one active mountain located on the north of Blitar. Kelud ( Klut Cloot Kloet Kloete or Kelut) is a Volcano located in East Java on Java in Indonesia. Blitar has some temples from Majapahit kingdom, like Penataran and Simping. Majapahit was an Indianized kingdom based in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. Sukarno's grave located on the city, 5 kilometers from the city plaza. Sukarno ( June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia.
References
- Witton, Patrick (2003). Indonesia (7th edition). Melbourne: Lonely Planet, page 285-286. ISBN 1-74059-154-2.