Jombang

It became a regency in 1910. It was the birthplace of Abdurrahman Wahid, the 4th president of Indonesia.

• Official Name — Jombang Regency • Native Name — Kabupaten Jombang • Translit Lang1 — Other • Translit Lang1 Type1 — Javanese • Translit Lang1 Info1 — (Gêdrig) Arab (Pégon) (Hånåcåråkå) • Type — Regency • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Indonesia • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — East Java • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Jombang • Leader Title — Regent • Leader Name — Warsubi • Leader Title1 — Vice Regent • Leader Name1 — Salmanudin Yazid • Area Total Km2 — 1109.62 • Population As Of — mid 2025 estimate • Population Total — 1380963 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — IWST • Utc Offset1 — +7 • Website — jombangkab.go.id • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — (+62) 321

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-one districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2025. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (comprising 302 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Jombang (town) District), and its postal codes. • Kode Wilayah|| Name of District (kecamatan) ||No. on map|| Area in km 2 || Pop'n census 2010|| Pop'n census 2020|| Pop'n estimate mid 2025||Admin centre||No. of villages||Post codes • 35.17.18 — Bandar Kedung Mulyo — 1 — 37.78 — 43,193 — 49,959 — 53,104 — Banjarsari — 11 — 61462 • 35.17.01 — Perak — 2 — 28.16 — 50,876 — 55,975 — 59,564 — Perak — 13 — 61461 • 35.17.02 — Gudo — 3 — 36.70 — 50,471 — 55,997 — 58,976 — Gudo — 18 — 61463 • 35.17.08 — Diwek — 4 — 50.33 — 100,969 — 110,495 — 115,239 — Diwek — 20 — 61471 • 35.17.03 — Ngoro — 5 — 52.65 — 68,863 — 77,814 — 81,084 — Ngoro — 13 — 61473 • 35.17.07 — Mojowarno — 6 — 63.38 — 85,619 — 95,660 — 100,333 — Mojowarno — 19 — 61475 • 35.17.04 — Bareng — 7 — 66.31 — 49,470 — 56,539 — 59,802 — Bareng — 13 — 61474 • 35.17.05 — Wonosalam — 8 — 126.84 — 30,609 — 33,520 — 35,398 — Wonosalam — 9 — 61476 • 35.17.06 — Mojoagung — 9 — 53.49 — 73,004 — 81,051 — 84,551 — Gambiran — 18 — 61482 • 35.17.11 — Sumobito — 10 — 49.37 — 77,039 — 86,385 — 90,721 — Sumobito — 21 — 61483 • 35.17.19 — Jogoroto — 11 — 29.45 — 62,943 — 70,760 — 75,338 — Jogoroto — 11 — 61485 • 35.17.10 — Peterongan — 12 — 30.34 — 63,784 — 67,822 — 70,904 — Peterongan — 14 — 61481 • 35.17.09 — Jombang (town) — 13 — 39.59 — 137,233 — 139,831 — 144,090 — Jombatan — 20 (a) — 61411 - 61419 • 35.17.20 — Megaluh — 14 — 31.67 — 36,507 — 39,725 — 41,619 — Megaluh — 13 — 61457 • 35.17.13 — Tembelang — 15 — 34.52 — 49,371 — 54,891 — 57,537 — Pesantren — 15 — 61452 • 35.17.12 — Kesamben — 16 — 54.90 — 59,990 — 66,861 — 69,129 — Kesamben — 14 — 61484 • 35.17.17 — Kudu — 17 — 28.18 — 28,239 — 31,513 — 33,169 — Randuwatang — 11 — 61454 • 35.17.21 — Ngusikan — 18 — 46.89 — 20,928 — 22,793 — 23,958 — Ngusikan — 11 — 61450 • 35.17.14 — Ploso — 19 — 28.45 — 38,792 — 41,727 — 43,679 — Ploso — 13 — 61453 • 35.17.16 — Kabuh — 20 — 98.75 — 39,099 — 41,311 — 43,796 — Karangpaku — 16 — 61455 • 35.17.15 — Plandaan — 21 — 121.87 — 35,408 — 37,383 — 38,972 — Bangsri — 13 — 61456 • Totals — 1,109.62 — 1,202,407 — 1,318,062 — 1,380,963 — Jombang — 306 Note: (a) comprising 4 urban kelurahan (Jombatan, Jelakombo, Kaliwungu and Kepanjen) and 16 desa. The five last-mentioned districts in the table constitute the folded limestone hilly region in the north, separated from the rest of the regency by the Brantas River. The rest of the regency to the south of the river is more low-lying and constitutes good agricultural land, although the south-east corner (Ngoro, Mojowarno, Bareng and Wonosalam Districts) is more mountainous.

Wind Speed and Humidity Data for Jombang • Month — Jan — Feb — Mar — Apr — May — Jun — Jul — Aug — Sep — Oct — Nov — Dec — Year • Maximum wind speed (km/h) — 58 — 69 — 60 — 48 — 45 — 29 — 60 — 63 — 182 — 138 — 29 — 40 — 68.42 • Average wind speed (km/h) — 45 — 48 — 45 — 48 — 42 — 11 — 14 — 14 — 14 — 15 — 11 — 11 — 26.5 • Minimum Wind Speed (km/h) — 26 — 29 — 37 — 48 — 40 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 15 • Minimum humidity (%) — 55 — 57.89 — 59.48 — 62.67 — 56.58 — 53.03 — 49.16 — 47.77 — 41.07 — 39.06 — 40.47 — 48.93 — 50.92

Jombang receives numerous tourists conducting pilgrimages (ziarah) to the grave of Abdurrahman Wahid at the Tebuireng pesantren. The Indonesian Islamic Museum K.H. Hasyim Asy'ari, established in 2018, is located near the grave and highlights the spread of Islam in Indonesia.