Mojokerto

• Name — Mojokerto • Official Name — City of Mojokerto Kota Mojokerto • Settlement Type — City • Translit Lang1 — Regional • Translit Lang1 Type1 — Javanese • Translit Lang1 Info1 — (Gêdrig) (Pégon) Java (Hånåcåråkå) • Nicknames — Kota Onde-onde (Sesame Balls City) Mexico van Java (Dutch) (Mexico of Java) • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Indonesia • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — East Java • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 1293 • Established Title2 — Gemeente • Established Date2 — 1918 • Established Title3 — Kota • Established Date3 — 1950 • Founder — Raden Wijaya • Subdivision Type2 — Metropolitan area • Subdivision Name2 — Gerbangkertosusila • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Ika Puspitasari • Leader Title1 — Vice Mayor • Leader Name1 — Rachman Sidharta Arisandi • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Rank — 95 • Area Total Km2 — 20.21 • Population Rank — 20 • Population As Of — mid 2024 estimate • Population Total — 142272 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — IWST • Utc Offset1 — +7 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — (+62) 321 • Website — mojokertokota.go.id • Blank Name — HDI (2024) • Blank Info — 0.809 (2024) • Illustration — G.H.R. von Koenigswald (1902–1982), whose team discovered the Mojokerto child

• Illustration — 1946 Mojokerto City Map The city of Mojokerto is administratively divided into three districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at 2010 and 2020 Censuses, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024. The table also includes the numbers of administrative villages (urban kelurahan) in each district, with their names and postcodes • Kode Wilayah|| Name of District (kecamatan) ||Area in km 2 || Pop'n Census 2010|| Pop'n Census 2020|| Pop'n estimate mid 2024||No. of villages||Names of urban villages - kelurahan (with post codes) • 35.76.01 — Prajurit Kulon — 7.28 — 53,183 — 40,693 — 43,502 — 6 — Mentikan (61323), Kauman (61324), Pulorejo (61325), Prajurit Kulon (61326), Blooto (61327), Surodinawan (61328) • 35.76.02 — Magersari — 8.27 — 67,013 — 56,588 — 60,588 — 6 — Balongsari (61314), Gunung Gedangan (61315), Kedundung (61316), Wates (61317), Magersari (61318), Gedongan (61319) • 35.76.03 — Kranggan — 4.65 — (a) — 35,153 — 38,132 — 6 — Purwotengah (61311), Sentanan (61312), Jagalan (61313), Meri (61315), Kranggan (61321), Miji (61322) • Totals — 20.21 — 120,196 — 132,434 — 142,272 — 18 Note: (a) Kranggan District created since 2010 from parts of the other two districts; its population in 2010 is included with that of the districts from which it was formed. The 2022 populations of the 18 urban "villages" (kelurahan) are listed below: • Kecamatan Prajurit Kulon • Surodinawan (9,255) • Prajurit Kulon (8,178) • Blooto (7,123) • Mentikan (6,310) • Kauman (3,092) • Pulorejo (8,550) • Kecamatan Magersari • Gunung Gedangan (7,903) • Kedundung (15,959) • Balongsari (7,930) • Gedongan (2,225) • Magersari (5,656) • Wates (20,355) • Kecamatan Kranggan • Kranggan (13,348) • Meri (9,213) • Jagalan (2,941) • Miji (8,603) • Sentanan (2,237) • Purwotengah (1,564)

• Illustration — Mojopahit street, Mojokerto Mojokerto occupies a strategic position and role in East Java. It functions as a reliable sustaining stock of foodstuff and tourist attractions. Historically, Mojokerto is widely known as the then center of Wetan Mas Kingdom of King Airlangga (1029/1041), and of the Majapahit Kingdom with its Rajasa dynasty (1292–1400) and its territories exceeding Nusantara (standardized concept of Indonesian archipelagic territories). Mojokerto has a motto of "Kota Budi Parinda"

The name "Mojokerto" is a local Javanese pronunciation of the Javanese words "Maja" and "Karta". The word Maja is the same as that of Majapahit and originates from the word 'bael fruit' that was found at the location of the new capital of the Majapahit Empire. Karta and Kerta mean 'Masterpiece', therefore Mojokerto means 'Masterpiece of Majapahit'.

Mojokerto is widely known as "Kota Onde-onde" (The city of sesame balls).

Since four years ago, there have been several cultural fairs in East Java, lasting for a week. Some 37 districts participated. These activities have been held in alternate towns and cities such as Surabaya, Malang, Jember, and Madiun. The activities were aimed at utilizing East Java's specific potentials either in the form of traditional arts or special foods in the framework of marketing tourist attractions of East Java. This year coinciding with the year of the Green Environment, of Tourist Visit, and of Seven-Age commemoration stipulated Mojokerto as the site for holding the cultural fair. For this purpose local and provincial committees are and have been taking the following measures: • To hold a symposium on the verge of the seven-age anniversary of Majapahit and to carry any book-writing concerning Majapahit • To designate the year of Green Environment by planting rare plants in the area Majapahit remains; thirty-seven Kabupaten in East Java Province will participate on this occasion. • To innovate Majapahit's artifacts (archaeological remains) • To establish facilities at tourist attractions Various activities being arranged are as follows: • East Java's cultural and tourist fair reflecting the glory of Majapahit • Archaeological Exhibition • Seminars of archaeologists and historians • Cultural arts and festivals • Introduction to tourist attractions The above-mentioned events took place from July 5 to July 15, 1993. Some foreign tourists came from China, Finland, Denmark, Malaysia and the Middle East.

Mojokerto has a tropical savanna climate with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy to very heavy rainfall from December to April.

• Anang Iskandar (born 1958), former senior ranking officer of the Indonesian National Police (POLRI)