Bangkalan
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Bangkalan
Bhângkalan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 7°01′31″S 112°45′07″E / 7.025313°S 112.751930°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province | East Java |
| Regency | Bangkalan Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.02 km2 (13.52 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate[1]) | |
• Total | 89,550 |
| • Density | 2,557/km2 (6,623/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 31 |
Bangkalan (Madurese: Bhângkalan, pronunciation: [ɓɤŋ.ka.lan]) is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.
Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometres from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan town and Suramadu Bridge. The 500-hectare limestone hill of Mount Jaddih also offers a spring-water swimming pool for free. Other objects of interest to tourists near Bangkalan are a lighthouse from the Dutch colonial era (15 kilometers), Rongkang Beach (20 kilometers), and the religious site of Mount Geger (60 kilometers).[2]
