Kajen
Place in Central Java, Indonesia
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Kajen is an administrative district (kecamatan) and a town (kelurahan) in Central Java Province of Indonesia, and is the administrative centre of the Pekalongan Regency in that province. It covers a land area of 75.15 km2, and had a population of 58,048 at the 2010 Census[2] and 73,067 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 79,387.[1] It is sub-divided into the town (kelurahan) of Kajen and 24 rural villages (desa), all sharing the postcode of 51161. The town had 2,982 inhabitants as at mid 2023.[4]
Kajen | |
|---|---|
 Kajen Location in Central Java and Indonesia  Kajen Kajen (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 7°2′4.31″S 109°34′35.76″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Regency | Pekalongan Regency |
| District | Kajen District |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.02 sq mi (75.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (mid 2024 Estimate) | |
• Total | 79,387 |
| • Density | 2,736/sq mi (1,056/km2) |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 51161 |
Climate
Kajen has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.
| Climate data for Kajen | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.2 (88.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 528 (20.8) |
403 (15.9) |
337 (13.3) |
213 (8.4) |
181 (7.1) |
104 (4.1) |
98 (3.9) |
89 (3.5) |
88 (3.5) |
160 (6.3) |
225 (8.9) |
350 (13.8) |
2,776 (109.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Rural villages (desa)
Besides the town of Kajen, the district comprises 24 rural villages, tabled below with their populations as at mid 2023, with a combined district population of 76,818:[4]
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