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Besuki is the name of a district (''kecamatan'') in
Situbondo Regency
Situbondo Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of East Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,638.50 km2, and had a population of 647,619 at the 2010 Census and 685,967 at the 2020 Census. It is located in east end of Java before ...
,
East Java
East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean bord ...
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Indonesia
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with an area of 26.08 km
2. In 2004, its population was 57,109 people. In ancient time the city was important because it was the capital of the Residency of Besuki.
During
Majapahit Kingdom
Majapahit ( jv, ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀; ), also known as Wilwatikta ( jv, ꦮꦶꦭ꧀ꦮꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦠ; ), was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia that was based on the island of Java (in modern-day Indonesia) ...
, Besuki was already a growing area and was known by the name
Keta
Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District.
Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they f ...
. The town revolted along with ''Sadeng'' against the Majapahit Empire but was extinguished by
Gajah Mada
Gajah Mada (c. 1290 – c. 1364), also known as JirnnodharaMunandar, 2010: 77 was, according to Old Javanese manuscripts, poems, and inscriptions, a powerful military leader and '' Mahapatih'' (the approximate equivalent of a modern Prime ...
. This event occurred in the year 1331 CE.
Villages
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Kalimas
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Widoropayung
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Bloro
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Besuki
Besuki is the name of a district (''kecamatan'') in Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia with an area of 26.08 km2. In 2004, its population was 57,109 people. In ancient time the city was important because it was the capital of the Resid ...
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Demung
The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the gamelan. It normally has seven bronze bars placed on top of a resonating frame (''rancak''). It is usually about 20 cm (8 in) high, and is played on the floor by a s ...
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Jetis
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Langkap
Langkap ( Jawi: لڠكڤ; ) is a small town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separa ...
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Pesisir
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Blimbing
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Sumberejo
External links
Statistik kecamatan Besuki, Situbondo
Districts of East Java
Situbondo Regency
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