Lawang is a district and town in

Malang Regency The Malang Regency is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. Malang Regency is the second largest regency in East Java after Banyuwangi Regency, with a total area of 3,530.65 km2. Malang is rich in potential for agriculture, medicinal plants and ...

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 ...

and is geographically located in the mountains and surrounded by Mount

Arjuno Mount Arjuno-Welirang is a stratovolcano in the province of East Java on Java, Indonesia. Mount Arjuno-Welirang lies about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Surabaya, and 20 kilometers (12 mi) north of Malang. It is a twin volcano, with the 'twins' ...

and Mount

Semeru The Semeru ( jv, ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ), or Mount Semeru ( jv, ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ (Pegon:, Gunung Semeru), is an active volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate ...

. It covers an area of 68.23 km² and had a population of 103,402 at the 2010 Census and 110,981 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. It orders with

Singosari Singosari is a kecamatan, district in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It covers an area of 118.51 km2 and had a population of 165,357 at the 2010 Census and 180,050 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. It is situated abou ...

District to the south (in Malang Regency) and Purwodadi district of

Pasuruan Regency Pasuruan Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pasuruan) is a regency in East Java, province of Indonesia. The capital of this regency is Bangil. It had a population of 1,512,468 at the 2010 Census and 1,605,969 at the 2020 Census. This total excludes the pop ...

to the north. Lawang is known as a resort town since the Dutch colonial era. Tourist attractions in Lawang include ''Wonosari Tea Garden PTP XXIII'', ''Polaman'' Baths, Swimming Pools, ''Krabayakan'' Tourism Village, and Mount Wedon. In addition, many historical buildings in Lawang are of Dutch origin. COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Hoofdweg Malang-Lawang op de grens met Malang residentie Pasoeroean Oost-Java TMnr 10007757

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Hoofdweg Malang-Lawang op de grens met Malang residentie Pasoeroean Oost-Java TMnr 10007757

Together with

and Kepanjen, Lawang is known as the main buffer satellite city of Malang, and is included in the area of Malang Raya (Greater Malang).

Hurustiati Subandrio Hurustiati Subandrio (–1974), in Van Ophuijsen Spelling Hoeroestiati Soebandrio, was an Indonesian physician, politician, anthropologist and social activist. She held a number of high-profile roles during the Sukarno era, including being head o ...

, Sukarno-era politician and wife of Foreign Minister

Subandrio Subandrio (15 September 1914 – 3 July 2004) was an Indonesian politician and Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia under President Sukarno. Removed from office following the failed 1965 coup, he spent 29 years in pri ...

, was born in Lawang.

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Populated places in East Java Districts of East Java {{EJava-geo-stub