Blora is a town and district in
Blora Regency
Blora () is a regency in the northeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Blora. The regency is located in the easternmost part of Central Java and borders the Bengawan Solo River and the East Java provin ...
,
Central Java
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,
Indonesia
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. The district borders
Rembang Regency
Rembang Regency () is a regency () on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of Java (bordering on the Java Sea) in Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,036.70 km2 on Java, and it had a population of 591,35 ...
to the north,
Jepon District to the east and south, and
Banjarejo District and
Tunjungan District
Tunjungan Street () is a street and major thoroughfare in Downtown Surabaya, Indonesia. The name is also generally more used for the business district surrounding the street. It has a prominence importance in the history of the city’s developme ...
to the west. It is also the administrative capital of Blora Regency.
During the period of 1928–31, it was also the seat of
Blora Residency.
Administrative divisions
Blora consists of 16
rural villages (''desa'') and 12
urban villages (''kelurahan):
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The ten ''kelurahan'' are situated in the centre of the district, with Jejuruk ''desa'' to its east. The first five ''desa'' (numbered 2001 to 2005) are south of the centre, and the last ten ''desa'' (numbered 2019 to 2028) are north of the centre.
Geography
Climate
Blora features a
tropical monsoon climate
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ' ...
(Am). The district features distinctly wetter and drier months, with June through August being the driest months. Blora on average sees approximately of rain annually.
References
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Blora Regency
Serang basin