Demak is a town and an administrative district (''kecamatan'') in

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Province of Indonesia. It is the capital of Demak Regency and was the location of the former Sultanate of Demak, the first Muslim state on

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and briefly the strongest power on the island of Java in the early 16th century. The district covers an area of 61.13 km², and had a population of 110,165 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 115,115 - comprising 57,699 males and 57,416 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Demak Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3321070).

Administrative Villages

Demak District is divided into the following nineteen towns and

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

(six of which have the status of urban ''kelurahan'' - indicated by an asterisk after their name in the following table - and thirteen with the status of rural ''desa''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations according to the mid-2023 official estimates,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Demak Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3321070). together with their postcodes.

Climate

Demak has a

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(Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.

References

* Demak Regency Districts of Central Java Populated places in Central Java Regency seats of Central Java {{CJava-geo-stub Tuntang basin