Lawang, Malang
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Lawang is a district and town in
Malang Regency Malang Regency (Javanese script, Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦭꦁ; Pegon script, Pegon: كابوڤاتين مالاڠ; Osob Kiwalan: ''ngalaM'') is the second largest Regency (Indonesia), regency in East Java, Indonesia, with a total a ...
,
East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third 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 border its northern ...
and is geographically located in the mountains and surrounded by Mount Arjuno and Mount
Semeru The Semeru (), or Mount Semeru (, ) is an active volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Eurasia plate. It is the highest mountain on the island of Java ...
. 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. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 112,540.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Malang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3507) It borders with Singosari District to the south (in Malang Regency) and Purwodadi district of
Pasuruan Regency Pasuruan Regency () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in East Java, a province of Indonesia. The capital of this regency is Bangil. The regency covers an area of 1,474.02 km2, and it had a population of 1,512,468 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat ...
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. Together with Singosari 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 System, Van Ophuijsen Spelling Hoeroestiati Soebandrio, was an Indonesian physician, politician, anthropologist, and social activist. She held several high-profile roles during the Sukarno ...
, Sukarno-era politician and wife of Foreign Minister Subandrio, was born in Lawang.


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