Jember

Jember Regency is a regency of East Java province, in Indonesia. The land area is 3,314.13 km, and the population was 2,332,726 at the 2010 census and 2,536,729 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 2,625,429 (comprising 1,311,702 males and 1,313,727 females). Its administrative capital is the urban area of Jember, which with 370,687 inhabitants in mid 2025 is the fourth largest urban area in East Java province (after Surabaya, Malang and Kediri), but does not have municipality or city status as it is split between three separate administrative districts (kecamatan). Jember is famous for its tobacco farms and traditional food called tape which is made of fermented cassava.