Bangkalan
Bangkalan is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.
Bangkalan | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 7.025313°S 112.751930°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province | East Java |
| Regency | Bangkalan Regency |
| Population | |
| • Total | 94,729 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 31 |
Tourism
Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometers from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan town and Suramadu Bridge. The 500-hectare limestone hill of Mount Jaddih also offers a spring-water swimming pool for free. Other objects of interest to tourists near Bangkalan are a lighthouse from the Dutch colonial era (15 kilometers), Rongkang Beach (20 kilometers), and the religious site of Mount Geger (60 kilometers).[1]
References
- Musthofa Bisri (August 11, 2014). "Mount Jaddih, New Tourism Spot of Bangkalan".
- Witton, Patrick (2003). Indonesia. Melbourne: Lonely Planet. p. 166. ISBN 1-74059-154-2.
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