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East Java covers the eastern third of the island of , , as well as the island of and several small offshore islands.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Surabaya and Madura.

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is a city on the eastern side of the island of and is the capital of the East Java province of . It is the second largest city in the country with over 10 million inhabitants in .

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is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of . The island has an area of about 4,471.05 square kilometres, but administratively comprises an area of around 5,408.45 square kilometres (2,088.21 mi in mid-2024, while the main island had a somewhat higher figure of 862.3 per km2.

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is the second largest city in East Java with a rapidly growing population of about 887,000 in the city, and 2.8 million in the urban area. Modern-day , although significantly urbanised, has retained much of its historical character, remains vibrant and is regarded as by far the most attractive large city in the East Java region.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Southern Mountainous and Surabaya Metropolitan Area.

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is a region of East Java in Indonesia.

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is a region of East Java in , known locally as Gerbangkertosusila. This travel guide covers this area with the exception of Bangkalan, which is in the article on .

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The eastern salient of Java is a region that makes up the easternmost part of the island of , . It is not a formal or administrative subdivision, but rather a designation often used to refer to its distinct history, culture, and geographical feature.

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Northwest Region is a region in East Java.

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is a national park in East Java. It is home to five volcanoes and a sand sea in the caldera of the ancient Tengger volcano, has a rugged, other-worldly landscape, and offers lots of hiking opportunities.

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is an island in East Java. Its natural tural attractions include the Lake Kastoba, hot springs Kebundaya and Taubat, waterfalls Lachchar and Patar Selamat, the caves in the central part of the island, sandy beaches and coral reefs on the coast.

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is located in , East Java, . It has a relatively dry climate and mainly consists of savanna, as well as lowland forests, mangrove forests and hills, with Mount Baluran as its highest peak.

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Regency is a Regency located in the East Java province of . It covers an area of 1,790.90 sq. km, and had a population of 1,006,458 at the 2010 Census and 1,119,251 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate for mid 2024 was 1,116,231.

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is an administrative district in , East Java Province of . This district is about 8 km from the regency's administrative centre of Situbondo to the west.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pacet.

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is a mountainous district in East Java, about 60 km south of the provincial capital .

East Java

Latitude
-7.6977° or 7° 41′ 52″ south
Longitude
112.4914° or 112° 29′ 29″ east
Population
40,900,000
Elevation
1,554 metres (5,098 feet)
Open location code
6P4J8F2R+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4548425013
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1642668
Wiki­data ID
Q3586
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“East Java” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Jawa Timu”
  • Achinese: “JawaTimu”
  • Arabic: “جاوا الشرقية”
  • Arabic: “جاوة الشرقية”
  • Arabic: “جاوة شرق”
  • Arabic: “جاوه الشرقيه”
  • Arabic: “شرق جاوة”
  • Armenian: “Արևելյան Յավա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şərqi Yava”
  • Balinese: “Jawa Timur”
  • Banjar: “Jawa Timur”
  • Bashkir: “Көнсығыш Ява”
  • Basque: “Ekialdeko Java”
  • Batak Mandailing: “Jawa Timur”
  • Belarusian: “Усходняя Ява”
  • Bengali: “পূর্ব জাভা”
  • Betawi: “Jawa Wètan”
  • Bislama: “Is Java”
  • Breton: “Reter Java”
  • Bulgarian: “Източна Ява”
  • Burmese: “အရှေ့ ဂျာဗား”
  • Burmese: “အရှေ့ ဂျာဗားပြည်နယ်”
  • Catalan: “Java Oriental”
  • Cebuano: “Jawa Timur”
  • Central Bikol: “Subangan na Haba”
  • Central Kurdish: “جاڤەی ڕۆژھەڵات”
  • Chinese: “Tang Jawa Séng”
  • Chinese: “东爪哇”
  • Chinese: “东爪哇省”
  • Chinese: “东爪洼省”
  • Chinese: “東爪哇”
  • Chinese: “東爪哇省”
  • Czech: “Východní Jáva”
  • Danish: “Østjava”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Cava Rocvetışi”
  • Dutch: “Oost-Java”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شرق چاڤا”
  • Esperanto: “Orienta Javo”
  • Finnish: “Itä-Jaava”
  • French: “Java oriental”
  • Galician: “Xava Oriental”
  • Georgian: “აღმოსავლეთი იავა”
  • German: “Jawa Timur”
  • German: “Provinz Ostjava”
  • Gorontalo: “Jawa Timur”
  • Greek: “Ανατολική Ιάβα”
  • Gujarati: “ઇસ્ટ જાવા”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Tûng Cháu-ôa-sén”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Tûng Jawa”
  • Hebrew: “מזרח ג’אווה”
  • Hindi: “पूर्व जावा”
  • Hindi: “पूर्वी जावा”
  • Iloko: “Daya a Java”
  • Indonesian: “Jatim”
  • Indonesian: “Jawa Timur”
  • Indonesian: “Propinsi Jawa - Timur”
  • Indonesian: “Prov. Jawa Timur”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi Jawa Timur”
  • Irish: “Iáva Thoir”
  • Italian: “Giava Orientale”
  • Japanese: “東ジャワ州”
  • Javanese: “Jawa Wétan”
  • Kannada: “ಪೂರ್ವ ಜಾವಾ”
  • Khmer: “ជ្វាខាងកើត”
  • Komering: “Jawa Darak”
  • Komering: “Jawa Timur”
  • Korean: “동자와주”
  • Korean: “자와티무르 주”
  • Latvian: “Austrumjava”
  • Latvian: “Austrumjavas province”
  • Lithuanian: “Rytų Java”
  • Macedonian: “Источна Јава”
  • Madurese: “Jhâbâ Tèmor”
  • Malagasy: “Java Atsinanana”
  • Malay: “Jawa Timur”
  • Malay: “جاوا تيمور”
  • Malayalam: “കിഴക്കൻ ജാവ”
  • Marathi: “पूर्व जावा”
  • Mazanderani: “شرقی جاوه”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Dĕ̤ng Jawa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tang Jawa Séng”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tang Jawa”
  • Minangkabau: “Jawa Timur”
  • Mongolian: “Дорно Жава”
  • Mongolian: “Зүүн Жава”
  • Nepali: “पूर्वी जाभा क्षेत्र”
  • Northern Frisian: “Uast Jaawa”
  • Northern Luri: “جاوه افتوزنون”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jawa Timur”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Øst-Java”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Østjava”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aust-Java”
  • Norwegian: “Jawa Timur”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Java oriental”
  • Persian: “جاوه شرقی”
  • Polish: “Jawa Wschodnia”
  • Polish: “Wschodnia Jawa”
  • Portuguese: “Java Oriental”
  • Romanian: “Provincia Java de Est”
  • Russian: “Восточная Ява”
  • Santali: “ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱡᱟᱵᱷᱟ”
  • Scots: “East Java”
  • Serbian: “Источна Јава”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Istočna Java”
  • Sinhala: “නැගෙනහිර ජාවා පළාත, ඉන්දුනීසියාව”
  • Sinhala: “නැගෙනහිර ජාවා”
  • Slovenian: “Jawa Timur”
  • Slovenian: “Vzhodna Java”
  • South Azerbaijani: “دوغو جاوه”
  • Spanish: “Java Oriental”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Java Oriental”
  • Sundanese: “Jawa Wétan”
  • Swedish: “Jawa Timur”
  • Tagalog: “Jawa Timur”
  • Tagalog: “Silangang Java”
  • Tamil: “கிழக்கு சாவகம்”
  • Tamil: “கிழக்கு ஜாவா”
  • Tamil: “கிழக்குச் சாவக மாகாணம்”
  • Tamil: “கிழக்குச் சாவகம்”
  • Tamil: “கீழைச் சாவக மாகாணம்”
  • Tamil: “கீழைச் சாவகம்”
  • Tatar: “Көнчыгыш Ява”
  • Telugu: “తూర్పు జావా”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดชวาตะวันออก”
  • Turkish: “Doğu Cava”
  • Ukrainian: “Східна Ява”
  • Urdu: “مشرقی جاوا”
  • Venetian: “Ġiava Oriental”
  • Venetian: “Java Oriental”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Java”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sinirangan nga Java”
  • Welsh: “Dwyrain Jawa”
  • Western Armenian: “Արեւելեան Ճաւա”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبا چڑھدا جاوا”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبہ چڑھدا جاوا”
  • Wu Chinese: “东爪哇省”
  • Yue Chinese: “東爪哇”
  • “Jawa - Timur”
  • “Jawa Timur”
  • “Jawa Wetan”
  • “Prov. Jawa Timur”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “East Java”. Photo: Pixelated Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0.