Bondowoso Regency

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Bondowoso Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦮꦺꦴꦱꦺꦴ, romanized: Kabupatèn Bondowoso) is a landlocked regency in East Java, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,560.10 km2, and had a population of 736,772 at the 2010 Census and 776,151 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 797,844 (comprising 390,208 males and 407,636 females). The most common languages are Madurese and Javanese, although Madurese is the majority. The nearest large city is Surabaya, approximately five hour's drive away. The administrative centre of the regency is the provincial town of Bondowoso, after which the regency is named. Common in most provincial towns is a park in the city centre, called "Alun-Alun"; Bondowoso is no exception. In the backdrop of the park is a view of a mountain ("gunung"). Tourist spots include Kawah Ijen, a crater lake. Kawah Ijen is managed jointly by two local governments, Bondowoso Regency and Banyuwangi Regency. A hike or climb to the crater takes around 1–2 hours. In addition to the crater, other tourist destinations in Bondowoso are Tancak Kembar in Pakem and Air Terjun Belawan Sempol. Other spots are Gunung Merapi and waterfalls. Bondowoso town is known for its dessert, "tape" (pronounced "tah-peh"), to the extent that it is named "Tape city". Tape is made from cassava wrapped inside banana leaves to be fermented with fermentation starter which contains yeast (mainly Saccharomyces cerevisiae), mold (such as Aspergillus sp.), and bacteria (such as Acetobacter sp.) There has been an Arabic community living in the area for some time, since before the Dutch occupation. They live in an area called "Kampung Arab" (Arabs Compound) on Imam Bonjol Street.