Lawang, Malang

Lawang is a district-town in Malang, East Java and is geographically located in the mountains and surrounded by Mount Arjuno and Mount Semeru. Bordering with sub-district Singosari and Purwodadi Subdistrict, Pasuruan. Lawang is known as a resort town since the Dutch colonial era.

Lawang
Town
Nickname(s): 
Kota Apel (Apple Town)
Motto(s): 
Mandiri, Agamis, Demokratis, Produktif, Maju, Aman, Tertib dan Berdaya Saing
Lawang
Location of Lawang within Java
Coordinates: 7°49′48″S 112°42′0″E
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
RegencyMalang
Government
  District ChiefAhmad Muwassi Arif
Area
  Total68 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 (December 2011)
  Total93,563
  Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneWIB (UTC+7)
Postal Code
65211 and 65212
Area code(s)0341
Websitehttp://lawang.malangkab.go.id/

Tourist attractions in Lawang include Wonosari Tea Garden PTP XXIII, Polaman Baths, Swimming Pools, Krabayakan Tourism Village, and Mount Wedon. In addition, many ancient buildings in Lawang are of former Dutch heritage.

Main road in Lawang on the border with Malang residency Pasuruan, East Java in circa 1924.

Together with Singosari and Kepanjen, Lawang is known as the main buffer satellite city of Malang, which is included in the area of Malang Raya (Greater Malang).

References

  1. Johan Frans van Bemmelen, G. B. Hooijer, Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (1906). Guide Through Netherlands India: Comp. by Order of the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (Royal Packet Company. T. Cook & Son. Retrieved 11 May 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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