A Brief Review Malang Regency is an area located
650 meters above sea level, the slopes of the
in the center south region of East Java
Tengger-Semeru area in the eastern part
Province. It borders with six districts and the
stretches from north to south at an altitude
Indonesian
North-East,
of 500-3600 meters above sea level and
bordering with the District of Pasuruan and
slopes at the Kawi-Arjuno west at an altitude
Probolinggo.
of 500-3300 meters above sea level.
Ocean. The
The
east,
bordering
with
Lumajang. South side, bordering with the
There are nine mountains and one
Indonesian Ocean. The west, bordering with
mountain which spread on the North, East,
Blitar regency. The North-west, bordering
South and West region of Malang Regency,
with Kediri and Mojokerto (Graph 1.1). That
evenly (Graph 1.2). Several mountain known
geographic location cause Malang Regency
nationally, namely Semeru Mount (3676
has a strategic position. It is characterized by
meters) the highest mountain on the island
crowded transportation increasingly either
of Java, Bromo Mount (2329 m), Kawi Mount
north routes or south through the Malang
(2651 meters), Kelud Mount (1731 meters),
Regency, from one time to other time. The
Welirang Mount (2156 meters) Panderman
coordinates position of Malang Regency is
Mount (2.040 meters), Arjuno Mount ( 3339
located between 112o17 ', 10.90 "East
meters), Anjasmoro Mount (2.277 meters),
Longitude
and
o
112 57',
00.00"
East
o
Longitude and between 7 44 ', 55.11' south latitude and 8o26 ', 35.45' south latitude.
Batok Mount (2.868 meters) and Kendeng Mount (600 meters). Such
topographic
conditions
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indicate potential for a large forest. Forests
(source: Central Management of Brantas
are a source of sufficient water, which flows
River Basin), Malang Regency is located on
throughout the year through rivers to irrigate
the sequence of the second largest area
farmland. From the 18 major rivers and
after Banyuwangi Regency of the 38 districts
named in the Malang District, among them,
in East Java Province. Topography Malang
there is the Brantas River, the largest and
Regency
With an area of about 3238.26 km
is
longest river in East Java (Figure 1.2). The
surrounded by several mountain and lowland
is
a
plateau
area
which
top of Brantas River upstream located at
or valley region at an altitude of 250-500
Batu City area and the lower in region of
meters above sea level (asl) located in the
Malang Regency.
central part of Malang regency. Plateau area
Mountainous topography and hilly
is an area of limestone hills (Kendeng
conditions make the area of Malang Regency
Mountains) in the south at an altitude of 0-
as the cool area and in great demand as a
Kabupaten Malang Dalam Angka / Malang Regency In Figures 2012_____________________________19