Gresik Regency
Gresik Regency (older spelling: Grissee, Javanese: ꦒꦽꦱꦶꦏ꧀) is a regency within East Java Province of Indonesia. As well as a large part of the northern and western suburbs of the city of Surabaya, it includes the offshore Bawean Island, some 125 km to the north of Java and Madura. Almost a third of the Gresik Regency's area is the coastal area; the Districts in this zone are Kebomas District, (part of) Gresik District, Manyar District, Bungah District, and Ujungpangkah District.
Gresik Regency
Kabupaten Gresik | |
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Regency | |
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | ꦒꦽꦱꦶꦏ꧀ |
| • Pegon | ڮرٓسيك |
Port of Petrokimia Gresik and Gresik settlements | |
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Seal | |
| Motto(s): Satya Bina Kertaharja (Firm on building the well-being) | |
Location within East Java | |
Interactive map outlining Gresik Regency | |
| Coordinates: 7°9′14″S 112°39′22″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| Capital | Gresik |
| Government | |
| • Regent | H. Fandi Akhmad Yani S.E. |
| • Vice Regent | Aminatun Habibah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,191.26 km2 (459.95 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 1,296,688 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 31 |
| Website | gresikkab.go.id |
The regency covers and an area of 1,191.26 km2, and it had a population of 1,177,042 at the 2010 Census and 1,311,215 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,296,688 (comprising 651,463 males and 645,225 females). The regency's administrative centre is the town of Gresik, about 25 km to the northwest of Surabaya. Gresik Regency (excluding Bawean Island) is also part of Gerbangkertosusila, the metropolitan region of Surabaya.