Kudus Regency

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Kudus Regency
Kabupaten Kudus
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦏꦸꦢꦸꦱ꧀
Menara Kudus Mosque
Menara Kudus Mosque
Coat of arms of Kudus Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Nagri Carta Bhakti
(Land of prosperity and devotion)
Kudus Regency in Central Java
Kudus Regency in Central Java
Coordinates: 6°48′S 110°50′E / 6.800°S 110.833°E / -6.800; 110.833
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
Districts
List
  • Kota Kudus
  • Kaliwungu
  • Jati
  • Undaan
  • Jekulo
  • Bae
  • Gebog
  • Mejobo
  • Dawe
Government
 • Acting RegentMuhammad Hasan Chabibie (Pj.)
Area
 • Total
425.15 km2 (164.15 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
 • Total
883,322
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Post Code
593xx
Area code0291
Websitekuduskab.go.id

Kudus (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦢꦸꦱ꧀ Pegon: قدوس) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Kudus. It covers 425.15 km2 and is thus the smallest regency on Java Island in area, and it had a population of 777,437 at the 2010 Census[2] and 849,184 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 883,322 (comprising 440,455 males and 442,867 females).[1] It is located northeast of Semarang, the capital of Central Java.

Geography

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Regency Area Boundaries

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The administrative boundaries of Kudus Regency include:

Most of the Kudus Regency area is lowland. In part of the northern region stands a mountain, namely Mount Muria, with the peaks Puncak Songolikur (Saptorenggo Peak) (1,602 m above sea level), Puncak Rahtawu (Rahtawu Peak) (1,522 m above sea level), and Puncak Argojembangan (Argojembangan Peak) (1,410 m above sea level). The largest river is the Kali Serang which flows to the west, bordering Kudus Regency with Demak Regency. Kudus is divided by the Gelis River in the middle, with the two sections being known by the terms Kudus West and Kudus East. Kudus Regency is the regency with the smallest area in Central Java, but is the richest regency in Central Java with per capita income reaching more than IDR 123 million.

History

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Minaret of Kudus mosque. Photo from colonial period.

The town of Kudus was something of an important Islamic holy city in the sixteenth century. It is the only place in Java that has permanently acquired an Arabic name ('al-Quds', Jerusalem). Sunan Kudus, one of the nine Wali Sanga, was said to have been the fifth imam (head) of the mosque of Demak and a major leader of the 1527 campaign against 'Majapahit', before moving to Kudus.

The Mosque of Kudus (Masjid Menara) which dates from this period, remains a local landmark to this day. It is notable for both its perseverance of pre-Islamic architectural forms such as Old Javanese split doorways and Hindu-Buddhist influenced Majapahit-style brickwork,[4] and for its name al-Manar or al-Aqsa. The date AH 956 (AD 1549) is inscribed over the mihrab (niche indicating the direction of Mecca).[5]

Administrative districts

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The Regency comprises nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 123 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Kudus town District), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
33.19.01 Kaliwungu [6] 32.71 91,174 103,293 108,764 Kedungdowo 15 59332
33.19.02 Kota Kudus (Kudus town) [7] 10.47 92,776 89,480 89,775 Purwosari 25 (a) 59311
-59319
33.19.03 Jati [8] 26.30 99,466 108,819 113,043 Tanjung Karang 14 59341
-59349
33.19.04 Undaan (b) [9] 71.77 69,073 76,128 79,991 Undaan Kidul 15 59372
33.19.05 Mejobo [10] 36.77 69,754 77,434 90,895 Jepang 11 59381
33.19.06 Jekulo [11] 82.92 98,741 108,658 113,132 Klaling 12 59382
33.19.07 Bae [12] 23.32 66,333 73,903 77,315 Bae 10 59321
-59327
33.19.08 Gebog [13] 55.06 93,915 104,313 108,999 Gondosari 11 59333
33.19.09 Dawe [14] 85.84 96,205 106,685 111,408 Piji 18 59353
Totals 425.15 777,437 849,184 883,322 Kudus (town) 132

Note: (a) comprises 9 urban kelurahan (Kajeksan, Kerjasan, Mlati Kidul, Mlati Norowito, Panjunan, Purwosari, Sunggingan, Wergu Kulon and Wergu Wetan) and 16 rural desa.
(b) Undaan District consists of a large southwards salient away from the rest of the Regency.

Kudus town

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The town of Kudus, including those parts of the regency who form part of the urban area (the surrounding Kaliwungu, Jati, Gebog and Bae Districts), had a population of 358,335 at the 1990 Census.[15] Although most residents of Kudus are Javanese, there is an Indonesian Chinese minority in the town centre, as well as an Arab neighborhood, Kudus Kulon, to the west of the town centre.

The town is considered to be the "birthplace" of the kretek clove cigarette, which is by far the most widely smoked form of tobacco in the country, and it remains a major centre for their manufacture. Haji Jamahri, a resident of the town, invented them in the 1880s. A festival named Dandangan is held for about one whole month before Ramadhan, Muslim's fasting month in Kudus Kulon.

Anti-nuclear movement

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On June 12, 2007, about 5,000 people gathered peacefully to protest against Jakarta's plan to build 4 nuclear reactors in the region. The movement included local residents, activists, artists, students and public officials, parliament members, military commandants and police chiefs. This movement has been part of a series of responses emerging from all sides of the Indonesian society against the use of nuclear technology for energy production.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kudus Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Schoppert, P., Damais, S., Java Style, 1997, Didier Millet, Paris, 207 pages, ISBN 962-593-232-1
  5. ^ Ricklefs, M.C. (1991). A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, 2nd Edition. London: MacMillan. p. 38. ISBN 0-333-57689-6.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kaliwungu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319010)
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kota Kudus Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319020)
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jati Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319030)
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Undaan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319040)
  10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mejobo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319050)
  11. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jekulo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319060)
  12. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bae Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319070)
  13. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gebog Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319080)
  14. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dawe Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3319090)
  15. ^ Robert Cribb, Historical Atlas of Indonesia (University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2000). ISBN 978-0-8248-2111-1.
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