Situbondo
is one districts in Eastjava, which lies on the north coast
between Probolinggo and Banyuwangi. To get to Situbondo, it
takes about 4 hours from Surabaya and 5 hours from Denpasar
Bali.
Situbondo
district is 1,638,150 km2 or 163,850 ha. The distance from
the east to the west border is 150 km and 11 km grom the south
to the north with the population of 607,106 consisting of
312,659female (51%) and 297,697 male (49%)spreading in 17
subdistrict with the average population density of 414 people
per km2.
As a district
lying on the coastal area, the weather in Situbondo is so
hot -- 28°c - 32°c that Situbondo becomes a right
choice to visit especially duringthe dry season - from April
to September.
As wel as agriculture, Situbondo is also worth developing
the sector of fishery and tourism for its long coast, mountains,
forests and the countryside life style.
The majority
of the people are Moslems, bat they can life among different
society with different regions in harmony so that there is
no religiously social conflict among the religion followers.
Madurese language is their daily language, bat some of them
speak Javanese. In formal circumtances, they speak Indonesian
language. |