ABOUT
TULUNGAGUNG
Tulungagung Regency is part of East Java Province; reside
in south side, faced to Indonesia Ocean. Traveled distance
about 3 hour from Surabaya city with public transportation.
Based on topography of Tulungagung region, it divided into
3 expansion regions:
* Wilis Region (mount and Wilis valley) are fertile land,
reside in north and west. It has 1000 up to 1200 m height,
has potency as agro ecotourism object, forest and mountain
scenery, including; Sendang district and Pagerwojo district.
* Branch hill of south chalk region in mountain form, rocky,
save many dig material (limestone and marble) that reside
in south part, and has big potency as nature object, cave
and beach, including: districts of Tanggung Gunung, Pucanglaban,
Kalidawir, Campurdarat, Besuki. The height is 800 up to 1000
above sea level.
* Middle region is fertile lowland and has flowed by Brantas
River with its subdivision that saves many legends. This region
has big potency as ancient tourism object, cultural and art,
including: districts of Kauman, Karangrejo, Gondang, Tulungagung,
Kedungwaru, Ngantru, Boyolangu, Sumbergempul, Rejotangan,
Ngunut, Pakel and Bandung. Its height of ground is about 86
m.
Geographically, Tulungagung regency stay
on 111,43∫ - 112,07∫ east longitudes and 7,51∫
- 8,18∫ south latitude, broadly regional 1055,65 km2
about 2.2 % of East Java Province.
Administratively Tulungagung is divided into
19 districts, covering; 257 districts and 14 sub-districts.
Look into Tulungagung Regency in a flash is distant region
which has not any voice in national, but inside of that, Tulungagung
Regency is actually an area which save natural beauty, "nice"
and proper to be enjoyed.
Homo Wajakensis that ever very famous in anthropological,
some fossil, various traditional cultures and magic, cheap
handicraft, supported with friendliness public, are one of
challenge tourism area.
HISTORY OF TULUNGAGUNG:
ABOUT HOMOWAJAKENSIS
Tulungagung had inhabited human
since about 40 – 50 thousands years ago. It is proof
with ancient man fossil found in 1989 and 1890. It was found
in Cerme sub-village, Gamping village, Campurdarat. At that
time, Campurdarat is named Wajak district. Then, the fossil
is called Homowajakensis. In 1982, when some people made Lodagung
water pipe in Cerme sub-village, they found fossil in 2 meters
depth. That fossil supposes live about 25 thousands years
ago. Because it had become weak, the skeleton is broken.
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