Sumenep Regency

Sumenep Regency Kabupaten Sumenep Sungeneb Purwareja Sumekar
Regency
Regional transcription(s)
• Madurese	Songennep (Latèn) سَوڠۤنّۤڤ (Pèghun) ꦯꦺꦴꦔꦼꦤ꧀ꦤꦼꦥ꧀ (Carakan)
• Bajonese	Sangenep (Latin) سَڠٓنٓڤْ (Jawi) ᨔᨂᨛᨊᨛ (Lontara’)
• Javanese	Sungenep (Gedrig) سوڠۤنۤڤ (Pégon) ꦱꦸꦔꦼꦤꦼꦥ꧀ (Hanacaraka)
Great Mosque of Sumenep Gili Labak Island Sumenep Palace Asta Tinggi Cemetery Lombang Beach Gili Iyang Island Kalianget Old Town Kris Arya Wiraraja Monument
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  Bumi Sumekar "Land of the Sumekar", Bumi Garam "Land of Salt", Solonya Madura "Solo of Madura", etc
Motto:  Sumekar (Old Javanese for "Blooming") Word meaning: "Always Developing"
Location within East Java
Sumenep Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Sumenep Regency Sumenep Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°01′S 113°52′E / 7.017°S 113.867°E / -7.017; 113.867
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Incorporated	8 August 1950
Legal basis	Law No. 12/1950
Anniversary	31 October 1269 (1269-10-31)
Founded by	Arya Wiraraja
Named for	Sungeneb (Old Javanese) lit. ''the quiet valley''
Capital	Kota Sumenep
Subdivisions	27 districts
Government
• Type	Regency of East Java
• Body	Sumenep Regency Government
• Regent	Achmad Fauzi
• Vice regent	Imam Hasyim
• Regional secretary	Syahwan Effendi (acting)
• Speaker of the regional parliament	Zainal Arifin
Area
• Land	2,093.50 km2 (808.30 sq mi)
• Water	9,319.65 km2 (3,598.34 sq mi)
• Rank	5th in East Java
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Highest elevation (Mount Tembuku)	471 m (1,545 ft)
Lowest elevation (Java Sea)	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (mid 2025 estimate)1
• Total	1,150,574
• Rank	15th in East Java
• Density	546/km2 (1,410/sq mi)
• Rank	35th in East Java
Demonym(s)	Sumenepese (en) Sumenepan (id) Sumenebhân (mad) Sumeneban (jv)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups2	94.98% Madurese 2.58% Bajonese 0.93% Javanese 0.65% Mandarese 0.31% Buginese 0.14% Chinese 0.07% Arabs 0.34% Others
• Religion3	99.88% Islam 0.05% Protestantism 0.04% Catholicism 0.02% Buddhism 0.01% Others
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Madurese (native) Bajonese Mandarese Buginese Javanese Others
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Postal code	69412 – 69493
Area code	(+62) 328 (mainland) (+62) 327 (maritime)
Vehicle registration	M xxxx U*/V*/W*/X*/Y*/Z*
Nominal GRDP4	2023
- Total	Rp 42.847 billion US$ 2.765 billion
- Per capita	Rp 37,370 US$ 2,412
- Growth	5.3%
HDI (2025)5	0.705 – high
Airport (main airport)	Trunojoyo Airport
Seaport (main seaport)	Port of Kalianget
Bus station (main bus station)	Arya Wiraraja bus station
Regional slogan	Bismillah Melayani "Serving in God's name"
Tourism slogan	Visit Sumenep, The Soul of Madura
Floral emblem	Beach sheoak (Casuarina equisetifolia)
Faunal emblem	Maduran cattle (B. indicus × B. javanicus)
Website	sumenepkab.go.id
Endemic flowers Kamandin saebo (Glossocardia leschenaultii), restricted to the Guluk Guluk District Endemic trees Kangean almond (Terminalia kangeanensis), restricted to the Kangean Island Endemic mammals Raas cat (Felis catus), restricted to the Raas Island Endemic birds Abbott's cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea abbotti), restricted to the Masakambing Island

Sumenep,^a officially the Sumenep Regency,^b was previously known as Samanap^c or Zamanap^d in English,⁶ is a regency of the East Java province, Indonesia. It covers a land area of 2,093.50 square kilometres (808.30 sq mi) and had a population of 1,150,574 (comprising 48.275% males and 51.725% females) as at mid 2025.¹ The administrative capital is Kota Sumenep, has a name that reflects it is historical and cultural evolution. Formerly, the area was briefly known as Sungeneb^e in the 13th century, Purwareja^f in the 15th century, and Sumekar^g in the 16th century.⁷

The regency occupies the eastern end of Madura island and also includes numerous smaller islands to the east (primarily Talango Island, the Sapudi Islands, and the Kangean Islands), to the north (the Masalembu Islands), and to the south (the Giligenteng Islands) of Madura. It is bordered by the Pamekasan Regency to the west, Madura Strait to the south, and the Java Sea to the north and east. The airport nearby is Trunojoyo Airport with flights to Surabaya.

Sumenep Regency is located at the eastern end of Madura Island; it also includes 126 scattered islands located between 113 ° 32'54 "-116 ° 16'48" East Longitude and between 4 ° 55'-7 ° 24 'South latitude. The regency is bordered to the south by the Strait of Madura and the Bali Sea, to the north by the Java Sea, to the west by Pamekasan Regency (the only land border), and to the east by the Java Sea and the Flores Sea.

The total land area of Sumenep Regency is 2,093.47 km²: this was formerly quoted as comprising 179.32 km² of settlements, 423.96 km² of forest, 14.68 km² of grass area or vacant land, 1,130.19 km² of farm/moor/bush/field, 59.07 km² of pool/aquaculture/brackish water/lakes/reservoirs/wetlands, and 63.41 km² of "other" areas. The marine area of Sumenep Regency, with its vast diversity of marine resources and potential for fishery, is about 9,319.65 km².

Sumenep has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Sumenep Regency is divided into twenty-seven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census⁹ and the 2020 census,¹⁰ together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.¹¹ The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages or urban subdistricts in each district (totaling 328 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Kota Sumenep District), and their postcodes.

Sumenep Regency, besides including the eastern quarter of Madura Island, also includes many offshore islands - notably the Kangean Islands to the east of Madura, the smaller Sapudi Islands lying between Madura and the Kangean Islands, and Talango Island closer to Madura; it also includes the small Masalembu Islands to the north (between Madura and Kalimantan) and the Giligenteng Islands to the southeast of Madura. The mainland (i.e. the area on Madura Island itself) covers 1,156.07 km² (with 817,411 inhabitants in mid 2025) consisting of 18 districts, while the various island districts are 937.40 km² in area (with 333,163 people in mid 2025), comprising 9 districts, with 128 islands, 46 inhabited.^{12 91}

Note: (a) comprising 4 kelurahan (Bangselok, Karangduak, Kepanjin and Pajagalan) and 12 desa.
(b) includes the island of Gili Iyang (also known as Pulau Oksigen) east of Madura, with an area of 9.15 km² and an estimated mid-2024 population of 8,313 people in two desa (Bancamara in the south and Banraas in the north).¹⁶

The districts are subdivided (as at 2007) into:

• Villages: 328 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan (all four kelurahan are in Kota Sumenep District)
• Pillars of Citizens (RW): 1,774
• Neighborhoods (RT): 5,569