Bawean Island
Also known as Bawean land, Bawean, BXW
Bawean () is an island of Indonesia located approximately north of Surabaya in the Java Sea, off the coast of Java. It is administered by Gresik Regency of East Java province. It is approximately in diameter and is circumnavigated by a single narrow road. Bawean is dominated by an extinct volcano at its center that rises to above sea level. Its population as of the 2010 Census was about 70,000 people, but more than 26,000 of the total (that is about 70% of the male population) were temporarily living outside, working in other parts of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. As a result, females con
Key facts
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- Bawean
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- Location of Bawean – north of Java island
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- Indonesia
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- Location of Bawean (Indonesia)
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- South East Asia
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- Greater Sunda Islands
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- 197.42
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- unnamed
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- 655
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- Province
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21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-colonial period
- Colonial period
- World War II
- Post–World War II
- Geography
- Climate
- Geology
- Flora and fauna
- Administration
- Economy and social activities
- Tourism and attractions
- Bawean Airport
- Demographics
- Language and religion
- Lifestyle
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Bawean () is an island of Indonesia located approximately north of Surabaya in the Java Sea, off the coast of Java. It is administered by Gresik Regency of East Java province. It is approximately in diameter and is circumnavigated by a single narrow road. Bawean is dominated by an extinct volcano at its center that rises to above sea level. Its population as of the 2010 Census was about 70,000 people, but more than 26,000 of the total (that is about 70% of the male population) were temporarily living outside, working in other parts of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. As a result, females constituted about 77% of the actual population of the island, which is thus often referred to as "the Island of Women" (). The 2020 Census revealed a population of 80,289, while the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 85,320.
The island territory is divided into two administrative districts, Sangkapura and Tambak. About 63.65% of the population (about 54,311 in 2024) live in the district of Sangkapura, centred on the town of that name located on the southern coast of the island. The other 36.35% live in Tambak District, in the northern 40% of the island. The island has rich nature with many endemic species, such as Bawean deer which is only found on the island and is included to the IUCN Red List.
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