Bangil

Also known as Kecamatan Bangil, Bangil District

Bangil (Javanese: Bangel, Arabic: بانغيل) is the name of a district and administrative centre of Pasuruan Regency, in the East Java province of Indonesia. Located 30 km from Surabaya, it lies on the southwest coast of the Madura Strait. The district is divided into fifteen villages.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bangil
Settlement.native_name: Kecamatan Bangil
Settlement.native_name_lang: id
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.motto: Bangil Bangkit (Rise Up Bangil)
Settlement.image_map: Locator kabupaten pasuruan.png
Settlement.map_alt: Locator kabupaten pasuruan Regency
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Bangil in Pasuruan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia Java
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Bangil location in Java
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt: Location of Bangil in Java

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Villages
History
Climate
Demographics
Education
PP Darullughah Wadda'wah
Cuisine
References
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On September 11, 2005, the Regency of Pasuruan declared the name Bangkodir (Bangil Kota Bordir) – 'Bangil, the embroidery city' – when the district won the MURI record for the longest embroidered fabric. The embroidered fabric was displayed during the Fashion Show (Fashion on the Street) with its length as long as 1 km.