Jember
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Jember is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java
East Java
East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east and to its north East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
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. The city of Jember is the third largest city in East Java province.
Jember is famous for its tobacco
Tobacco
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 farms and traditional food called tape
Tapai
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 which is made of fermented cassava.

Geography

Jember has a total area of 3,293.34 km² (329.333,94 Ha). It shares its borders with Lumajang
Lumajang
Lumajang is the capital of Lumajang Regency...

 (West), Probolinggo
Probolinggo
Probolinggo is a city on the north coast of East Java, Indonesia.Like most of northern East Java, the city has a large Madurese population in addition to many ethnically Javanese people...

, Bondowoso
Bondowoso
Bondowoso is a small provincial town and regency in East Java, Indonesia. The common languages are Madurese and Javanese, although Madurese is the majority. The nearest largest city is Surabaya, approximately five hours' drive away. Common in most provincial towns is a park in the city center,...

, Situbondo
Situbondo
Situbondo is a regency of East Java, Indonesia....

 (North), and Banyuwangi
Banyuwangi
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 (East). The island of Nusa Barong is located just to the south of the regency.

The University of Jember is located in the regency.

Administrative areas

The Regency of Jember consists of 31 subdistricts
Subdistricts of Indonesia
In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....

 (Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....

:Kecamatan
):
- Ajung
- Ambulu
- Arjasa
- Balung
- Bangsalsari
- Gumukmas
- Jelbuk
- Jenggawah
- Jombang
Jombang
Jombang may refer to the following places in Indonesia:*Jombang Regency, a regency of East Java**Jombang, Jombang, a subdistrict of Jombang, East Java*Jombang, Jember, a subdistrict of Jember, East Java*Jombang, Cilegon, a subdistrict of Cilegon, Banten...

- Kalisat
- Kaliwates
- Kencong
- Ledokombo
- Mayang
- Mumbulsari
- Pakusari
- Panti
Panti
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- Patrang
- Puger
- Rambipuji
- Semboro
- Silo
Silo
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- Sukorambi
- Sukowono
- Sumberjambe
- Sumberbaru
- Sumbersari
- Tanggul
- Tempurejo
- Umbulsari
- Wuluhan

Demographics

There are currently 3 million people living in Jember (as of 2003). The population density is about 647.15 people/km².http://www.pemkabjember.go.id/v2/selayangpandang/kondisi_umum.php

Ethnic backgrounds

Jember is one heterogeneous area where many ethnic groups are mingled and live together. Most of its population are Javanese and Madurese people, with a small percentage of ethnic Chinese
Han Chinese
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, Balinese
Balinese people
The Balinese population of 3.0 million live mostly on the island of Bali, making up 89% of the island's population. There are also significant populations on the island of Lombok, and in the eastern-most regions of Java The Balinese population of 3.0 million (1.5% of Indonesia's population) live...

, Arab
Arab
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ic and India
India
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n.

Language

Most citizen speak Javanese language
Javanese language
Javanese language is the language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. In addition, there are also some pockets of Javanese speakers in the northern coast of western Java...

 and Madurese language
Madurese language
Madurese is a language of the Madurese people of Madura Island and eastern Java, Indonesia; it is also spoken on the neighbouring small Kangean Islands and Sapudi Islands, as well as from migrants to other parts of Indonesia, namely the Tapal Kuda area comprising Pasuruan, Surabaya, Malang until...

, and sometimes a mixed dialect of both Javanese and Madurese language. Many citizen speak Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....

for official and business purposes only, and to communicate with non-Javanese or non-Madurese people.

Jember Fashion Carnaval

Every year Jember run Jember Fashion Carnaval. In the tenth carnaval in 2011, there are more than 600 participants walked on street catwalk along Sudarman street (Central Park), Gajah Mada street up to Jember Sport Hall as the world longest 3.6 kilometers catwalk.

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