Malang Regency

Malang Regency Kabupaten Malang
Regency
Kidal Temple Singhasari Temple Balekambang Beach View of Mount Arjuno from Singosari View of Mount Semeru from Turen The savannah hill of the Bromo mountain
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Satata Gama Karta Raharja (Javanese) (Arranging all things towards prosperity)
Location within East Java
Malang Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Malang Regency Malang Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°58′47″S 112°37′49″E / 7.9797°S 112.6304°E / -7.9797; 112.6304
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Capital	Kepanjen
Government
• Regent	Sanusi
• Vice Regent	Didik Gatot Subroto
Area
• Total	3,530.65 km2 (1,363.19 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	2,711,103
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 341
Website	malangkab.go.id

Malang Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦭꦁ; Pegon: كابوڤاتين مالاڠ; Osob Kiwalan: ngalaM) is the second largest regency in East Java, Indonesia, with a total area of 3,530.65 km (2,193.84 mi). It is rich in potential for agriculture, medicinal plants and tourism.

It had a population of 2,446,218 people at the 2010 census^[2] and 2,654,448 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,711,103.^[1] These figures do not include the areas and populations of the two autonomous cities of Malang and Batu which lie geographically within the regency, but are administratively independent. The capital of the regency is the town of Kepanjen.

Most of the population resides in the Greater Malang (Malang Raya) area, a metropolitan area that includes the cities of Malang and Batu and 21 other districts within the regency (plus one other adjacent district in Pasuruan Regency) in a valley between and south of the two cities. The distance between Malang and Batu is approximately 20 km. This metropolitan area covers 1,200.43 km²; it has a population of 2,325,109 (2010 census), with a density of 1,936.9/km² (5,016/sq mile).^[4]