Gresik Regency
Gresik Regency
Kabupaten Gresik | |
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| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | Grêsik (Gêdrig) ڮرۤسيك (Pégon) ꦒꦽꦱꦶꦏ꧀ (Hånåcåråkå) |
| • Madurese | Ghersè’ (Latèn) ک࣭ۤرسَيء (Pèghu) ꦓꦼꦂꦱꦺꦃ (Carakan) |
| • Chinese | 錦石 Jǐnshí (Pinyin) Gím-se̍k (Hokkien POJ) |
Port of Petrokimia Gresik and Gresik settlements | |
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Seal | |
| Nicknames: Kota Pudak (City of Pudak) Kota Bandar (City of Bandar) Kota Industri (Industrial City) Kota Semen (City of Cement) | |
| Motto(s): Satya Bina Kertaharja (Faithful in fostering prosperity) Gresik Berhias Iman (Gresik Decorated with Faith) | |
Location within East Java | |
Interactive map of Gresik Regency | |
| Coordinates: 7°9′14″S 112°39′22″E / 7.15389°S 112.65611°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| Capital | Gresik |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Fandi Akhmad Yani |
| • Vice Regent | Asluchul Alif |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,191.26 km2 (459.95 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 1,327,497 |
| • Density | 1,114.36/km2 (2,886.19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 31 |
| Website | gresikkab.go.id |
Gresik Regency (older spelling: Grissee, Javanese: ꦒꦽꦱꦶꦏ꧀) is a regency within East Java Province of Indonesia. As well as a large part of the northern and western suburbs of the city of Surabaya, it includes the offshore Bawean Island, some 125 km to the north of Java and Madura. Almost a third of the Gresik Regency's area is the coastal area; the Districts in this zone are Kebomas District, (part of) Gresik District, Manyar District, Bungah District, and Ujungpangkah District.
The regency covers and an area of 1,191.26 km2, and it had a population of 1,177,042 at the 2010 Census and 1,311,215 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,327,497 (comprising 667,540 males and 659,957 females). The regency's administrative centre is the town of Gresik, about 25 km to the northwest of Surabaya. Gresik Regency (excluding Bawean Island) is also part of Gerbangkertosusila, the metropolitan region of Surabaya.