East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur, Javanese: Jawa Wétan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes the neighbouring islands of Madura, and the Kangean, Sapudi, Bawean, and Masalembu groups. Its capital is Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and a major industrial center and port. It covers an area of 47,922 sq km. At the 2010 Census, the province’s population was 37,476,000. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west, being surrounded by sea on all other sides.
East Java’s history dates back to the famous ancient kingdoms of Kediri and Singosari, which is now a city near Malang. The Majapahit empire, centered at Trowulan, Mojokerto East Java, is celebrated by Indonesians as the golden age of the archipelago. Most of the Eastern Java region was part of the Mataram Kingdom during its peak, apart from the Kingdom of Blambangan at Java’s far eastern end nearest to Bali.
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