Blitar Regency

Blitar Regency Kabupaten Blitar
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	Blitar (Gêdrig) بليتار (Pégon) ꦧ꧀ꦭꦶꦠꦂ (Hånåcåråkå)
Coat of arms
Motto:  Hurub Hambangun Praja "The Spirit Build Country"
Location within East Java
Blitar Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Blitar Regency Blitar Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8.13333°S 112.25°E / -8.13333; 112.25
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Anniversary	5 August 1324
Capital	Kanigoro
Government
• Regent	Rijanto
• Vice Regent	Beky Herdihansah
Area
• Total	1,588.79 km2 (613.44 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2025 estimate)
• Total	1,268,369
• Density	798.324/km2 (2,067.65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 342
Website	blitarkab.go.id

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Blitar Regency (Javanese: ꦧ꧀ꦭꦶꦠꦂ) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,588.79 km² and had a population of 1,116,639 at the 2010 Census and 1,223,745 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 1,268,369 (comprising 636,927 males and 631,442 females). These figures exclude Blitar city, which is now a separate administrative entity, enclaved within the regency but completely independent from it. Since 2010, the regency's administrative centre has been located in the town of Kanigoro, after sharing the same capital with Blitar city for more than a century.