Madura

Madura

Native name: Polo Madhurâ (Madurese) Nickname: Pulau Garam "Island of Salt"
Satellite image of Madura Island Sumenep Palace Trunojoyo Monument Suramadu Bridge Madura Residency The Bull Racing (Karapan Sapi) in Madura
Topography of Madura Location within East Java
Madura Location of Madura in Indonesia
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	07°03′36″S 113°24′00″E / 7.06000°S 113.40000°E / -7.06000; 113.40000
Archipelago	Greater Sunda Islands
Adjacent to	Java Sea (north) Madura Strait (south)
Area	4,436.77 km2 (1,713.05 sq mi)
Area rank	129th
Length	180 km (112 mi)
Width	40 km (25 mi)
Highest elevation	471 m (1545 ft)
Highest point	Tembuku
Administration
Indonesia
Province	East Java
Regencies	Bangkalan Sampang Pamekasan Sumenep
Largest town	Pamekasan
Demographics
Demonym	Madura Islander
Population	4,060,713 (2023 est)
Population rank	27th
Pop. density	840/km2 (2180/sq mi)
Languages	Indonesian (official) Madurese (regional)
Ethnic groups	Madurese (majority), Javanese, Chinese, Arabs, and others
Additional information
Time zone	IWST (UTC+7)
Postal code	69112 – 69493
Area code	+62 31 (Bangkalan) +62 323 (Sampang) +62 324 (Pamekasan) +62 328 (Sumenep)
Vehicle registration	M
ISO 3166 code	ID-JI

Madura,^[a] is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java. The island comprises an area of approximately 4,436.77 square kilometres (1,713.05 sq mi) (administratively 5,374.17 square kilometres (2,074.98 sq mi) including various smaller islands to the east, southeast and north that are administratively part of Madura's easternmost Sumenep Regency). Administratively, Madura is part of the province of East Java. It is separated from Java by the narrow Madura Strait. The administered area had a density of 755.6 people per km² (1,957 per sq. mile) in mid-2023, while the main island had a somewhat higher figure of 840 per km² (2,175.5 per sq. mile).^[1]

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