Rembang Regency () is a regency () on the extreme northeast coast of Central Java Province, on the island of Java (bordering on the Java Sea) in Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,036.70 km2 on Java, and it had a population of 591,359 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 645,333 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 670,095 (of whom 336,601 were males and 333,494 were females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317) Its administrative capital is the town of Rembang.
Geography
It is a lowland, with a maximum elevation of about above sea level.
The Solo River flows through its inland section.
The regency is crossed by the North Coast Road, an inter-province main road on the island.
Borders Rembang Regency is bordered by: North : Java Sea East : Tuban Regency in East Java Province South : Blora Regency West : Pati Regency
Administrative districts The regency is divided into fourteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Rembang Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3317) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 287 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Rembang town District), and its post-code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 Admin centre No.ofvillages Postcode 33.17.01 Sumber 78.2033,58636,80438,286Sumber1859253 33.17.02 Bulu 101.1025,64928,01929,103Bulu1659255 33.17.03 Gunem 84.7322,74324,26324,915Gunem1659263 33.17.04 Sale 109.0135,75638,92240,359Sale1559265 33.17.05 Sarang 92.8660,06362,88963,996Kalipang2359274 33.17.06 Sedan 87.3751,14355,25557,087Sidorejo2159264 33.17.07 Pamotan 80.6043,95949,74552,560Pamotan2359261 33.17.08 Sulang 84.8136,76439,12440,127Sulang2159254 33.17.09 Kaliori 61.7238,61542,20643,851Tambakagung2359252 33.17.10 Rembang (town) 61.7183,94291,90595,565Leteh34 (a) 59211- 59219 33.17.11 Pancur 43.0027,34530,80832,482Pancur2359262 33.17.12 Kragan 67.0858,23265,49969,003Balongmulyo2759273 33.17.13 Sluke 38.2826,62029,51230,874Sluke1459272 33.17.14 Lasem 46.2346,94250,38251,887Soditan2059271 Totals 1,036.70591,359645,333670,095Rembang294
Note: (a) Rembang (town) District comprises 7 urban kelurahan (Gegunung Kulon, Kutoharjo, Leteh, Magersari, Pacar, Sidowayah and Tanjungsari) and 27 rural desa.
Climate Rembang has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.
Lasem
During the colonial Dutch East Indies period, the area was known as Lasem.
The Han family of Lasem was a prominent Chinese immigrant family of colonial government bureaucrats and landlords in the area.
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