Besuki

Town Square and a mosque in Besuki in 1929

Street View of Besuki in 1929

The old residence of Resident of Besuki before moved to Bondowoso (ca. 1927-1929)

Besuki is the name of a district (kecamatan) in Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia with an area of 26.08 km². In 2004, its population was 57,109 people. In ancient time the city was important because it was the capital of the Residency of Besuki.

During Majapahit Kingdom, Besuki was already a growing area and was known by the name Keta. The town revolted along with Sadeng against the Majapahit Empire but was extinguished by Gajah Mada. This event occurred in the year 1331 CE.

Villages

Kalimas
Widoropayung
Bloro
Besuki
Demung
Jetis
Langkap
Pesisir
Blimbing
Sumberejo

External links

Statistik kecamatan Besuki, Situbondo

Regencies and cities of East Java

Capital: Surabaya

Regencies	Banyuwangi Bangkalan Blitar Bojonegoro Bondowoso Gresik Jember Jombang Kediri Lamongan Lumajang Madiun Magetan Malang Mojokerto Nganjuk Ngawi Pacitan Pamekasan Pasuruan Ponorogo Probolinggo Sampang Sidoarjo Situbondo Sumenep Trenggalek Tuban Tulungagung

Cities	Batu Blitar Kediri Madiun Malang Mojokerto Probolinggo Pasuruan Surabaya

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

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