Bangil
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| Motto: Embroidery City (Bangil Kota Bordir) | ||
 Location of Bangil in Pasuruan |
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| Coordinates: 7°35′52″S 112°47′04″E / 7.597827°S 112.784568°ECoordinates: 7°35′52″S 112°47′04″E / 7.597827°S 112.784568°E | ||
| Country | Indonesia | |
| Province | East Java | |
| Regency | Pasuruan | |
| district | Bangil | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 44.60 km2 (17.22 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 85,095 | |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | |
| Area code(s) | 0343 | |
| Website | www.pasuruankab.go.id | |
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Bangil is the name of a district and of a town in the Pasuruan Regency, East Java, Indonesia. The district is divided into eleven subdistricts and four villages. Currently it is known as Bangkodir (Bangil Kota Bordir) or Bangil, the embroidery city; which was declared on September 11, 2005 by the Regency of Pasuruan when the district won the MURI record for the longest embroidered fabric. The embroidered fabric was displayed during the Fashion Show (Fashion on the Street) with its length as long as 1 km.
The Town of Bangil, which is also known as the City of Santri, lies between the access road from Surabaya to Banyuwangi and Bali, having alternative short routes connecting it to Pandaan, Sukorejo and Malang. In 2010 the Pasuruan Regency decided to make City of Bangil into the administrative capital of the Regency.
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There is no reliable reference to explain how the name Bangil originated. The Santri group of students said that Bangil derived from Mbah Ngilmu, referring to a cleric who was known to be courageous in the defense of Islam. The more popular story in the wider community says that the name comes from the Javanese word Mbah'e Angel, where the word angel Means very difficult, referring to the character of the Bangil people that is difficult to change. The name of Bangil is also listed in an ancient Chinese documents stating that when King Ta'Cheh (either Muawiyah bin Abu Sufyan or his son Yazid I) sent a spy to monitor the Kalinga Kingdom, the messenger landed at a small harbor named Banger, or Bang-il as the Chinese call it.
The city was also the place where Untung Surapati's last war against the Dutch's VOC in 1706 took place and also where he died. Suropati's force tried to defend the fortification wall surrounding Bangil with its artillery, but eventually the Dutch, led by Govert Knol, defeated him and took over the town, where they lost about 400 to 500 soldiers of the Madurese.
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