Demak is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) in Central Java Province of Indonesia. It is the capital of Demak Regency and was the location of the former Sultanate of Demak, the first Muslim state on Java and briefly the strongest power on the island of Java in the early 16th century. The district covers an area of 61.13 km2, and had a population of 110,165 at the 2020 Census;[1] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 115,115 - comprising 57,699 males and 57,416 females.[2]

Administrative Villages

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Demak District is divided into the following nineteen towns and villages (six of which have the status of urban kelurahan - indicated by an asterisk after their name in the following table - and thirteen with the status of rural desa), tabulated below with their areas and their populations according to the mid-2023 official estimates,[2] together with their postcodes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name Area
(km2)
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Post
code
33.21.11.2001 Bolo 2.39 4,230 59517
33.21.11.2002 Bango 3.30 6,897 59517
33.21.11.2003 Kedondong 2.71 5,302 59517
33.21.11.2004 Sedo 4.37 3,331 59517
33.21.11.2005 Mulyorejo 3.42 4,775 59517
33.21.11.2006 Turirejo 6.28 8,615 59517
33.21.11.2007 Raji 4.14 4,901 59517
33.21.11.2008 Cabean 3.54 7,714 59517
33.21.11.2009 Tempuran 1.84 3,990 59517
33.21.11.2010 Karangmlati 3.37 4,600 59517
33.21.11.2011 Katonsari 2.52 7,331 59516
33.21.11.2012 Kalikondang 3.46 7,047 59517
33.21.11.2013 Donorejo 2.33 4,111 59517
33.21.11.1014 Mangunjiwan * 4.77 9,322 59515
33.21.11.1015 Kalicilik * 2.52 3,602 59514
33.21.11.1016 Singorejo * 0.87 1,626 59513
33.21.11.1017 Betokan * 2.12 5,285 59512
33.21.11.1018 Bintoro * 5.43 18,646 59511
33.21.11.1019 Kadilangu * 2.18 3,790 59517
Totals Demak District 61.56 115,115

Climate

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Demak has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Demak
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.8
(87.4)
30.7
(87.3)
31.0
(87.8)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
32.2
(90.0)
32.5
(90.5)
33.4
(92.1)
34.2
(93.6)
34.2
(93.6)
33.2
(91.8)
31.9
(89.4)
32.3
(90.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.2
(79.2)
26.8
(80.2)
27.5
(81.5)
28.0
(82.4)
27.9
(82.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
21.2
(70.2)
20.0
(68.0)
20.2
(68.4)
20.9
(69.6)
21.9
(71.4)
22.6
(72.7)
22.1
(71.8)
21.7
(71.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 471
(18.5)
360
(14.2)
276
(10.9)
191
(7.5)
121
(4.8)
64
(2.5)
45
(1.8)
40
(1.6)
54
(2.1)
122
(4.8)
216
(8.5)
332
(13.1)
2,292
(90.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

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  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Demak Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3321070).
  3. ^ "Climate: Demak". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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