Jawa Timur is an Indonesian province located on the easternmost part of the island of Java. The province is bordered by the Java Sea to the north, the Madura Strait to the east, the Bali Sea to the west, and the province of East Java to the south.
The provincial capital is Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and the birthplace of Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid. Other major cities in the province include Malang, Blitar, and Kediri.
The population …