Blora Regency

Blora is a regency ( _id. kabupaten) in the northeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Blora. This regency is located at the easternmost of Central Java province, and bordered by Bengawan Solo River with East Java province.A mystical religious sect, Saminism, rose from Blora, and gained prominence in the early 20th century. Headed by a Javanese peasant, Surantika Samin, it followed the teachings of the Islamic prophet Adam, but owed little to the religion. Stressing the village structure, mysticism, and sexuality, it became an early protest movement, and was opposed to the local rulers as much as it was against the Dutch East Indies colonial administration, refusing to pay the new Dutch head tax. The movements survived until the 1960s. [cite book
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Geography

Blora Regency is located between 111° 016' - 111° 338'E and 6° 528' - 7° 248'S, and bordered:
* to the north with Rembang Regency and Pati Regency
* to the east with Bojonegoro Regency East Java
* to the south with Ngawi Regency East Java
* to the west with Grobogan Regency

Administrative division

This regency consists of several districts as follows:
* Banjarejo District
* Blora as the capital city
* Bogorejo District
* Cepu District
* Japah District
* Jati District
* Jepon District
* Jiken District
* Kedungtuban District
* Kradenan District
* Kunduran District
* Ngawen District
* Randublatung District
* Sambong District
* Todanan District
* Tunjungan District

Places of interest

* Terawang Cave at Todanan district
* Loco tour at Cepu district

Famous individuals

* The famous Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer was born in Blora, in 1925.
* Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani as born in Blora, in 1932.

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