Blitar

Blitar is a city in East Java, Indonesia, about 73 kilometres from Malang and 167 kilometres from Surabaya. It lies at an average altitude of 167 metres above sea level and is an enclave inside Blitar Regency, which surrounds it on all sides. The city covers 33.20 square kilometres and had 131,968 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 149,149 at the 2020 census, with an official estimate of 161,906 for mid 2025. Blitar is best known as the site of the Grave of Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia, about five kilometres from the city plaza. Istana Gebang, the house where Sukarno lived as a child, is nearby and is now a museum of items recalling his place in Indonesian history. The very active Kelud volcano lies just over twenty kilometres to the north.