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Bojonegoro Regency ((インドネシア語:Kabupaten Bojonegoro), older spelling is ''Kabupaten Bodjanegara'') is a regency in East Java, Indonesia, about 110 km west of Surabaya. Bojonegoro is located in the inland part of northern Java plain, on the banks of the Bengawan Solo river, the largest river in Java. Previously known as a major producer of teak and tobacco, Bojonegoro is a focus of attention in Indonesia as a new oil field has been found in this area. This oil find is the biggest oil discovery in Indonesia in three decades〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = US Embassy in Jakarta )〕 and one of the biggest reserve in Indonesia. ==Geography== Across the eastern border of Bojonegoro is the Lamongan Regency, to the north is Tuban while to the south is Ngawi, Madiun, Nganjuk and Jombang. Blora is located to the west, in Central Java. Bojonegoro occupies an area of 2,307.06 km2. Much of it consists of low plains along the river Bengawan Solo, with hilly areas in southern part of the Regency. As with most of Java, the Bojonegoro landscape is dominated with rice paddy fields. In the Bojonegoro area, the Bengawan Solo river changes its course from northward to eastward. Climate in Bojonegoro is tropical with six months of rainy and dry seasons. Seasonal conditions are often very contrasting. In the rainy season, rain will fall almost daily while in dry season, rain will not come for months, causing widespread drought and water shortages.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date = 2004-08-26 )〕 This problems have been compounded with the lost of forest and other green areas. Teak forest was once covering much of Bojonegoro but has since considerably reduced due to over exploitation. Floods in the rainy season of 2007 were bigger than in previous years. Bengawan Solo river's water level rose due to heavy rain, especially in the upper valley in Central Java, forcing the Gajahmungkur dam there to be opened. The resulting flood submerged 15 districts, with water as high as 1.5 m, and displaced 2,700 families. A further 2.5 hectares of rice fields were damaged. No casualties were reported.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date = 2007-04-25 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bojonegoro Regency」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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