East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur, Javanese: Jawa Wétan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes the neighbouring island of Madura and islands to its east (the Kangean and Sapudi groups) and to its north (Bawean and the Masalembu Islands. It has a land border only with Central Java (Jawa Tengah) province to its west. The provincial capital is Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and a major industrial center and port.
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Famous quotes containing the word east:
“Ah! on Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West,
From North and from South, come the pilgrim and guest,
When the gray-haired New Englander sees round his board
The old broken links of affection restored,
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before.
What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich Pumpkin pie?”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)