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Hai,introduce my self ,my name is ayu rika handayani and ussualy my friends always call me rika. Now i would like to explain about the place when i was born. I was born on 25 februay 1994 in BAYUWANGI regency ,eats  of JAVA.

The Regency of Banyuwangi is located at the easternmost end of the Indonesian island of Java. It serves as a port between Java and the island of Bali. It is surrounded by mountains and forests to the west; by sea to the east and south. Banyuwangi is separated by Strait of Bali from Bali.

The regency had a population of 1,488,791 according to the 2000 Census; by the 2010 Census it had risen to 1,554,997. The city of Banyuwangiis the administrative capital. The name Banyuwangi is Javanese for "fragrance water", connected to the Javanese folklore of Sri Tanjung.

One Banyuwangi native group is the Osing community which has a Hindu culture although they can be considered as a Javanese sub-ethnic group. They live mainly in the central part of Banyuwangi and they sometimes consider themselves as Majapahit descendants. Other groups are Javanese (living mostly in the south and west), Madurese (mainly in the north and coastal area) and Balinese (scattered but more concentrated in the east). Other smaller groups include Chinese, Buginese, and Arabs.

Once known as Blambangan (or its variation: Balambangan and Balumbungan), it was

Plekung Beach

a vassal of the Majapahit Kingdom and a regional trade centre. After the Majapahit Kingdom ceased to exist, it became an independent kingdom and, as such, the last Hindu kingdom of Java. In order to defend itself from the troops of the Sultanate of Demak, which tried to occupy it, Blambangan asked for help from Balinese kings, which caused it to lose its independence to Balinese kingdoms. During this time Blambangan was deeply influenced by Balinese culture. After around 150 years of Balinese occupation, the Sultanate of Mataram gained control of the territory and renamed it Banyuwangi. Later, it was part of the Mataram territory controlled by the VOC (1770). During the expansion of plantations in 19th century, many parts of Banyuwangi were planted with coffeeand sugar cane, which feature its landscape even now. The Chinese and Arabs came mostly during this period.

Banyuwangi people are known for their combination of Islamic and pre-Islamic beliefs.

Well,there is one place you must visited

G-Land

  a)    Plekung beach

Plekung beach located in banyuwangi,east java,is one paradise for profesional suffers.revealed from heaven like the eastern tip of java island, the beach give different nuance to the tourist.profesional surfers  from both foreign and domestic to racing conquer the waves at this beach.with waves 4-6 meters high with a legth of 2 km and has a seven tiered wave formation. The beach is worth it given the title as one of the beach with waves in the world.

plekung beach

the peak arrival of the waves occur in April throught August each year.Than is plekung beach,waves of it only in hawaii and south africa.therefore in this place is quite often held an international surfing competion.