natural wonder
Mount Bromo
An ethereal active volcano rising from a vast sea of sand caldera, offering one of Indonesia's most iconic sunrise experiences.
31 km · about 35 min drive
AsiaIndonesiaEast Java
Lawang
East Java, Indonesia · Asia
About Lawang
Lawang sits on the route: 15 minutes from Singosari, 31km from Mount Bromo.
Lawang is in East Java, Indonesia, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Singosari, about 7 km away.
Lawang is a district and town in Malang Regency, East Java and is geographically located in the mountains and surrounded by Mount Arjuno and Mount Semeru. It covers an area of 68.23 km2 and had a population of 103,402 at the 2010 Census and 110,981 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 113,187.Read more
It borders with Singosari District to the south (in Malang Regency) and Purwodadi district of Pasuruan Regency to the north. Lawang is known as a resort town since the Dutch colonial era.
Tourist attractions in Lawang include Wonosari Tea Garden PTP XXIII, Polaman Baths, Swimming Pools, Krabayakan Tourism Village, and Mount Wedon. In addition, many historical buildings in Lawang are of Dutch origin.
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What is there to see near Lawang?
Within an hour or so of Lawang: Mount Bromo (31 km), Mount Bromo Sea of Sand (31 km), Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (35 km), Tumpak Sewu Waterfall (50 km).
Where is Lawang?
Lawang is in East Java, Indonesia, about 7 km from Singosari.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 112,540
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- East Java
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -7.8353, 112.6947
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Worth the detour from Lawang
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Mount Bromo Sea of Sand
A tarmac road descends into the Tengger caldera and gives way to a track across a grey volcanic sand sea to the steaming cone of Bromo. The Penanjakan viewpoint road above delivers Java's most photographed sunrise.
31 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
East Java national park covering the Tengger sand sea and Semeru, Java's highest volcano at 3,676 metres.
35 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
Tumpak Sewu Waterfall
A 120-metre amphitheatre of water falling in a near-complete semicircle from a cliff rim in East Java, with a viewpoint at the top and a steep bamboo-ladder descent to the base. Mount Semeru rises behind.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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