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the population was not much more than 2,000,000. At 
the end of 1892, it was certainly not much less than 
24,000,000, and that there is room for still further 
increase is evident from the fact that not more than 
one-third of the entire island is under cultivation. 
The following are the names of the provinces and 
their capitals:— 
Division. 
Provinces. 
Capital. 
Area in sq. 
Miles. 
( 
Bantam 
Serang 
3190 
Batavia 
Batavia 
2631 
Western Java . 1 
Krawang 
Purwakarta 
1785 
Cheribon 
Cheribon 
2608 
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Bandong 
8170 
Tagal 
Tagal 
1466 
Banynmas 
Banyumas 
2147 
Pekalongan 
Pekalongan 
691 
Bagelen 
Purworejo 
1324 
Central Java . - 
Samarang 
Samarang 
2002 
Kedu 
Magelang 
791 
Jokjokarta 
Jokjokarta 
1192 
Japara 
Pati 
1205 
Surakarta 
Surakarta 
2404 
Rembang 
Rembang 
2910 
Madiun 
Madiun 
2506 
Surabaya 
Surabaya 
2091 
Kediri 
Kediri 
2610 
Eastern Java . ^ 
Pasuruan 
Pasuruan 
2066 
Probolingo 
Probolingo 
1126 
Besuki 
(with Banyuwangi) 
Besuki 
3723 
V 
Madura 
Pamekasan 
2033 
Total area of Java, 48,638 square miles; of Madura, 
2033 — total, 50,671 square miles. There are three 
towns with over 100,000 inhabitants—Surabaya, Sura¬ 
karta, and Batavia. 
After Batavia, which, with its hill station, Buitenzorg, 
demands a separate notice, Surabaya (pop. 129,000) is 
