History Of Mojokerto

The history of the Government of Mojokerto regency has strong related with the history of Mojopahit Kingdom, which during the feather had led by a king named Hayam Wuruk in 1350 - 1389 with his great Prime Ministry Gajah Mada.
Mojopahit Kingdom is a big state, located in Brantas River, Delta area and Brangkal River, and has a strong defense that is enough Taft in facing the colonial team. At that time, Canggu area as the port area is the gateway of all activities of commerce traffic (logistics). For the fluency of communications and transportation, Mojopahit made road to connect the port area of Canggu with center capital. Mojokerto regency as the center goverment of Mojopahit, now, it still leaves many evidences, for example the naming of Prajurit Kulon, Magersari, Suronatan, Sentanan, etc.
Year to year, hence the history of Mojopahit has under the Netherlands colonization. At the Dutch Government, Mojokerto regency formed as Stage menthe based a governor J. Van Limburgstirum decision on 20 Junes 1918, Staatblad in 1918 Numbers 324. Then at Japan epoch, Mojokerto regency was having status, as ‘sidi’. Sie Cok and Sie Sangikat who had its proxy beside proxy from Mojokerto area held the Government.
In 1945, Mojokerto regency is East Java front line defense, where the Division Headquarter I had led by the commander of Sungkono division. At that moment, their teams were face to Colonials team and had backward reached Mojokerto. As struggle bases area, Mojokerto regency along with the whole society, have shown the spirit of their struggle to faced the colonial attacked which would return the colonization government in Indonesia.
In memorize the heroism and patriotism spirit at our country, and to commemorate the warrior day in 10 Novembers, then it had carried out a traditional hiking of Mojokerto - Surabaya. Beside that, to memorize the spirit of the struggle, it had built a monument of proclamation that stands in the centre of Mojokerto great waves in which has changed for government building. Mojokerto regency with intensive effort from the Mojokerto regency Government has become LVRI building / 1945 Struggle Building.
In 1945 - 1950, the Mojokerto regency Government has executes the government become the part of Mojokerto regency government and governed by a proxy mayor beside the area national committee. At that time, the Mojokerto Regent has double duty to become a mayor and the member of Indonesia national committee.
In 1950, East Java country had became the part of indonesia, hence based on invitors Nomor 17 The year 1950, about Pembentukan the small area in East Java / Central Java / West Java province then confirmed as Township based on the law number 1 of 1957.
The law number 18 of 1965 its nomenclatures had turn into Mojokerto municipality then based on the law number 5 of 1974 was change again become area municipality level II Mojokerto, as part of expansion region of Gerbangkertosusila.
Since release of PP number 47 of 1982 about the Boundary Modification of Area Municipality Region Level of II Mojokerto, region wide of Mojokerto municipality become 16, 46 KM2, which consist of two district regions, that is Magersari district and Prajurit Kulon with 18 Countryside / Sub-district.
Then with the existence of the law number 22 of 1999, about area government, Area Municipality Level II MOJOKERTO like other areas changed nomenclature to become the Government of Town Mojokerto.
The forming of The Government of Mojokerto city through a history process being had started with status as Staadgemeente, and based on result of research, area municipality level II Mojokerto number HK. 66 of 1982 specify that the anniversary of Mojokerto regency be on 20 Junes.