Editing Bojonegoro Regency (section)

==Geography==
Across the eastern border of Bojonegoro is the [[Lamongan Regency]], to the north is [[Tuban Regency|the Tuban Regency]], while to the south are [[Ngawi Regency|the Ngawi Regency]], [[Madiun Regency]], [[Nganjuk Regency]], and [[Jombang Regency]]. [[Blora Regency]] is located to the west, in [[Central Java]] Province.

Bojonegoro occupies an area of 2,307.06&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. Much of it consists of low plains along the Solo River, with hilly areas in the southern part of the Regency. As with most of [[Java]], the Bojonegoro landscape is dominated by rice paddy fields. In the Bojonegoro area, the Solo River changes its course from northward to eastward.

The climate in Bojonegoro is tropical with six months of rainy and dry seasons. Seasonal conditions are often very contrasting. In the rainy season, rain will fall almost daily while in the dry season, rain will not come for months, causing widespread drought and water shortages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20040826.D02 |date=26 August 2004 |title=Water shortages spread |publisher=The Jakarta Post |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105652/http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20040826.D02 |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref> These problems have been compounded with the loss of forests and other green areas. The teak forest once covered much of Bojonegoro, but has since considerably reduced due to [[over exploitation|over-exploitation]].

Floods in the rainy season of 2007 were bigger than in previous years. The water level of the Solo River rose due to heavy rain, especially in the upper valley in Central Java, forcing the Gajah Mungkur Dam to be opened. The resulting flood submerged 15 districts, with water as high as 1.5 m, and displaced 2,700 families. A further 2.5 hectares of rice fields were damaged. No casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2007/4/22/bojonegoro-siaga-iii-kritis-hadapi-luapan-bengawan-solo/ |date=25 April 2007 |title=Bojonegoro Siaga III-Kritis Hadapi Luapan Bengawan Solo |publisher=[[Antara News Agency]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101112818/http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2007/4/22/bojonegoro-siaga-iii-kritis-hadapi-luapan-bengawan-solo/ |archive-date=1 January 2008 }}</ref>