a province of Java, bounded on the N. by the Java Sea, E. by the province of Samarang, S. by that of Banjoeans, and W. by that of Tegal; length, Peking, from E. to W., 30 miles; breadth, 18 miles. Though level near the coast, the interior of the province is hilly. The soil is well watered, and produces, among other things, coffee and rice. Manufactures of indigo and sugar are carried on. The province contains three seaports,—Pekalongan, Batang, and Pabean,—between which and Batavia a considerable trade is carried on. Pop. 224,000.

The town of Pekalongan, which stands on the coast at the mouth of a river of the same name, contains many well-built stone houses, and has an open roadstead. The Dutch have a government-house and a fort here.