City (pop., 1995 est.: 253,760), eastern Java , Indonesia.
It is located in the valley of the Brantas River, southwest of Surabaya . In the 11th to 13th centuries it lay at the heart of a powerful Hindu kingdom, also named Kediri; after 1830 it became the capital of a residency under Dutch administration. The modern city is a trading centre for local agricultural products, including sugar, coffee, and rice.