PROBOLINGGO

also spelled Prabalingga, or Perobolinggo, city, in kabupaten (regency), Jawa Timur provinsi (province), Java, Indonesia, on the southern side of Madura Strait. There is a good harbour for small ships, and the fishing industry is important. Cottage industries include pottery and the manufacture of sarongs. The surrounding regency grows rice, corn (maize), sugar, rubber, coffee, and mangoes, the last renowned for their excellence. The city is on road and rail routes. The regency's population is heavily Madurese, and the city has many ethnic Chinese. Pop. (1980) city, 100,296.