Pakel – village in East Java's Banyuwangi region, in Licin district
Pakel is a small settlement in Indonesia's East Java (Jawa Timur) province, administratively part of Kecamatan Licin and Kabupaten Banyuwangi. Based on its geographic coordinates, the village is located in the eastern part of Java island, near the Bali Strait. At present, no direct, settlement-level descriptive sources are available for Pakel; the description below therefore relies on known characteristics of the broader administrative units — Kecamatan Licin, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, and Jawa Timur province — clearly indicating this framing throughout. Jawa Timur is one of Indonesia's most populous and economically significant provinces, with an area of 48,033 km² and a population of nearly 41.9 million at the end of 2024.
General overview
Pakel, as part of Kecamatan Licin, lies in an area characterized primarily by agricultural and natural landscapes. Kabupaten Banyuwangi is East Java's easternmost regency and is recognized as one of the country's largest kabupatens by area. The region's most well-known natural and cultural assets are linked to the Banyuwangi area, which is home to the Ijen volcanic crater and the Meru Betiri National Park. The Licin district itself extends at the foot of the Ijen highlands, and the villages within it are typically agricultural communities engaged primarily in coffee and cocoa cultivation. No publicly available, verifiable data exists regarding Pakel's precise population, area, and infrastructure characteristics; instead of estimates on these matters, this description relies exclusively on reliable data from the broader region.
Real estate and investment
No independent, authenticated data source is known for Pakel's real estate market. The broader Kabupaten Banyuwangi has emerged over the past decade as one of East Java's most dynamically developing tourist destinations on Indonesia's tourism map, which may influence the real estate market value of certain parts of the region. Generally speaking, the kabupaten's natural assets — volcanic landscapes, national parks, coastline — attract moderate investor interest, primarily oriented toward ecotourism-related developments. Under Indonesian property ownership regulations, foreign nationals cannot directly acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) to real estate in Indonesia; for them, Hak Pakai (usage rights) and certain rental constructions offer possible legal frameworks. These rules apply throughout the country, including in Banyuwangi kabupaten and Pakel. Specific plot prices or market trends specific to the village cannot be provided due to lack of sources.
Safety and security
No separate, local-level statistics are available regarding safety and security in Pakel. The area of Kabupaten Banyuwangi and Kecamatan Licin is generally rural and agricultural in character, characterized by lower population density compared to urban agglomerations. For Jawa Timur province as a whole, it can be said that despite its significant population density and economic activity, the province shows a public safety profile similar to the Indonesian average, though more precise, village-level data cannot be stated without sources. The rural environment and low tourist traffic generally come with a lower risk profile; however, in the absence of local statistics, this may only be understood as general context, not as a factual statement regarding Pakel.
Tourist attractions
No sources containing named tourist attractions specific to Pakel are available. However, the area of Kecamatan Licin and the broader Kabupaten Banyuwangi is known to include the Ijen volcanic complex — recognized long in Banyuwangi for its blue-glowing lava and sulfur mining traditions — as one of the region's most significant natural landmarks. The Ijen crater is approached by many from the Licin area, as part of the route leads through there. Additionally, the Meru Betiri National Park accessible near Banyuwangi and the Baluran National Park are characteristic nature reserves of this kabupaten. These attractions are not identical to Pakel, but they indicate the settlement's regional context well. Those staying in villages within Licin district can be relatively close to these natural assets, though specific directions and distance data cannot be provided for Pakel due to lack of sources.
Summary
Pakel is a small East Javanese village belonging to Kecamatan Licin and Kabupaten Banyuwangi, within Jawa Timur province. No independent, authenticated data source is currently available for the village; therefore, this description is based on known characteristics of the broader administrative units — particularly Banyuwangi kabupaten — clearly indicating this framing. Based on the region's natural assets, its proximity to the Ijen volcanic complex, and the general development trends of the Banyuwangi region, Pakel and its surroundings can be characterized as a rural village setting that requires further local-level data collection to be fully understood.
