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Bangil or called "Bangel" is the name of a district and of a Capital city in the Pasuruan Regency, East Java, Indonesia. This city is the first metropolitan area in Pasuruan Regency. The district is divided into fifteen villages. Currently it is known as Bangkodir (Bangil Kota Bordir) or Bangil, the embroidery city; which was declared on September 11, 2005 by the Regency of Pasuruan when the district won the MURI record for the longest embroidered fabric. The embroidered fabric was displayed during the Fashion Show (Fashion on the Street) with its length as long as 1 km. The Town of Bangil, which is also known as the City of SYIAH, lies between the access road from Surabaya to Banyuwangi and Bali, having alternative short routes connecting it to Pandaan, Sukorejo and Malang. In 2010 the Pasuruan Regency decided to make Town of Bangil into the administrative capital of the Regency.