Mojokerto Regency is a regency in East Java province. It is part of the Surabaya metropolitan area (known as Gerbangkertosusila) which comprises Gresik Regency, Bangkalan Regency, Mojokerto Regency, Mojokerto City, Surabaya City, Sidoarjo Regency, and Lamongan Regency. It covers an area of 717.83 sq. km (excluding the independent city of Mojokerto). The population of the Regency was 908,004 in 2000, but had risen to 1,025,443 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 1,054,248. Many of them earn their living as small farmers and craftsmen (consisting shoemakers, furniture makers, and souvenir makers).