Journal of Socioeconomics and Development. 2022. 5(1): 88-98 Journal of Socioeconomics and Development https://publishing-widyagama.ac.id/ejournal-v2/index.php/jsed Typology and spatial distributions of rural poverty: Evidence from Trenggalek Regency, Indonesia Ulul Hidayah 1 , Anggelina Delviana Klau 2 , and Suci Rahmawati Prima 1 1 Universitas Terbuka, Jakarta, Indonesia 2 Universitas Timor, Kefamenanu, Indonesia *Correspondence email: ulul-hidayah@ecampus.ut.ac.id INTRODUCTION Regional development can nationally be achieved by integrating harmonious, integrated, efficient, and effective developments in the lowest administrative area (rural area). According to Indonesia’s Village Law No. 6 of 2014, rural development is a series of efforts used to improve the quality of life and provide excellent welfare to rural communities (Undang- Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 Tentang Desa, 2014). Similarly, Muta’ali (2016) stated that rural development is all efforts made jointly by the government and the community to manage rural resources' potential to achieve sustainability, independence, justice, welfare, and equitable distribution. Development at the village level is needed to strengthen the foundation of the country's economy, reduce disparities between regions, and accelerate poverty alleviation. Poverty is defined as a condition of inability to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, education, and health. It is caused by the scarcity of tools to fulfill these needs or difficulty accessing education and work. Poverty is a global problem and one of the objects of sustainable development goals To cite this article: Hidayah, U., Klau, A. D., & Prima, S. R. (2022). Typology and spatial distributions of rural poverty: Evidence from Trenggalek Regency, Indonesia. Journal of Socioeconomics and Development, 5(1), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.31328/jsed.v5i1.3256 ISSN 2615-6075 online; ISSN 2615-6946 print ©UWG Press, 2022 ABSTRACT Poverty is a condition associated with the inability to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, education, and health. Although Indonesia is currently experiencing a decline in poverty trend, data show that this extreme state of lack is consent in rural areas, such as Trenggalek Regency. Approximately 99.7% of this region is rural areas, with 10.98% poor populations. Therefore, this study aims to identify rural poverty's typology and distribution pattern in Trenggalek Regency using the spatial approach, which identifies the impact of distance and neighborhood of area towards villages’ poverty. The results showed a positive spatial autocorrelation of 0.29232, which indicates the spatial relationship between the poverty in every village in Trenggalek Regency is clustered and divided into four categories. Approximately 25, 28, 5, and 9 villages were in the high-high, low-low, low-high, and low-low categories. Every cluster has similar characteristics, thereby, the villages are influenced by each other. The results further showed that villages with high poverty rates have low accessibility to various facilities and infrastructure. An important factor that makes it possible for a rural area to escape poverty even though the surrounding is experiencing it at a higher rate is activating the micro, small and medium enterprises. ARTICLE INFO ►Research Article Article History Received 20 December 2021 Accepted 18 February 2022 Published 27 March 2022 Keywords cluster; Moran index; rural poverty; spatial approach JEL Classification I32; R23; R51