Regionalization approach is a kind of approach to manage and to achieve the development goals based on the characteristics of a region. The development system of Malang Regency is conducted through regionalization approach which divided the area into six Development Areas (WP). Furthermore, the typology of development area in Malang Regency can be divided into three typology (urban, peri-urban and rural ABSTRAKPendekatan perwilayahan merupakan salah satu pendekatan untuk mengelola dan mencapai tujuan pembangunan sesuai dengan karakteristik wilayah. Sistem pembangunan Kabupaten Malang dilaksanakan melalui pendekatan perwilayahan dimana Kabupaten Malang dibagi menjadi enam wilayah pengembangan (WP). Tipologi wilayah pengembangan di Kabupaten Malang terbagi menjadi tiga (perkotaan, peri-urban, dan perdesaan). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi indeks pembangunan manusia (IPM) di Kabupaten Malang berbasis pendekatan perwilayahan dan regresi panel. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi panel data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan variabel-variabel yang berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap indeks pembangunan manusia pada tiap tipologi wilayah pengembangan Kabupaten Malang, diantaranya: faktor jumlah sarana kesehatan, jumlah perawat-bidan dan kepadatan penduduk pada tipologi I (urban); faktor rasio sekolah per siswa SD dan kepadatan penduduk pada tipologi II (peri-urban); dan faktor jumlah perawat-bidan pada tipologi III (rural).Kata kunci: wilayah pengembangan, indeks pembangunan manusia, tipologi wilayah, regresi panel

A regionalization approach seeks to manage and to achieve development goals in line with regional characteristics. The development system of Malang Regency is conducted through regionalization approach that divided the area into six development regions (DR). Considering that each region has diverse characteristics/typology, describing this typology is the key to map the conditions and problems and to formulate alternative solutions. Thus, the main objective of the research is to analyze the development level of Malang Regency based on a typology of development regions. The specific objectives are as follows: (1) Analyzing the economic diversification in the development regions; (2) Analyzing the hierarchy of development regions; and (3) Analyzing the level of accessibility of the development regions. The research methods include entropy diversity index, scalogram, the level of accessibility (road density index and connectivity index) and cluster analyses. The results show that cluster analysis with proportional and comprehensive variables is able to describe the typology of development regions of Malang Regency, which are divided into three clusters, i.e.: (1) DR I Malang City Ring as the only cluster with a has high development level, (2) DR II Kepanjen, DR IV Tumpang, WP V Turen and Dampit have a medium development level (3) DR III Ngantang and DR VI Sumbermanjing Wetan have a low development level.