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Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of non-communicable diseases such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease, stroke, and many more. In USA, the prevalence smokers in rural area were higher than in urban or metropolitan area. But there was still no data in Indonesia. The level of knowledge may influence health behavior, including smoking. This study aimed to know the prevalence of cigarette smokers among adult male in rural areas and to investigate the level of their knowledge about smoking. This study used a cross-sectional design and a consecutive sampling technique. This study used a closed questionnaire to sixty adult males who were attending a meeting in Mojodawu village meeting hall, East Java, Indonesia. Fifty adult males confessed as a smoker (83,3%) and only ten (16,7%) respondents who were not. The level of knowledge among smokers was mostly not good (64%). Only 46% of respondents stated that smoking was dangerous to their health, and only 38% of respondents stated cigarettes harmed people around.This study showed a high prevalence of smokers among adult male in the rural area. Most of the smokers had a lack of knowledge about smoking hazards.