Wonogiri Regency

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Wonogiri Regency
Kabupaten Wonogiri
Regency
Coat of arms of Wonogiri Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sabda Sakti Nugrahaning Praja ((in Javanese): The Holy Word of Sacrifice)
Location of Wonogiri Regency in Central Java
Location of Wonogiri Regency in Central Java
Coordinates: 7°55′S 111°03′E / 7.917°S 111.050°E / -7.917; 111.050Coordinates: 7°55′S 111°03′E / 7.917°S 111.050°E / -7.917; 111.050
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
FoundedMay 19, 1741
Capital
Government
 • RegentJoko Sutopo
 • Vice-RegentEdy Santosa, S.H.
Area
 • Total1,822.36 km2 (703.62 sq mi)
 • Water567.2 km2 (219.0 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total1,096,138
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 [1]
Demonym(s)Wonogiren, Wonogirian, Bocah Wonogiri
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsJavanese, Chinese, European
 • ReligionIslam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and traditional Javanese beliefs (in Purwantoro)
 • LanguagesIndonesian, Javanese
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
ZIP code
576xx
Area code(s)+62 273
Vehicle registrationAD
Websitewonogirikab.go.id

Wonogiri Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the southeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,822.36 km2, and its population was 928,904 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,096,138 at the 2020 Census.[3] The capital and largest town is Wonogiri, around 33 km southeast of the large Central Java metropolis of Surakarta.

Administrative districts[]

Wonogiri Regency is divided into twenty-five administrative districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 No.
of
vill.		 Post
code
Pracimantoro 142.14 58,892 65,414 18 57664
Paranggupito (a) 64.75 16,533 17,760 8 57679
Girotontro 61.63 19,285 20,465 7 57678
Giriwoyo 100.60 35,883 38,953 16 57675
Batuwarno 51.65 16,907 17,889 8 57674
Karangtengah 84.59 22,031 23,579 5 57677
Tirtomoyo 93.01 48,652 54,001 14 57672
Nguntoronadi 80.41 22,648 24,715 11 57671
Baturetno 89.10 44,320 47,711 13 57673
Eromoko 120.36 40,544 43,957 15 57663
Wuryantoro 72.61 25,476 26,491 8 57661
Manyaran 81.64 33,868 35,930 7 57662
Selogiri 50.18 37,830 46,474 11 57652
Wonogiri
(district)		 82.92 77,271 86,437 15 57611
-57615
Ngadirojo 93.26 52,831 59,643 11 57681
Sidoharjo 57.20 39,332 42,831 12 57682
Jatiroto 62.77 35,623 41,230 15 57692
Kismantoro 69.86 35,505 40,200 10 57696
Purwantoro (b) 59.53 48,048 55,885 15 57695
Bulukerto 40.52 28,854 33,793 10 57697
Puhpelem 31.62 18,947 21,144 6 57698
Slogohimo 64.15 45,107 52,378 17 57694
Jatisrono 50.03 56,133 63,196 17 57691
Jatipurno 55.46 30,699 37,532 11 57693
Girimarto 62.37 37,685 45,569 14 57683
Totals 1,822.36 928,904 1,096,138 294

Notes: (a) Paranggupito District includes the whole of the Regency's sea coast (off the southern coast of Java). (b) Purwantoro District forms a salient stretching eastwards into East Java Province.

Agriculture[]

Wonogiri Regency is an area of agriculture and plantation, so most of people in the regency work as farmers. Generally, all areas of the regency produce much agriculture and plantation output. Casava, cacao, and cashew are examples of the plantation output that are relatively good. Wonogiri also has many special foods. They include nasi tiwul, emping, bakso, mie ayam, gudangan, etc.[6]

Topography[]

Most of Wonogiri Regency's area is rocky and hilly due to its location on the highlands. Since these highlands are of the karst type, many caves can easily be found in Wonogiri Regency and at least 41 caves have been discovered so far starting with the famous , at Pracimantoro, , at Giritontro and including many unnamed caves all over the regency.

Wonogiri Regency also has a dam called Gajah Mungkur Dam which has three main functions; as a power plant to produce Hydroelectricity; to provide water for rice fields around Bengawan Solo River through irrigation programs; and for tourism. The dam has created a reservoir covering 83 km2 which lies 6 km south of Wonogiri town..

Gajah Mungkur Reservoir Dam

Tourism[]

Items of tourist in|Bengawan Solo]] [[terest include:

  1. Gajah Mungkur Dam (Waduk Gajah Mungkur)
  2. in Paranggupito District
  3. in Paranggupito District
  4. in Tirtomoyo District
  5. in Wonogiri District
  6. in Pracimantoro District
  7. in Slogohimo District
  8. in Jatisrono District
  9. at Jatipurno
  10. Paragliding (Indonesian: Gantole) sports site nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
  11. Off-Roading nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
  12. in Wonogiri District
  13. a small mountain in Wonogiri District
  14. at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District
  15. at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District
Downtown of Wonogiri (Gandul Hill as Background)

Transportation[]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ in addition Wonogiri popular with their Jamu (traditional Medicine) such as Air Mancur, which is located near terminal of bus in Wonokarto, Wonogiri.beside those in recent year *2017, The special product of fruit is melon, it is very popular and developed by the Wonogiri government "Kembangkan Pariwisata, Disbudparpora Gandeng ASITA", , accessed Oktober 2011
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