Wonogiri_Regency

Wonogiri Regency
Kabupaten Wonogiri
Regency
Motto: 
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; 111.050
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
FoundedMay 19, 1741
CapitalWonogiri
Government
 • RegentJoko Sutopo
 • Vice-RegentSetyo Sukarno
Area
 • Total1,904.32 km2 (735.26 sq mi)
 • Water567.2 km2 (219.0 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total1,057,087
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/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+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 1,904.32 km2, and its population was 928,904 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,043,177 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,057,087 (comprising 527,651 males and 529,436 females).[1] 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[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 251 rural desa and 43 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
Pracimantoro 144.40 58,892 65,414 66,123 Pracimantoro 18 57664
Paranggupito (a) 64.47 16,533 17,760 17,837 Paranggupito 8 57679
Giritontro 56.24 19,285 20,465 20,505 Giritontro 7 57678
Giriwoyo 106.93 35,883 38,953 39,201 Girowoyo 16 57675
Batuwarno 55.67 16,907 17,889 17,954 Batuwarno 8 57674
Karangtengah 89.72 22,031 23,579 23,664 Karangtengah 5 57677
Tirtomoyo 99.46 48,652 54,001 54,579 Tirtomoyo 14 57672
Nguntoronadi 65.87 22,648 24,715 24,897 Kedungrejo 11 57671
Baturetno 69.88 44,320 47,711 47,937 Baturetno 13 57673
Eromoko 123.64 40,544 43,957 44,226 Eromoko 15 57663
Wuryantoro 62.66 25,476 26,491 26,539 Wuryantoro 8 57661
Manyaran 81.34 33,868 35,930 35,998 Karanglor 7 57662
Selogiri 51.12 37,830 46,474 47,903 Kaliancar 11 57652
Wonogiri
(district)		 84.52 77,271 86,437 87,490 Giripurwo 15 57611
-57615
Ngadirojo 93.87 52,831 59,643 60,479 Ngadirojo Kidul 11 57681
Sidoharjo 59.46 39,332 42,831 43,130 Sidoharjo 12 57682
Jatiroto 71.00 35,623 41,230 42,010 Jatiroto 15 57692
Kismantoro 75.60 35,505 40,200 40,787 Kismantoro 10 57696
Purwantoro (b) 62.50 48,048 55,885 56,997 Bangsri 15 57695
Bulukerto 44.35 28,854 33,793 34,511 Bulurejo 10 57697
Puhpelem 32.31 18,947 21,144 21,393 Puhpelem 6 57698
Slogohimo 69.59 45,107 52,378 53,403 Slogohimo 17 57694
Jatisrono 55.99 56,133 63,196 64,048 Jatisrono 17 57691
Jatipurno 60.93 30,699 37,532 38,650 Jatipurno 11 57693
Girimarto 62.01 37,685 45,569 46,826 Tambakmerang 14 57683
Totals 1,904.32 928,904 1,043,177 1,057,087 Wonogiri 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.[4]

Topography

Most of Wonogiri Regency's area is rocky and hilly due to its location on the Sewu 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 Song Gilap cave, Song Putri cave at Pracimantoro, Ngantap cave, Putri Kencana cave 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

Notable landmarks

Notable landmarks include:

  1. Gajah Mungkur Dam (Waduk Gajah Mungkur)
  2. Sembukan beach in Paranggupito District
  3. Nampu beach in Paranggupito District
  4. Kahyangan waterfall in Tirtomoyo District
  5. Kethu forest in Wonogiri District
  6. Putri Kencana cave in Pracimantoro District
  7. Girimanik waterfall in Slogohimo District
  8. Nggaguk Tirta Lestari swimming pool, cafe, restaurant in Jatisrono District
  9. Seper forest at Jatipurno
  10. Paragliding (Indonesian: Gantole) sports site nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
  11. Off-Roading nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
  12. Plinteng Semar Miracle Stone in Wonogiri District
  13. Gunung Kembar Gandul a small mountain in Wonogiri District
  14. Gunung Pegat Small Mountain at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District
  15. Gunung Kencur Small Mountain at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District
Downtown of Wonogiri (Gandul Hill as Background)

Transportation

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wonogiri Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ 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", Solo Pos, accessed Oktober 2011