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Regency of Indonesia Regency in Central Java, Indonesia
Wonogiri Regency Kabupaten Wonogiri
Regency
Official seal of Wonogiri RegencySeal
Motto(s): Sabda Sakti Nugrahaning Praja
(Sacred utterance of the town's welfare)
Location of Wonogiri Regency in Central JavaLocation 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 km (735.26 sq mi)
 • Water567.2 km (219.0 sq mi)
Elevation140 m (460 ft)
Population
 • Total1,051,085
 • Density550/km (1,400/sq mi)
 
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 code576xx
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 is bordered to the north by Sukoharjo Regency and Karanganyar Regency, to the east by East Java Province (mainly Pacitan Regency), to the south by the Indian Ocean, and to the west by the Special Region of Yogyakarta. It covers an area of 1,904.32 km, and its population was 928,904 at the 2010 Census and 1,043,177 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,051,085 (comprising 524,500 males and 526,585 females). The capital and largest town is Wonogiri, around 33 km southeast of the large Central Java metropolis of Surakarta. The regency includes the large Gajah Mungkur Reservoir in the upper reaches of the Solo River, with a surface area of 88 km.

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 and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. 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.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
kelu-
rahan		 No.
of
desa		 Post
code
33.12.01 Pracimantoro 142.11 58,892 65,414 67,154 Pracimantoro 1 17 57664
33.12.24 Paranggupito 64.75 16,533 17,760 18,062 Paranggupito - 8 57679
33.12.02 Giritontro 61.63 19,285 20,465 21,076 Giritontro 2 5 57678
33.12.03 Giriwoyo 100.60 35,883 38,953 40,588 Girowoyo 2 14 57675
33.12.04 Batuwarno 51.64 16,907 17,889 18,206 Batuwarno 1 7 57674
33.12.23 Karangtengah 85.96 22,031 23,579 23,774 Karangtengah - 5 57677
33.12.05 Tirtomoyo 93.01 48,652 54,001 56,425 Tirtomoyo 2 12 57672
33.12.06 Nguntoronadi 60.96 22,648 24,715 25,530 Kedungrejo 2 9 57671
33.12.07 Baturetno 69.10 44,320 47,711 48,564 Baturetno - 13 57673
33.12.08 Eromoko 120.36 40,544 43,957 44,097 Eromoko 2 13 57663
33.12.09 Wuryantoro 73.21 25,476 26,491 26,796 Wuryantoro 2 6 57661
33.12.10 Manyaran 81.66 33,868 35,930 36,462 Karanglor 2 5 57662
33.12.11 Selogiri 50.18 37,830 46,474 46,914 Kaliancar 1 10 57652
33.12.12 Wonogiri
(district)		 82.92 77,271 86,437 88,533 Giripurwo 6 9 57611
- 57615
33.12.13 Ngadirojo 93.24 52,831 59,643 61,553 Ngadirojo Kidul 2 9 57681
33.12.14 Sidoharjo 57.20 39,332 42,831 44,265 Sidoharjo 2 10 57682
33.12.15 Jatiroto 62.64 35,623 41,230 42,249 Jatiroto 2 13 57692
33.12.16 Kismantoro 69.86 35,505 40,200 41,762 Kismantoro 2 8 57696
33.12.17 Purwantoro 59.53 48,048 55,885 57,719 Bangsri 2 13 57695
33.12.18 Bulukerto 41.23 28,854 33,793 35,664 Bulurejo 1 9 57697
33.12.25 Puhpelem 31.62 18,947 21,144 21,529 Puhpelem 1 5 57698
33.12.19 Slogohimo 62.58 45,107 52,378 54,013 Slogohimo 2 15 57694
33.12.20 Jatisrono 50.03 56,133 63,196 65,200 Jatisrono 2 15 57691
33.12.21 Jatipurno 55.46 30,699 37,532 39,147 Jatipurno 2 9 57693
33.12.22 Girimarto 62.37 37,685 45,569 47,300 Tambakmerang 2 12 57683
Totals 1,904.32 928,904 1,043,177 1,051,085 Wonogiri 43 251

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

The 43 kelurahan comprise 1 in Pracimantoro District (Gedong), 2 in Giritontro District (Bayemharjo and Giritontro), 2 in Giriwoyo District (Girikikis and Giriwoyo), 1 in Batuwarno District (Selopuro), 2 in Tirtomoyo District (Ngarjosari and Tirtomoyo), 2 in Nguntoronadi District (Beji and Kedungrejo), 2 in Eromoko District (Ngadirejo and Puloharjo), 2 in Wuryantoro District (Mojopuro and Wuryantoro), 2 in Manyaran District (Pagutan and Punduhsari), 1 in Selogiri District (Kaliancar), 6 in Wonogiri District (Giripurwo, Giritirto, Giriwono, Wonoboyo, Wonokarto and Wuryorejo), 2 in Ngadirojo District (Kasihan and Mlokomanis Kulon), 2 in Sidoharjo District (Kayuloko and Sidoharjo), 2 in Jatiroto District (Jatiroto and Sanggrong), 2 in Kismantoro District (Gesing and Kismantoro), 2 in Purwantoro District (Purwantoro and Tegalrejo), 1 in Bulukerto District (Bulukerto), 1 in Puhpelem District (Giriharjo), 2 in Slogohimo District (Bulusari and Karang), 2 in Jatisrono District (Pelem and Tanjungsari), 2 in Jatipurno District (Balepanjang and Jatipurno), and 2 in Girimarto District (Gemawang and Sidokarto).

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.

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 88 km 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. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Wonogiri Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pracimantoro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312010
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Paranggupito Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312020
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Giritontro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312030
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Giriwoyo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312040
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Batuwarno Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312050
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Karangtengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312060
  10. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tirtomoyo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312070
  11. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Nguntoronadi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312080
  12. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Baturetno Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312090
  13. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Eromoko Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312100
  14. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Wuryantoro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312110
  15. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Manyaran Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312120
  16. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Selogiri Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312130
  17. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Wonogiri Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312140
  18. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Ngadirojo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312150
  19. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sidoharjo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312160
  20. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jatiroto Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312170
  21. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kismantoro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312180
  22. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Purwantoro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312190
  23. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bulukerto Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312200
  24. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Puhpelem Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312201
  25. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Slogohimo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312210
  26. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jatisrono Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312220
  27. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jatipurno Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312230
  28. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Girimarto Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312240
  29. 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
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