Wonogiri Regency

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.

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
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
FoundedMay 19, 1741
CapitalWonogiri
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+62 273
Vehicle registrationAD
Websitewonogirikab.go.id

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.

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Pracimantoro142.1458,89265,4141857664
Paranggupito (a)64.7516,53317,760857679
Girotontro61.6319,28520,465757678
Giriwoyo100.6035,88338,9531657675
Batuwarno51.6516,90717,889857674
Karangtengah84.5922,03123,579557677
Tirtomoyo93.0148,65254,0011457672
Nguntoronadi80.4122,64824,7151157671
Baturetno89.1044,32047,7111357673
Eromoko120.3640,54443,9571557663
Wuryantoro72.6125,47626,491857661
Manyaran81.6433,86835,930757662
Selogiri50.1837,83046,4741157652
Wonogiri
(district)		82.9277,27186,4371557611
-57615
Ngadirojo93.2652,83159,6431157681
Sidoharjo57.2039,33242,8311257682
Jatiroto62.7735,62341,2301557692
Kismantoro69.8635,50540,2001057696
Purwantoro (b)59.5348,04855,8851557695
Bulukerto40.5228,85433,7931057697
Puhpelem31.6218,94721,144657698
Slogohimo64.1545,10752,3781757694
Jatisrono50.0356,13363,1961757691
Jatipurno55.4630,69937,5321157693
Girimarto62.3737,68545,5691457683
Totals1,822.36928,9041,096,138294

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 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. 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", Solo Pos, accessed Oktober 2011
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