Wonogiri Regency

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.

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-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

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
Pracimantoro144.4058,89265,41466,123Pracimantoro1857664
Paranggupito (a)64.4716,53317,76017,837Paranggupito857679
Giritontro56.2419,28520,46520,505Giritontro757678
Giriwoyo106.9335,88338,95339,201Girowoyo1657675
Batuwarno55.6716,90717,88917,954Batuwarno857674
Karangtengah89.7222,03123,57923,664Karangtengah557677
Tirtomoyo99.4648,65254,00154,579Tirtomoyo1457672
Nguntoronadi65.8722,64824,71524,897Kedungrejo1157671
Baturetno69.8844,32047,71147,937Baturetno1357673
Eromoko123.6440,54443,95744,226Eromoko1557663
Wuryantoro62.6625,47626,49126,539Wuryantoro857661
Manyaran81.3433,86835,93035,998Karanglor757662
Selogiri51.1237,83046,47447,903Kaliancar1157652
Wonogiri
(district)		84.5277,27186,43787,490Giripurwo1557611
-57615
Ngadirojo93.8752,83159,64360,479Ngadirojo Kidul1157681
Sidoharjo59.4639,33242,83143,130Sidoharjo1257682
Jatiroto71.0035,62341,23042,010Jatiroto1557692
Kismantoro75.6035,50540,20040,787Kismantoro1057696
Purwantoro (b)62.5048,04855,88556,997Bangsri1557695
Bulukerto44.3528,85433,79334,511Bulurejo1057697
Puhpelem32.3118,94721,14421,393Puhpelem657698
Slogohimo69.5945,10752,37853,403Slogohimo1757694
Jatisrono55.9956,13363,19664,048Jatisrono1757691
Jatipurno60.9330,69937,53238,650Jatipurno1157693
Girimarto62.0137,68545,56946,826Tambakmerang1457683
Totals1,904.32928,9041,043,1771,057,087Wonogiri294

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. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wonogiri Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 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
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