Mungkid Town
Nickname: 
Kota Mungkid
Motto: 
Mungkid Kota Budaya
Mungkid Town is located in Indonesia
Mungkid Town
Mungkid Town
Coordinates: 7°28′0″S 110°13′0″E / 7.46667°S 110.21667°E / -7.46667; 110.21667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
RegencyMagelang Regency
Area
 • Total37.40 km2 (14.44 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total75,292
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code+62293

Mungkid is the capital of Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The town center is located in the village of Sawitan. All government offices or agencies of Magelang regency are located here, including the offices owned by private parties. Mungkid town was founded on March 22, 1984 to replace the city of Magelang as the capital town of Magelang regency. Each March 22 is celebrated by the citizens of Magelang regency as Mungkid's anniversary. Many people consider this town as an administrative town and alternative city. The major Buddhist temple of Borobudur is about 4 km from the center of Mungkid.

History

After Independence in Indonesia in 1945, the city of Magelang was declared as the capital of the Magelang regency.[2] However in 1950, Magelang city was declared a separate municipality and was given the right to manage its own affairs.[3] It was therefore decided to relocate the capital of Magelang regency. Besides providing independence to Magelang city to manage its own affairs, other considerations also pointed to the advantages of locating the capital of the regency. It was felt that the establishment of a separate administrative capital might help to stimulate the growth and development of the region. Four alternatives were considered as the site of the new regency capital: Mungkid, Muntilan, Secang and Mertoyudan.

Mertoyudan District and Mungkid District in the town centre of Sawitan were selected as the new capital of the Magelang Regency with the name of Mungkid.[4] The inauguration of Mungkid as the capital took place on March 22, 1984 attended by Central Java Governor HM Ismail.

Villages

  1. Ambartawang
  2. Blondho
  3. Bojong
  4. Bumireja
  5. Gondhang
  6. Mendut
  7. Mungkid
  8. Ngrajek
  9. Pabèlan
  10. Pagersari
  11. Paremana
  12. Pragawati
  13. Rambeanak
  14. Sawitan
  15. Senden
  16. Treka

Note that Mendut and Sawitan have the status of kelurahan (urban villages), while the other 14 have the status of desa (rural villages).


Climate

Mungkid has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.

Climate data for Mungkid
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 29.4
(84.9)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.5
(85.1)		 28.8
(83.8)		 29.6
(85.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)		 25.1
(77.2)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.6
(76.3)		 25.0
(77.0)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.1
(77.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.3
(70.3)		 20.3
(68.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 19.3
(66.7)		 20.0
(68.0)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.1
(70.0)		 20.9
(69.6)		 20.7
(69.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 355
(14.0)		 330
(13.0)		 362
(14.3)		 266
(10.5)		 191
(7.5)		 103
(4.1)		 44
(1.7)		 40
(1.6)		 66
(2.6)		 168
(6.6)		 287
(11.3)		 342
(13.5)		 2,554
(100.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

  1. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. ↑ Law (Undang-undang or UU) No 22 of 1948.
  3. ↑ Law (Undang-undang or UU) No 13 of 1950.
  4. ↑ Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah, or PP) No 21 of 1982
  5. ↑ "Climate: Mungkid". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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