Ngawi Regency
Kabupaten Ngawi
Regency
From top, left to right:
Pondok Reservoir, Jamus Tea Plantation in Sine, Soerjo monument statue in Widodaren town
Coat of arms of Ngawi Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Ngawi Ramah • Benteng • Bambu
Friendly Ngawi • Fortress • Bamboo
Motto(s): 
Negeri Ngawi Ramah
Friendly Ngawi Country
Ngawi Regency map
Location within Ngawi Regency
Ngawi Regency is located in Java
Ngawi Regency
Ngawi Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Ngawi Regency is located in Indonesia
Ngawi Regency
Ngawi Regency
Ngawi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°24′11″S 111°26′40.7″E / 7.40306°S 111.444639°E / -7.40306; 111.444639
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
Anniversary7 July 1358
CapitalNgawi (town)
Government
 • BodyNgawi Regencies Government
 • RegentOny Anwar Harsono
 • Vice RegentDwi Rianto Jatmiko
 • Regional SecretaryMokh. Sodiq Triwidiyanto
 • Speaker of the regional parliamentHeru Kusnindar
Area
 • Total1,394.74 km2 (538.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation
3,156 m (10,354 ft)
Lowest elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total877,432
 • Rank76th in Indonesia
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsJavanese people
Osing
Madura
Sundanese
Batak
Chinese
Others.
 • Religion
 • Languages
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (IWST)
Postal code
63211 – 63285
Area code(+62) 351
ISO 3166 codeID-JI
Vehicle registrationAE J**/K**/L*/M*
HDIIncrease 0.72 (2022) (High)
Websitengawikab.go.id

Ngawi Regency is an inland regency (kabupaten) of Indonesia, on the island of Java. Ngawi is well known around the world for its Pithecantropus erectus which was found by Eugene Dubois, a Dutchman. Ngawi is located in East Java Province but adjoins Central Java province. Its capital Ngawi (city). Ngawi is also the main gate to enter East Java province since there are intersections that connect Surabaya–Bojonegoro–Ngawi (city)–Solo–Jogja–Bandung–Jakarta. The Regency covers an area of 1,394.74 km2 (538.51 sq mi), and had a population of 817,765 at the 2010 census[2] and 870,057 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 877,432 (comprising 435,470 males and 441,962 females).[1]

Ngawi (town), has the largest central park ("alun-alun") in Indonesia. This large area includes a West Park and an East Park, separated by Merdeka Street. The West Park consists of a football court, a volleyball court, and a ceremonial podium near the main mosque. The East Park consists of a playground area, two tennis courts, a basketball hall, a parking area, a futsal court, a skating place, and a culinary area said to be "the most favorite place visited by Ngawinese". The municipal hall (called Alun-Alun Merdeka) is located in the central part of Ngawi town.

Van Den Bosch Fortress is a central historic site of the Ngawi Regency. It is located at the confluence of the two biggest rivers in East Java: the Solo River and the Madiun River.

Climate

Ngawi has a monsoon tropical climate (Köppen climate classification Am), dry at mid-year, with heavy rain the rest of the year.

Administrative districts

Ngawi Regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 213 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Ngawi (town) District), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah		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
35.21.01Sine81.4341,09644,68145,244Sine1563264
35.21.02Ngrambe67.5938,75042,26742,827Ngrambe1463263
35.21.03Jogorogo71.0438,78242,30742,868Jogorogo1263262
35.21.04Kendal86.9844,24250,05551,078Kendal1063261
35.21.05Geneng54.2148,97551,40551,699Geneng1363271
35.21.18Gerih33.8132,11836,11436,808Gerih563270
35.21.06Kwadungan32.6325,39226,59026,730Kwadungan1463283
35.21.14Pangkur29.9326,45527,48927,593Pangkur963282
35.21.07Karangjati70.7946,92747,42747,351Karangjati1763284
35.21.15Bringin67.7230,55430,91730,874Bringin1063285
35.21.08Padas42.2932,23134,13634,391Padas1263280
35.21.19Kasreman46.7723,40724,46924,590Kasreman863281
35.21.09Ngawi (town)70.5779,95183,44583,831Karang Asri1663211
- 63218
35.21.10Paron106.0586,01491,73992,552Gelung1463253
35.21.11Kedunggalar104.4066,33671,16071,870Kedunggalar1263254
35.21.16Pitu89.8027,07229,46929,847Pitu1063252
35.21.12Widodaren112.3866,10270,62471,273Walikukun1263256
35.21.13Mantingan68.7037,88538,14238,052Mantingan763260
35.21.17Karanganyar157.6425,47627,62127,954Karanganyar7163257
Totals1,294.74817,765870,057877,432Ngawi217

Trinil Site

Trinil Museum

Trinil Museum is about 15 kilometres from Ngawi (town) and near to the Bengawan Solo River. The museum contains a collection of about 1,500 fossils, some of which are a million years old. As of 2013 up to 500 fossils had yet to be identified. In the late 19th century Eugene Dubois found Pithecantropus eretus in the Trinil area.

Oldest human-made mark in the world

Researchers found in the Trinil site that the scratch at Pseudodon vondembuschianus trinilensis plain water clam shell aged 500,000 years is the oldest in the world. Although the scratch is perhaps not art, its zig-zag shape is evidence that the scratch is human-made. The clamshell has been found in 1896, but the zig-zag scratch was found in 2014.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Ngawi Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3521)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ternyata Torehan Tertua Ada di Ngawi Jawa Timur". December 5, 2014.
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