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 / 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 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

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.

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.

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
kelurahan		No.
of
desa		Post
code
33.12.01Pracimantoro144.4058,89265,41466,123Pracimantoro11757664
33.12.24Paranggupito (a)64.4716,53317,76017,837Paranggupito-857679
33.12.02Giritontro56.2419,28520,46520,505Giritontro2557678
33.12.03Giriwoyo106.9335,88338,95339,201Girowoyo21457675
33.12.04Batuwarno55.6716,90717,88917,954Batuwarno1757674
33.12.23Karangtengah89.7222,03123,57923,664Karangtengah-557677
33.12.05Tirtomoyo99.4648,65254,00154,579Tirtomoyo21257672
33.12.06Nguntoronadi65.8722,64824,71524,897Kedungrejo2957671
33.12.07Baturetno69.8844,32047,71147,937Baturetno-1357673
33.12.08Eromoko123.6440,54443,95744,226Eromoko21357663
33.12.09Wuryantoro62.6625,47626,49126,539Wuryantoro2657661
33.12.10Manyaran81.3433,86835,93035,998Karanglor2557662
33.12.11Selogiri51.1237,83046,47447,903Kaliancar11057652
33.12.12Wonogiri
(district)		84.5277,27186,43787,490Giripurwo6957611
- 57615
33.12.13Ngadirojo93.8752,83159,64360,479Ngadirojo Kidul2957681
33.12.14Sidoharjo59.4639,33242,83143,130Sidoharjo21057682
33.12.15Jatiroto71.0035,62341,23042,010Jatiroto21357692
33.12.16Kismantoro75.6035,50540,20040,787Kismantoro2857696
33.12.17Purwantoro (b)62.5048,04855,88556,997Bangsri21357695
33.12.18Bulukerto44.3528,85433,79334,511Bulurejo1957697
33.12.25Puhpelem32.3118,94721,14421,393Puhpelem1557698
33.12.19Slogohimo69.5945,10752,37853,403Slogohimo21557694
33.12.20Jatisrono55.9956,13363,19664,048Jatisrono21557691
33.12.21Jatipurno60.9330,69937,53238,650Jatipurno2957693
33.12.22Girimarto62.0137,68545,56946,826Tambakmerang21257683
Totals1,904.32928,9041,043,1771,057,087Wonogiri43251

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.

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.[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. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wonogiri Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 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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