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(s):  Sabda Sakti Nugrahaning Praja ((in Javanese): The Holy Word of Sacrifice)
Location of Wonogiri Regency in Central Java
Coordinates: 7°55′S 111°03′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Founded	May 19, 1741
Capital	Wonogiri
Government
• Regent	Joko Sutopo
• Vice-Regent	Edy Santosa, S.H.
Area
• Total	1,822.36 km2 (703.62 sq mi)
• Water	567.2 km2 (219.0 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2020 Census)
• Total	1,096,138
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
	[1]
Demonym(s)	Wonogiren, Wonogirian, Bocah Wonogiri
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Javanese, Chinese, European
• Religion	Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and traditional Javanese beliefs (in Purwantoro)
• Languages	Indonesian, Javanese
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
ZIP code	576xx
Area code(s)	+62 273
Vehicle registration	AD
Website	wonogirikab.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.

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..

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

Transportation

• Wonogiri railway station
• Giri Adipura bus terminal

References