Klaten is a

regency In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

(''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of

Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...

. Klaten is situated between the two major cities of

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by Hamengkubuwono, a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an importan ...

to its Southwest and

Surakarta Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...

(colloqially known as Solo) to its Northeast. It covers an area of and as of 2024 has an estimated population of 1,302,648.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Klaten Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3310) The regency encompasses parts of

Mount Merapi Mount Merapi (, ) is an active stratovolcano located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is loc ...

, Indonesia's most active volcano, whose eruptions have repeatedly affected Klaten's population. Klaten is home to several historical sites, including the 9th-century Buddhist Plaosan temple complex. The 9th-century Hindu

Prambanan Prambanan (, , Javanese script, Hanacaraka: ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ) is a 9th-century Hindu temple, Hindu Candi of Indonesia, temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti, Trimūr ...

temple itself sits just outside the administrative border of Klaten, but large portions of the wider

Prambanan Temple Compounds Prambanan Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of a group of Hindu temple compounds that lie on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia. It comprises Prambanan, Lumbung, Bubrah and Sewu temple compounds, all are lo ...

, a

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that includes several more Hindu-Buddhist temple complexes in the vicinity of Prambanan, lie within Klaten regency. The regency's administrative centre is the town of the same name; which extends over and encompasses three of the regency's districts, with a combined total of 136,222 inhabitants in 2024; a fourth district (Kalikotes, with 38,707 inhabitants in 2024) is also part of the town area.

Geography and Climate

Geography

Klaten Regency borders

Boyolali Regency Boyolali () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency () in the eastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,096.61 km2, and had a population of 930,531 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,062 ...

in the North,

Sukoharjo Regency Sukoharjo Regency is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency () in the Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 493.23 km2 and had a population of 824,238 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 907,587 at the 2020 Cen ...

and

Wonogiri Regency Wonogiri Regency is a regency () in the southeastern part of Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is border ...

in the East, and the

Special Region of Yogyakarta The Special Region of Yogyakarta is a province-level special region of Indonesia in southern Java. It is a semi-enclave that is surrounded by on the landward side by Central Java Province to the west, north, and east, but has a long coastline ...

to the South and West. The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake damaged the area, located near the active

volcano on the border between Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, The 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi had a great impact on Klaten and its surrounding areas. A few of the victims who were affected by the eruption came from the regency of Klaten. The volcanic eruptions were so loud they caused panic and a rush for residents to seek refuge. Klaten has a humid (> 0.65 p/pet) climate. The landscape is mostly covered with rainfed croplands, residential areas, and isolated stands of trees. The climate is classified as a

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(short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a tropical moist forest biozone. The soil in the area is high in nitosols, and andosols (nt), soil with deep, clay-enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces.

Climate

Klaten has a

tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ' ...

(Am) according to the

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. The average temperature varies little from month to month. October is the warmest with an average temperature of 26.5 °C. July is coldest with an average temperature of 24.8 °C. The wet season has a rainfall peak around January. The dry season centers around August, which has the most sunshine.

Administrative

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The regency government of Klaten was established on 28 October 1950. Its 26 districts (''

kecamatan In Indonesia, district or ambiguously subdistrict, is the third-level administrative subdivision, below regency or city. The local term is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term is used in provinces in Papua. In the Special Regio ...

'') are subdivided into 391 rural villages (''desa'') and 10 urban villages (''kelurahan''). The area includes tourist sites, places of interest, traditional arts, traditional events, and handicraft centers.

Administrative districts

Klaten Regency is divided into twenty-six

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Klaten Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3310) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

administrative village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

s in each district (totaling 391 rural ''desa'' and 10 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postcode. Notes: (a) except the ''desa'' of Wonosari (which has a postcode of 57473). (b) including ''kelurahan'' of Jatinom. (c) including ''kelurahan'' of Gayamprit.
(d) including 6 ''kelurahan'' of Bareng, Buntalan, Kabupaten, Klaten, Mojayan and Tonggalan. (e) including 2 ''kelurahan'' of Bareng Lor and Gergunung.

Klaten town

The three districts which together form Klaten town are divided into the following twenty-nine

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

(comprising nine urban ''kelurahan'' and twenty rural ''desa''), while the urban area also includes Kalikotes District, composed of a further seven villages (all classed as rural ''desa''). These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations according to the 2023 official estimates, together with their postcodes. ''Kelurahan'' are noted by an asterisk following their names. The metropolitan area of the town had 384,896 inhabitants at the 1990 Census.Robert Cribb, ''Historical Atlas of Indonesia'' (University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2000). .

Footnotes

External links

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Official website
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twitter account for information and community in Klaten
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Photos around Klaten
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Forum Komunitas dan Komunikasi Warga Klaten
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