Magetan Regency is a

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''(kabupaten)'' of

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Province,

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. It is an inland regency, and lies in the west of the province, adjoining

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Province. It covers an area of 668.84 km² and had a population of 620,442 at the 2010 Census and 670,812 at the 2020 Census. The administrative headquarters is in the town of

Magetan Magetan Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of East Java Province, Indonesia. It is an inland regency, and lies in the west of the province, adjoining Central Java Province. It covers an area of 668.84 km2 and had a population of 620,442 at the 2 ...

. Magetan has a famous lake called Sarangan Lake which is located in Plaosan District. The chairman of "Jawa Pos Group", a famous

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in Indonesia, Dahlan Iskan, was born here, as were Prof. Dr. Samaun Samadikun (ex-Chief LIPI), Charis Suhud (ex-Vice Chief MPR), Cak Lontong (comedian), and the poet

Iman Budhi Santosa Iman Budhi Santosa (28 March 194810 December 2020), commonly known as IBS, was an Indonesian author based in Yogyakarta. Born in Magetan, East Java, IBS was educated in agriculture but drawn to literature from a young age. In 1969, he helped est ...

L. J. A. Schoonheyt Louis Johan Alexander Schoonheyt (1903-1986), commonly known as L. J. A. Schoonheyt, was a Dutch people, Dutch medical doctor, writer, and supporter of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands before World War II. From 1935 to 1936 he wa ...

, the camp doctor at

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in the 1930s, was also born here.

Administrative districts

Magetan Regency consists of eighteen

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. Notes: (a) except the village of Mojopurno, which has a post code of 63361. (b) except the village of Banjarejo, which has a post code of 63137.

Climate

Magetan has a tropical climate. Significant rainfall in most of the months of the year, and the short dry season has little effect. This location is classified as Am by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature is 25^o C. Within a year the average rainfall is 2045 mm.

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Humidity

Culinary

Culinary specialities from Magetan are: * Tepo tahu * Getuk pisang, made from banana (from Kauman District) * Kurmelo, made from orange skin with dates addition * Lempeng, snack made from dried rice

Notable places

* Mount Lawu * Cetho Temple * Sarangan Lake, famous lake in East Java, in Plaosan District * Tirtosari Waterfall, near Sarangan Lake * Ngancar Waterfall, in Ngerong District * Taman Toga (Herbal Medicine Park), in Plaosan District * Leather Product's Center, at Sawo Street, famous Leather Production in East Java beside Tanggulangin (Sidoarjo) * Military Airport: Lanud Iswahyudi

References

Book "Apa dan Siapa Magetan", issued by Pemerintah Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Magetan, 1987 {{coord, 7, 39, S, 111, 22, E, region:ID_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki, display=title