Magetan Regency is a

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''(kabupaten)'' of

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

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Province. It covered an area of 688.84 km² and had a population of 620,442 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 670,812 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 691,618 (comprising 339,769 males and 351,849 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Magetan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3520) The administrative headquarters is in the town of Magetan. The poet Iman Budhi Santosa and L. J. A. Schoonheyt, the camp doctor at

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in the 1930s, were born there.

Administrative districts

Magetan Regency consists of eighteen

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Magetan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3520) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 207 rural ''desa'' and 28 urban ''kelurahan''), and their postal codes. Notes: (a) including one ''kelurahan'', the district admin centre. (b) including 3 ''kelurahan'' (Kawedanan, Rejosari and Sampung).
(c) comprising 9 ''kelurahan'' (Bulukerto, Kepolorejo, Kebonagung, Magetan, Mangkujayan, Selosari, Sukowinangun, Tawanganom and Tambran) and 5 ''desa''.
(d) except for the village of Mojopurno, which has a postcode of 63361. (e) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Plaosan and Sarangan).
(f) including 3 ''kelurahan'' (Kraton, Maospati and Mranggen). (g) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Karangrejo and Manisrejo).
(h) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Mangge and Tebon). (i) except the village of Banjarejo, which has a postcode of 63137.

Climate

Magetan has a tropical climate. Significant rainfall in most of the months of the year, and the short dry season have little effect. This location is classified as Am by

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and Geiger. The average annual temperature is 25^o C. Within a year the average rainfall is 2045 mm.

Climate

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Notable places

* Mount Lawu * Cetho Temple

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 Bengawan Solo basin