Sragen Regency () is a

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() in the eastern 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 bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...

province in

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. It covers an area of 994.57 km² and had a population of 858,266 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 976,951 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at end 2024 was 1,004,761 (comprising 500,487 males and 504,274 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sragen Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3314) Its capital is the town of Sragen, located about 30 km to the northeast of

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 ...

. Sragen is bordered by

Karanganyar Regency Karanganyar Regency () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in the Indonesian province of Central Java. It covers an area of 767.79 km2 and had a population of 813,196 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 931,963 at th ...

to the south,

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 ...

to the west, Grobogan Regency to the north, and

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Province to the east. Java's longest river, the Bengawan Solo River, flows through the fertile rice fields in the region. The

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and

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of Sangiran is located in Sragen.

Administrative Districts

Sragen Regency comprises twenty

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(''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 end 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sragen Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3314) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 196 rural ''desa'' and 12 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Notes: (a) including two ''kelurahan'' (Kroyo and Plumbungan). (b) except for the ''kelurahan'' of Kroyo, which has a postcode of 57221.
(c) comprising six ''kelurahan'' (Sine, Sragen Kulon, Sragen Tengah, Sragen Wetan, Nglorog and Karang Tengah) and two ''desa''.
(d) including four ''kelurahan'' (Ngembat Padas, Kragilan, Gemolong and Kwangen).

Sragen town

Sragen town is divided into the following ten

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 eight urban ''kelurahan'' and two rural ''desa'' - the latter listed at the end of the table), tabulated below with their areas and their populations according to the 2023 official estimates,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sragen Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3314100). together with their postcodes.

Climate

Sragen has a

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(Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.

References

External links

* {{Coord, 7.4128, S, 110.9350, E, source:wikidata, display=title Regencies of Central Java Bengawan Solo basin Serang basin