Wonogiri Regency is a

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() in the southeastern part of

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province in

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. It is bordered to the north by

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and

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 east by

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Province (mainly Pacitan Regency), to the south by the

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, and to the west by the

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. It covers an area of 1,904.32 km², and its population was 928,904 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,043,177 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,054,145 (comprising 525,877 males and 528,268 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Wonogiri Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312) The capital and largest town is Wonogiri, around 33 km southeast of the large Central Java metropolis of

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. The regency includes the large Gajah Mungkur Reservoir in the upper reaches of the Solo River, with a surface area of 88 km².

Administrative districts

Wonogiri Regency is divided into twenty-five administrative

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( Indonesian: ''

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''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Wonogiri Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3312) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 251 rural ''desa'' and 43 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Notes: (a) Paranggupito District includes the whole of the Regency's sea coast (off the southern coast of Java). (b) these four districts form a salient stretching eastwards into

Province. The 43 ''kelurahan'' comprise 1 in Pracimantoro District (Gedong), 2 in Giritontro District (Bayemharjo and Giritontro), 2 in Giriwoyo District (Girikikis and Giriwoyo), 1 in Batuwarno District (Selopuro), 2 in Tirtomoyo District (Ngarjosari and Tirtomoyo), 2 in Nguntoronadi District (Beji and Kedungrejo), 2 in Eromoko District (Ngadirejo and Puloharjo), 2 in Wuryantoro District (Mojopuro and Wuryantoro), 2 in Manyaran District (Pagutan and Punduhsari), 1 in Selogiri District (Kaliancar), 6 in Wonogiri District (Giripurwo, Giritirto, Giriwono, Wonoboyo, Wonokarto and Wuryorejo), 2 in Ngadirojo District (Kasihan and Mlokomanis Kulon), 2 in Sidoharjo District (Kayuloko and Sidoharjo), 2 in Jatiroto District (Jatiroto and Sanggrong), 2 in Kismantoro District (Gesing and Kismantoro), 2 in Purwantoro District (Purwantoro and Tegalrejo), 1 in Bulukerto District (Bulukerto), 1 in Puhpelem District (Giriharjo), 2 in Slogohimo District (Bulusari and Karang), 2 in Jatisrono District (Pelem and Tanjungsari), 2 in Jatipurno District (Balepanjang and Jatipurno), and 2 in Girimarto District (Gemawang and Sidokarto).

Agriculture

Wonogiri Regency is an area of

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and

plantation Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Plantations, centered on a plantation house, grow crops including cotton, cannabis, tob ...

, so most of people in the regency work as

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s. Generally, all areas of the regency produce much agriculture and plantation output. Casava, cacao, and

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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. in addition Wonogiri popular with their Jamu (traditional Medicine) such as Air Mancur, which is located near terminal of bus in Wonokarto, Wonogiri.beside those in recent year *2017, The special product of fruit is melon, it is very popular and developed by the Wonogiri governmen
"Kembangkan Pariwisata, Disbudparpora Gandeng ASITA"
Solo Pos, accessed Oktober 2011

Topography

Most of Wonogiri Regency's area is rocky and hilly due to its location on the Sewu

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s. Since these highlands are of the

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type, many

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s 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 Gajah Mungkur Reservoir (Dam) () is a water reservoir located at Pokohkidul in the Wonogiri Regency, Central Java, of Indonesia. It was constructed by redirecting the Bengawan Solo River, the longest in the Java Islands, which originates from The ...

which has three main functions; as a

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to produce

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; to provide

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for

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fields around Bengawan Solo River through

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programs; and for

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. The dam has created a

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covering 88 km² which lies 6 km south of Wonogiri town.

Notable landmarks

Notable landmarks include: # Gajah Mungkur Dam (Waduk Gajah Mungkur) # Sembukan beach in Paranggupito District # Nampu beach in Paranggupito District # Kahyangan waterfall in Tirtomoyo District # Kethu forest in Wonogiri District # Putri Kencana cave in Pracimantoro District # Girimanik waterfall in Slogohimo District # Nggaguk Tirta Lestari swimming pool, cafe, restaurant in Jatisrono District # Seper forest at Jatipurno #

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(Indonesian: ''Gantole'') sports site nearby Gajah Mungkur dam #

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nearby Gajah Mungkur dam # Plinteng Semar Miracle Stone in Wonogiri District # Gunung Kembar Gandul a small mountain in Wonogiri District # Gunung Pegat Small Mountain at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District # Gunung Kencur Small Mountain at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District

Transportation

* Wonogiri

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* Giri Adipura

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References

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