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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 covered an area of 688.84 km and had a population of 620,442 at the 2010 Census and 670,812 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 691,618 (comprising 339,769 males and 351,849 females). The administrative headquarters is in the town of Magetan.

Magetan has a famous lake called Sarangan Lake in Plaosan District.

The chairman of "Jawa Pos Group", a famous newspaper 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. L. J. A. Schoonheyt, the camp doctor at Boven-Digoel concentration camp in the 1930s, was also born here.

Administrative districts

Magetan Regency consists of eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 207 rural desa and 28 urban kelurahan), and their postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
35.20.01 Poncol 51.31 28,778 31,062 31,860 Alastuwo 8 63362
35.20.02 Parang 71.64 38,663 43,273 45,965 Parang 13 64471
35.20.03 Lembeyan 54.85 36,685 41,369 43,039 Lembeyan Kulon 10 63372
35.20.04 Takeran 25.46 35,738 38,488 39,377 Takeran 12 63381
35.20.17 Nguntoronadi 16.72 19,231 20,903 21,939 Nguntoronadi 9 63383
35.20.05 Kawedanan 39.45 38,998 40,939 42,588 Kawedanan 20 63382
35.20.06 Magetan
(town)		 21.41 43,008 45,235 45,221 Ringinagung 14 63311
- 63319
35.20.16 Ngariboyo 39.13 34,317 38,373 39,878 Ngariboyo 12 63351
35.20.07 Plaosan 66.09 47,848 50,735 52,806 Plaosan 15 63361
35.20.18 Sidorejo 39.15 25,019 27,218 28,827 Sidorejo 10 63361
35.20.08 Panekan 64.23 49,116 56,599 58,522 Panekan 17 63319
63352
63361
35.20.09 Sukomoro 33.05 28,884 31,715 33,170 Tinap 14 63391
35.20.10 Bendo 42.90 37,923 40,409 41,657 Bendo 16 63384
35.20.11 Maospati 25.26 44,316 45,400 46,562 Maospati 15 63392
35.20.13 Karangrejo 15.15 22,762 24,089 24,594 Prampelan 13 63395
35.20.14 Karas 35.29 37,059 39,868 39,159 Karas 11 63393
35.20.12 Barat 22.72 28,575 30,081 30,703 Mangge 14 63395
35.20.15 Kartoharjo 25.03 23,522 25,056 25,751 Kartoharjo 12 63394
Totals 688.84 620,442 670,812 691,618 Magetan 235

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

Climate

Climate Data for Magetan in a year
Climate Data for Magetan

Wind speed

Wind Speed Data for Magetan

Humidity

Humidity Data for Magetan
The Labuh Sesaji, or "throwing of offering" procession proceeds towards Lake Sarangan where offerings will be thrown

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
  • Pecel.

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

Situs Berita Lokal

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Magetan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3520)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Iklim: Grafik iklim - Magetan , grafis Suhu, tabel Iklim - Climate-Data.org". id.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. ^ "Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Magetan". magetankab.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2016-04-12.

Book "Apa dan Siapa Magetan", issued by Pemerintah Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Magetan, 1987

7°39′S 111°22′E / 7.650°S 111.367°E / -7.650; 111.367

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