Karanganyar Regency
Karanganyar Regency is a 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 Census and 931,963 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 961,969. Its administrative capital is the town of Karanganyar.
Geography
Karanganyar Regency is located in the southeast of Central Java, Indonesia. It borders Magetan Regency in the east, Sragen Regency in the north, Wonogiri Regency and Sukoharjo Regency in the south, and Surakarta city and Boyolali Regency in the west. The exclave of Colomadu District to the west is separated from the rest of the regency by Surakarta city; it borders Surakarta to the east, Boyolali Regency to the north and west, and Sukoharjo Regency to the south.Karanganyar is located between 110°40′E and 110°70′E and between 7°28′S and 7°46′S; the average height is 511 metres above sea level. Karanganyar Regency covers 76,978.64 hectares, which consists of wetlands and dry ground. The wet land consists of an irrigated area, divided into a technical irrigation system area, a simple irrigation area, and a rainfall rice field. Meanwhile, the areas provided for buildings are 20,732 hectares. Areas for gardening are 17,937 hectares, plantation is 3,251 hectares.
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De regent van Karang - Anjar met zijn familie en Dr. Melchior Treub Karanganjar Java. TMnr 60013762.jpg|thumb|250px|The regent of Karanganyar with his family and Dr Melchior Treub
Administrative districts
Karanganyar Regency comprises seventeen districts, 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. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.| Kode Wilayah | Name of District | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
| 33.13.01 | Jatipuro | 40.37 | 27,071 | 33,647 | 35,649 | Jatipuro | 10 | 57784 |
| 33.13.02 | Jatiyoso | 67.16 | 34,709 | 39,339 | 40,213 | Jatiyoso | 9 | 57785 |
| 33.13.03 | Jumapolo | 55.67 | 33,912 | 41,814 | 44,159 | Jumapolo | 12 | 57783 |
| 33.13.04 | Jumantono | 53.55 | 40,367 | 48,854 | 51,223 | Jumantono | 11 | 57782 |
| 33.13.05 | Matesih | 26.27 | 38,467 | 44,314 | 45,584 | Matesih | 9 | 57781 |
| 33.13.06 | Tawangmangu | 70.03 | 42,355 | 46,998 | 48,005 | Tawangmangu | 10 | 57792 |
| 33.13.07 | Ngargoyoso | 65.34 | 31,021 | 36,583 | 37,975 | Ngargoyoso | 9 | 57793 |
| 33.13.08 | Karangpandan | 34.11 | 37,811 | 43,424 | 44,616 | Karangpandan | 11 | 57791 |
| 33.13.09 | Karanganyar | 43.03 | 74,749 | 84,948 | 86,925 | Karanganyar | 12 | 57711 - 57716 |
| 33.13.10 | Tasikmadu | 27.60 | 56,111 | 66,690 | 69,436 | Tasikmadu | 10 | 57721 - 57722 |
| 33.13.11 | Jaten | 25.55 | 78,304 | 84,226 | 86,372 | Jaten | 8 | 57731 |
| 33.13.12 | Colomadu | 15.64 | 71,097 | 75,313 | 76,624 | Colomadu | 11 | 57171 - 57179 |
| 33.13.13 | Gondangrejo | 56.80 | 72,933 | 87,095 | 90,846 | Gondangrejo | 13 | 57181 - 57188 |
| 33.13.14 | Kebakkramat | 36.46 | 58,695 | 64,418 | 65,539 | Kebakkramat | 10 | 57762 |
| 33.13.15 | Mojogedang | 53.31 | 58,144 | 69,372 | 72,336 | Mojogedang | 13 | 57752 |
| 33.13.16 | Kerjo | 46.82 | 32,797 | 37,593 | 38,596 | Kerjo | 10 | 57753 |
| 33.13.17 | Jenawi | 56.08 | 24,653 | 27,335 | 27,811 | Jenawi | 9 | 57794 |
| Totals | 767.79 | 813,196 | 931,963 | 961,969 | Karanganyar | 177 |
Notes: except the desa of Kadipiro. including 3 kelurahan.
except for the desa of Dukuh. except for the desa of Harjosari.
all 12 rated as kelurahan.
except for the desa of Munggur. except for the desa of Karangrejo.
Population
The Regency had a population of 813,196 at the 2010 Census, an increase of 51,171 since the previous census in 2000. At the 2020 Census it had 931,963 inhabitants, comprising 464,784 males and 467,179 females, and in mid-2024 it had an estimated 961,969.Education
Based on data from the Culture and Education Department of the Karanganyar Regency, in 2005 there were: 489 primary schools; 7 private primary schools; 49 general secondary schools; 27 private secondary schools; 12 senior high schools; 5 private senior high schools; 2 SMKN units and 22 private vocation schools.The number of students in primary schools was 81,057 students with 4,483 teachers, which made the student-teacher ratio 1 : 18.08. The numbers of junior high schools were 37,558 students with 2,818 teachers, with a student-teacher ratio of 1 : 13.33. There were 20,507 high-school students, with 1,639 teachers, which made the student-teacher ratio 1 : 12.51.
Health
Based on data from the Karanganyar Regency Health Bureau in 2005, the number of health facilities consisted of 3 hospitals, 21 Public Health Centres, 60 Secondary Public Health Centres, 28 nursing-midwiferies, and 30 Clinics. Figures for health workers: there were 80 physicians, 24 dentists, 275 midwives, and 241 nurses.Religion
There are 1,821 Mosques, 679 small mosques, 127 Churches, 12 Temples and 1 Vihara.Heritage & Tourism
Karanganyar is also home to the Mangadeg Hill Mangkunegaran royal burial complex built upon a small mountain. In the immediate vicinity are the Pablengan ruins of ritual bathing pools, fed by seven natural springs. Several hundred metres away is the mausoleum complex of former President Suharto Astana Giribangun as well as the alleged final resting place of legendary Javanese leader Raden Mas Sambernyawa at the peak of this same hill, titled Argosari.There are a substantial number of especially Javanese tourists who visit the Mangadeg and Argosari cemeteries to pray to Samboernowo for assistance in life, particularly business or political affairs, in line with the Kejawen or Kebatinan ancestor-worship/shamanic belief system.
Karanganyar also has a great waterfall called "Grojogan Sewu", which means "thousand waterfall", located in Tawangmangu District.