Magetan Regency


Magetan Regency is a regency 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 km2 and had a population of 620,442 at the 2010 Census and 670,812 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 692,800. The administrative headquarters is in the town of Magetan.
The poet Iman Budhi Santosa and L. J. A. Schoonheyt, the camp doctor at Boven-Digoel concentration camp in the 1930s, were born there.

Administrative districts

Magetan Regency consists of eighteen districts, tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and their postal codes.
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
codes
35.20.01Poncol51.3128,77831,06232,126Alastuwo8 63362
35.20.02Parang71.6438,66343,27346,193Parang13 64471
35.20.03Lembeyan54.8536,68541,36943,283Lembeyan Kulon10 63372
35.20.04Takeran25.4635,73838,48839,204Takeran12 63381
35.20.17Nguntoronadi16.7219,23120,90321,833Nguntoronadi963383
35.20.05Kawedanan39.4538,99840,93942,371Kawedanan20 63382
35.20.06Magetan
21.4143,00845,23545,074Ringinagung14 63311
- 63319
35.20.16Ngariboyo39.1334,31738,37339,798Ngariboyo1263351
35.20.07Plaosan66.0947,84850,73552,995Plaosan15 63361
35.20.18Sidorejo39.1525,01927,21829,054Sidorejo1063361
35.20.08Panekan64.2349,11656,59958,755Panekan17 63319
63352
63361
35.20.09Sukomoro33.0528,88431,71533,308Tinap14 63391
35.20.10Bendo42.9037,92340,40941,632Bendo16 63384
35.20.11Maospati25.2644,31645,40046,492Maospati15 63392
35.20.13Karangrejo15.1522,76224,08924,572Prampelan13 63395
35.20.14Karas35.2937,05939,86839,822Karas1163393
35.20.12Barat22.7228,57530,08130,556Mangge14 63395
35.20.15Kartoharjo25.0323,52225,05625,732Kartoharjo1263394
Totals688.84620,442670,812692,800Magetan235

Notes: including one kelurahan, the district admin centre. including 3 kelurahan.
comprising 9 kelurahan and 5 desa.
except for the village of Mojopurno, which has a postcode of 63361. including 2 kelurahan.
including 3 kelurahan. including 2 kelurahan.
including 2 kelurahan. 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 25o C. Within a year the average rainfall is 2045 mm.

Climate

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Notable places