Wonogiri Regency


Wonogiri Regency is a regency in the southeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It is bordered to the north by Sukoharjo Regency and Karanganyar Regency, to the east by East Java Province, to the south by the Indian Ocean, and to the west by the Special Region of Yogyakarta. It covers an area of 1,904.32 km2, and its population was 928,904 at the 2010 Census and 1,043,177 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,054,145. The capital and largest town is Wonogiri, around 33 km southeast of the large Central Java metropolis of Surakarta. 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 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
kelu-
rahan		No.
of
desa		Post
code
33.12.01Pracimantoro142.1158,89265,41465,513Pracimantoro11757664
33.12.24Paranggupito 64.7516,53317,76017,782Paranggupito-857679
33.12.02Giritontro61.6319,28520,46520,490Giritontro2557678
33.12.03Giriwoyo100.6035,88338,95339,001Girowoyo21457675
33.12.04Batuwarno51.6416,90717,88917,911Batuwarno1757674
33.12.23Karangtengah85.9622,03123,57923,608Karangtengah-557677
33.12.05Tirtomoyo93.0148,65254,00154,068Tirtomoyo21257672
33.12.06Nguntoronadi60.9622,64824,71524,746Kedungrejo2957671
33.12.07Baturetno69.1044,32047,71147,770Baturetno-1357673
33.12.08Eromoko120.3640,54443,95744,012Eromoko21357663
33.12.09Wuryantoro73.2125,47626,49126,524Wuryantoro2657661
33.12.10Manyaran81.6633,86835,93035,975Karanglor2557662
33.12.11Selogiri50.1837,83046,47448,396Kaliancar11057652
33.12.12Wonogiri
82.9277,27186,43786,804Giripurwo6957611
- 57615
33.12.13Ngadirojo93.2452,83159,64360,111Ngadirojo Kidul2957681
33.12.14Sidoharjo57.2039,33242,83143,014Sidoharjo21057682
33.12.15Jatiroto62.6435,62341,23041,956Jatiroto21357692
33.12.16Kismantoro 69.8635,50540,20040,561Kismantoro2857696
33.12.17Purwantoro 59.5348,04855,88556,977Bangsri21357695
33.12.18Bulukerto 41.2328,85433,79334,546Bulurejo1957697
33.12.25Puhpelem 31.6218,94721,14421,215Puhpelem1557698
33.12.19Slogohimo62.5845,10752,37853,367Slogohimo21557694
33.12.20Jatisrono50.0356,13363,19663,623Jatisrono21557691
33.12.21Jatipurno55.4630,69937,53239,011Jatipurno2957693
33.12.22Girimarto62.3737,68545,56947,164Tambakmerang21257683
Totals1,904.32928,9041,043,1771,054,145Wonogiri43251

Notes: Paranggupito District includes the whole of the Regency's sea coast. these four districts form a salient stretching eastwards into East Java Province.
The 43 kelurahan comprise 1 in Pracimantoro District, 2 in Giritontro District, 2 in Giriwoyo District, 1 in Batuwarno District, 2 in Tirtomoyo District, 2 in Nguntoronadi District, 2 in Eromoko District, 2 in Wuryantoro District, 2 in Manyaran District, 1 in Selogiri District, 6 in Wonogiri District, 2 in Ngadirojo District, 2 in Sidoharjo District, 2 in Jatiroto District, 2 in Kismantoro District, 2 in Purwantoro District, 1 in Bulukerto District, 1 in Puhpelem District, 2 in Slogohimo District, 2 in Jatisrono District, 2 in Jatipurno District, and 2 in Girimarto District.

Agriculture

Wonogiri Regency is an area of agriculture and plantation, so most of people in the regency work as farmers. Generally, all areas of the regency produce much agriculture and plantation output. Casava, cacao, and cashew 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.

Topography

Most of Wonogiri Regency's area is rocky and hilly due to its location on the Sewu highlands. Since these highlands are of the karst type, many caves 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 which has three main functions; as a power plant to produce Hydroelectricity; to provide water for rice fields around Bengawan Solo River through irrigation programs; and for tourism. The dam has created a reservoir covering 88 km2 which lies 6 km south of Wonogiri town.
Image:Gajah Mungkur dam.jpg|thumb|Gajah Mungkur Reservoir Dam

Notable landmarks

Notable landmarks include:
  1. Gajah Mungkur Dam
  2. Sembukan beach in Paranggupito District
  3. Nampu beach in Paranggupito District
  4. Kahyangan waterfall in Tirtomoyo District
  5. Kethu forest in Wonogiri District
  6. Putri Kencana cave in Pracimantoro District
  7. Girimanik waterfall in Slogohimo District
  8. Nggaguk Tirta Lestari swimming pool, cafe, restaurant in Jatisrono District
  9. Seper forest at Jatipurno
  10. Paragliding sports site nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
  11. Off-Roading nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
  12. Plinteng Semar Miracle Stone in Wonogiri District
  13. Gunung Kembar Gandul a small mountain in Wonogiri District
  14. Gunung Pegat Small Mountain at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District
  15. Gunung Kencur Small Mountain at Ngadiroyo, Nguntoronadi District
Image:Downtown wonogiri.jpg|thumb|Downtown of Wonogiri

Transportation