Wonosobo Regency
ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ
Regency
View of Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing from the peak of Mount Prau in Wonosobo
View of Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing from the peak of Mount Prau in Wonosobo
Coat of arms of Wonosobo Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Wonosobo Regency is located in Java
Wonosobo Regency
Wonosobo Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Wonosobo Regency is located in Indonesia
Wonosobo Regency
Wonosobo Regency
Wonosobo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°16′15″S 109°54′51″E / 7.2708631°S 109.9140472°E / -7.2708631; 109.9140472
CountryIndonesia
RegionJava
ProvinceCentral Java
CapitalWonosobo
Government
 • RegentEko Purnomo
 • Vice RegentAgus Subagyo
Area
 • Total984.68 km2 (380.19 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total923,793
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 286
Websitewonosobokab.go.id
Tumenggung R. Soerjo Hadinagoro, regent of Wonosobo (in office 1898–1919) in 1919
Women making batik in the Wonosobo (early 20th century)

Wonosobo Regency (Javanese: ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ, romanized: Kabupatèn Wanasaba) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Wonosobo, located at 7°22′07″S 109°53′54″E / 7.3684940°S 109.8983841°E / -7.3684940; 109.8983841, about 120 km from Semarang. The regency is located in the town of Wonosobo on the Dieng Plateau. Its area is 984.68 km2 and its population was 754,883 at the 2010 census[2] and 879,124 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 923,793.[1]

Etymology

The word "Wonosobo" is derived from Javanese Wanasaba, which in turn came from Sanskrit Vanasabhā. It literally means 'the gathering place in the forest'.

Administrative districts

Wonosobo Regency is divided into the following fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 236 rural desa and 29 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
census
2010		 Pop'n
census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
33.07.01 Wadaslintang 127.16 51,402 60,502 64,778 Wadaslintang 17 (a) 56365
33.07.02 Kepil 93.87 56,184 64,478 68,028 Kepil 21 (a) 56374
33.07.03 Sapuran 77.72 53,845 61,209 64,662 Sapuram 17 (a) 56375
33.07.15 Kalibawang 47.82 22,269 27,101 29,082 Karangsambung 8 56373
33.07.04 Kaliwiro 100.08 43,978 51,824 55,696 Kaliwiro 21 (a) 56364
33.07.05 Leksono 44.07 39,159 46,186 48,414 Leksono 14 (a) 56362
33.07.14 Sukoharjo 54.29 31,228 35,459 36,837 Sukoharjo 17 56363
33.07.06 Selomerto 39.71 44,849 53,516 56,064 Selomerto 24 (b) 56361
33.07.07 Kalikajar 83.30 57,476 70,302 74,934 Kalikajar 19 (a) 56372
33.07.08 Kertek 62.14 76,386 90,207 94,550 Kertek 21 (c) 56371
33.07.09 Wonosobo (town) 32.38 82,488 91,909 95,476 Jaraksari 20 (d) 56311
- 56319
33.07.10 Watumalang 68.23 48,569 55,765 58,990 Wonoroto 16 (a) 56352
33.07.11 Mojotengah 45.07 58,163 67,481 68,916 Kalibeber 19 (e) 56351
33.07.12 Garung 51.22 47,954 56,988 59,482 Garung 15 (a) 56353
33.07.13 Kejajar 57.62 40,933 46,197 47,884 Kejajar 16 (a) 56354
Totals 984.68 754,883 879,124 923,793 Wonosobo 265

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre). (b) including 2 kelurahan (Selomerto and Wonorejo). (c) includes 2 kelurahan (Kertek and Wringinanom).
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan (Bumireso, Jaraksari, Jlamprang, Kalianget, Kejiwan, Kramatan, Mlipak, Pagerkukuh, Rojoimo, Sambek, Tawangsari, Wonosobo Barat and Wonosobo Timur) and 7 desa.
(e) comprises 3 kelurahan (Andongsili, Kalibeber and Mudal) and 16 desa.

The 29 kelurahan (urban villages) are thus split over 13 districts, with 13 in Wonosobo (town) District, 3 in Mojotengah District, 2 in Selomerto District, 2 in Kertek District, and 1 each in Wadaslintang, Kepil, Sapuran, Kaliwiro, Leksono, Kalikajar, Watumalang, Garung and Kejajar Districts (in the latter cases the sole kelurahan is the district administrative headquarters).

Climate

Wonosobo has an elevation moderated tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months. The following climate data is for the town of Wonosobo.

Climate data for Wonosobo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.8
(80.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.3
(72.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.5
(65.3) 		17.5
(63.5) 		16.7
(62.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		17.7
(63.9) 		17.8
(64.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 513
(20.2) 		443
(17.4) 		486
(19.1) 		339
(13.3) 		254
(10.0) 		136
(5.4) 		110
(4.3) 		93
(3.7) 		118
(4.6) 		237
(9.3) 		357
(14.1) 		486
(19.1) 		3,572
(140.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wonosobo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3307)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Wonosobo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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