Wonosobo Regency

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 7.3684940°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]

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: 7.2708631°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)

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.

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
Wadaslintang127.1651,40260,50264,778Wadaslintang1756365
Kepil93.8756,18464,47868,028Kepil2156374
Sapuran77.7253,84561,20964,662Sapuram1756375
Kalibawang47.8222,26927,10129,082Karangsambung856373
Kaliwiro100.0843,97851,82455,696Kaliwiro2156364
Leksono44.0739,15946,18648,414Leksono1456362
Sukoharjo54.2931,22835,45936,837Sukoharjo1756363
Selomerto39.7144,84953,51656,064Selomerto2456361
Kalikajar83.3057,47670,30274,934Kalikajar1956372
Kertek62.1476,38690,20794,550Kertek2156371
Wonosobo (town)32.3882,48891,90995,476Jaraksari2056311
- 56319
Watumalang68.2348,56955,76558,990Wonoroto1656352
Mojotengah45.0758,16367,48168,916Kalibeber1956351
Garung51.2247,95456,98859,482Garung1556353
Kejajar57.6240,93346,19747,884Kejajar1656354
Totals984.68754,883879,124923,793Wonosobo265

The 29 kelurahan (urban villages) are 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 usually 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Wonosobo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3307)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Wonosobo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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