Klaten Regency

Regency in Indonesia

Klaten Regency is a regency in Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 701.52 km2 and had a population of 1,130,047 at the 2010 Census and 1,260,506 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,284,386 (comprising 639,130 males and 645,256 females). Its administrative centre is in the town of the same name; the town extends over 35.85 km2 to encompass three of the regency's districts, with a combined total of 135,681 inhabitants in mid 2023; a fourth district (Kalikotes) is part of its urban area.

Klaten borders Boyolali Regency in the North, Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency in the East, and the Special Region of Yogyakarta to the South and West. Candi Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu structures in Indonesia, is in the regency. The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake damaged the area, located near the active Mount Merapi volcano in central Java. The 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi had a great impact on Klaten and its surrounding areas. A few of the victims who were affected by the eruption came from the regency of Klaten. The volcanic eruptions were so loud they caused panic and a rush for residents to seek refuge. Klaten has a humid (> 0.65 p/pet) climate. The landscape is mostly covered with rainfed croplands, residential areas, and isolated stands of trees. The climate is classified as a Tropical Monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a tropical moist forest biozone. The soil in the area is high in nitosols, and andosols (nt), soil with deep, clay enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces.

Klaten has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature varies little from month to month. October is the warmest with an average temperature of 26.5 °C. July is coldest with an average temperature of 24.8 °C. The wet season has a rainfall peak around January. The dry season centers around August, which has the most sunshine.

The regency government of Klaten was established on 28 October 1950. Its 26 districts (kecamatan) are subdivided into 391 rural villages (desa) and 10 urban villages (kelurahan ). The area includes tourist sites, places of interest, traditional arts, traditional events, and handicraft centers.

Klaten Regency is divided into twenty six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 391 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan), and its postcode. Kode Wilayah Name of District(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2023Admincentre No. ofvillages Postcode 33.10.01 Prambanan 26.0946,26252,59253,839Prambanan1657454 33.10.02 Gantiwarno 26.4433,73538,14438,987Gantiwarno1657455 33.10.03 Wedi 26.2646,52751,44252,270Wedi1957461 33.10.04 Bayat 42.1052,71861,19163,021Bayat1857462 33.10.05 Cawas 35.9449,84056,10157,266Cawas2057463 33.10.06 Trucuk 34.6969,02277,20678,665Trucuk1857467 (a)33.10.23 Kalikotes 14.1132,31637,05138,023Kalikotes757451 33.10.07 Kebonarum 10.4217,63819,28919,525Kebonarum757486 33.10.08 Jogonalan 27.5952,68859,62860,962Jogonalan1857452 33.10.09 Manisrenggo 30.6038,09743,24244,247Manisrenggo1657485 33.10.10 Karangnongko 29.4932,13236,30437,098Karangnongko1457483 33.10.22 Ngawen 18.4539,94645,23546,255Ngawen1357466 33.10.11 Ceper 25.7757,95864,30565,366Ceper1857465 33.10.12 Pedan 20.0042,16446,94247,764Pedan1457468 33.10.13 Karangdowo 30.8338,11742,51543,283Karangdowo1957464 33.10.14 Juwiring 30.9053,08757,76458,386Juwiring1957472 33.10.15 Wonosari 33.3856,90362,11562,842Juwiring1857473 33.10.16 Delanggu 20.0338,91141,04141,110Delanggu1657471 33.10.17 Polanharjo 25.2236,05840,06540,743Polanharjo1857474 33.10.18 Karanganom 25.6240,31245,21946,111Karanganom1957475 33.10.19 Tulung 34.4444,97451,85053,296Tulung1857482 33.10.20 Jatinom 37.1152,24958,95360,219Jatinom18 (b)57481 33.10.21 Kemalang 60.1934,00638,54739,427Kemalang1357484 33.10.26 Klaten Selatan (South Klaten) 15.0940,69944,31644,802Klaten Selatan12 (c)57421 57426 33.10.25 Klaten Tengah (Central Klaten) 9.5939,52240,42141,067Klaten Tengah9 (d)57411 57419 33.10.24 Klaten Utara (North Klaten) 11.1744,26649,02849,812Klaten Utara8 (e)57432 57438 Totals 701.521,130,0471,260,5061,284,386Klaten401

Notes: (a) except the desa of Wonosari (which has a postcode of 57473). (b) including kelurahan of Jatinom. (c) including kelurahan of Gayamprit. (d) including 6 kelurahan of Bareng, Buntalan, Kabupaten, Klaten, Mojayan and Tonggalan. (e) including 2 kelurahan of Bareng Lor and Gergunung.