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Karanganyar Regency
Regency in Central Java, Indonesia
Regency in Central Java, Indonesia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Karanganyar Regency |
| native_name | Kabupaten Karanganyar |
| type | Regency |
| motto | Tenteram(Tranquil) |
| image_skyline | Landscape_in_Tawangmangu-Plaosan_road.jpg |
| image_caption | Landscape view in Tawangmangu-Plaosan road |
| image_shield | seal of Karanganyar Regency.svg |
| image_map | Locator kabupaten karanganyar.png |
| map_caption | Location of Karangayar Regency in Central Java |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Indonesia |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Java |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Karanganyar |
| leader_title | Regent |
| leader_name | |
| leader_title1 | Vice Regent |
| leader_name1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_date | 20 November 1917 |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| area_total_km2 | 767.79 |
| population_as_of | mid 2024 estimate |
| population_note | |
| population_total | 961969 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | WIB |
| utc_offset | +7 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | |
| area_code | +62 271 |
| website |
Karanganyar Regency () is a regency in the Indonesian province of Central Java. It covers an area of 767.79 km2 and had a population of 813,196 at the 2010 Census and 931,963 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 961,969 (comprising 479,433 males and 482,476 females). Its administrative capital is the town of Karanganyar.
Geography
Karanganyar Regency is located in the southeast of Central Java, Indonesia. It borders Magetan Regency (in East Java Province) in the east, Sragen Regency in the north, Wonogiri Regency and Sukoharjo Regency in the south, and Surakarta (Solo) city and Boyolali Regency in the west. The exclave of Colomadu District to the west is separated from the rest of the regency by Surakarta (Solo) city; it borders Surakarta to the east, Boyolali Regency to the north and west, and Sukoharjo Regency to the south.
Karanganyar is located between 110°40′E and 110°70′E and between 7°28′S and 7°46′S; the average height is 511 metres above sea level. Karanganyar Regency covers 76,978.64 hectares (2021 data), which consists of wetlands (19,945.67 hectares) and dry ground (56,832.97 hectares). The wet land consists of an irrigated area (7,872 hectares), divided into a technical irrigation system area (6,144 hectares), a simple irrigation area (7,134 hectares), and a rainfall rice field (1,693 hectares). Meanwhile, the areas provided for buildings are 20,732 hectares. Areas for gardening are 17,937 hectares, plantation is 3,251 hectares.
Administrative districts
Karanganyar Regency comprises seventeen 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 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 162 rural desa and 15 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 2024 | Admin | |
| centre | No. | |
| of | ||
| villages | Post | |
| code | ||
| 33.13.01 | ||
| 33.13.02 | ||
| 33.13.03 | ||
| 33.13.04 | ||
| 33.13.05 | ||
| 33.13.06 | ||
| 33.13.07 | ||
| 33.13.08 | ||
| 33.13.09 | ||
| 33.13.10 | ||
| 33.13.11 | ||
| 33.13.12 | ||
| 33.13.13 | ||
| 33.13.14 | ||
| 33.13.15 | ||
| 33.13.16 | ||
| 33.13.17 | ||
Notes: (a) except the desa of Kadipiro (which has a postcode of 57716). (b) including 3 kelurahan (Blumbang, Kalisoro and Tawangmangu). (c) except for the desa of Dukuh (which has a postcode of 57731). (d) except for the desa of Harjosari (which has a postcode of 57715). (e) all 12 rated as kelurahan (Bejen, Bolong, Cangakan, Delingan, Gayamdompo, Gedong, Jantiharjo, Jungke, Karanganyar, Lalung, Popongan and Tegalgede). (f) except for the desa of Munggur (which has a postcode of 57716). (g) except for the desa of Karangrejo (which has a postcode of 57711).
Population
The Regency had a population of 813,196 at the 2010 Census, an increase of 51,171 since the previous census in 2000. At the 2020 Census it had 931,963 inhabitants, comprising 464,784 males and 467,179 females, and in mid-2024 it had an estimated 961,969 (comprising 479,433 males and 482,476 females).
Education
Based on data from the Culture and Education Department of the Karanganyar Regency, in 2005 there were: 489 primary schools; 7 private primary schools; 49 general secondary schools; 27 private secondary schools; 12 senior high schools; 5 private senior high schools; 2 SMKN units and 22 private vocation schools.
The number of students in primary schools was 81,057 students with 4,483 teachers, which made the student-teacher ratio 1 : 18.08. The numbers of junior high schools were 37,558 students with 2,818 teachers, with a student-teacher ratio of 1 : 13.33. There were 20,507 high-school students, with 1,639 teachers, which made the student-teacher ratio 1 : 12.51.
Health
Based on data from the Karanganyar Regency Health Bureau in 2005, the number of health facilities consisted of 3 hospitals, 21 Public Health Centres, 60 Secondary Public Health Centres, 28 nursing-midwiferies, and 30 Clinics. Figures for health workers: there were 80 physicians, 24 dentists, 275 midwives, and 241 nurses.
Religion
There are 1,821 Mosques, 679 small mosques, 127 Churches, 12 Temples and 1 Vihara.
Heritage & Tourism
Karanganyar is also home to the Mangadeg Hill (also known as Truloroyo) Mangkunegaran royal burial complex built upon a small mountain. In the immediate vicinity are the Pablengan ruins of ritual bathing pools, fed by seven natural springs. Several hundred metres away is the mausoleum complex of former President Suharto Astana Giribangun as well as the alleged final resting place of legendary Javanese leader Raden Mas Sambernyawa at the peak of this same hill, titled Argosari.
There are a substantial number of especially Javanese tourists who visit the Mangadeg and Argosari cemeteries to pray to Samboernowo for assistance in life, particularly business or political affairs, in line with the Kejawen or Kebatinan ancestor-worship/shamanic belief system.
Karanganyar also has a great waterfall called "Grojogan Sewu", which means "thousand waterfall", located in Tawangmangu District.
Bio-pharmaceutical Center
April 2011: The research and technology ministry is sponsoring the formation of a bio-pharmaceutical center in Karanganyar Regency to improve the cultivation and post-harvest products of local farmer such as ginger, turmeric, black wild ginger, kencur.
References
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Karanganyar Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- [http://www.karanganyarkab.go.id/20150527/geografi-2014/ Karanganyar Regency website], accessed 30 July 2020.
- [http://www.karanganyarkab.go.id/20150527/geografi-2014/ Karanganyar Regency website], accessed 30 July 2020.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jatipuro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313010
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jatiyoso Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313020
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jumapolo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313030
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jumantono Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313040
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Matesih Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313050
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tawangmangu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313060
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Ngargoyoso Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313070
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Karangpandan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313080
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Colomadu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313120
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tasikmadu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313100
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jaten Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313110
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Colomadu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313120
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gondangrejo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313130
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kebakkramat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313140
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mojogedang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313150
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kerjo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313160
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jenawi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3313170
- (2007) Vaisulis Justine, ''Indonesia'', pages 206–208. Lonely Planet (2007): {{ISBN. 1-74104-435-9
- (2008) personnel communications with Pak Aloisius Suwardi, Jakarta and common knowledge
- "RI Tech ministry sponsoring bio-pharmaceutical Center in Karanganyar".
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