Wonogiri Regency

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Wonogiri Regency
Official seal of Wonogiri Regency Seal
Nickname(s): Wonogiri
Motto: Sabda Sakti Nugrahaning Praja (Javanese), Mantra, the Nation's Grace
Wonogiri Regency Location of Wonogiri Regency in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°55′S 111°03′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Government
• Regent	Danar Rahmanto
• Vice-Regent	Yuli Handoko
Area
• Total	1.822,37 km2 (0.70362 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	1,005,000
• Density	13,636.16/km2 (35,317.5/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	www.wonogirikab.go.id

Wonogiri is a regency (kabupaten) in the southeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Wonogiri.

Administrative division

Wonogiri Regency is divided into several sub-districts ( Kecamatan) as follows: Baturetno, Batuwarno, Bulukerto, Eromoko, Girimarto, Giritontro, Giriwoyo, Jatipurno, Jatiroto, Jatisrono, Karangtengah, Kismantoro, Manyaran, Ngadirojo, Nguntoronadi, Paranggupito, Pracimantoro, Puhpelem, Purwantoro, Selogiri, Sidoharjo, Slogohimo, Tirtomoyo, Wonogiri, Wuryantoro. Wonogiri regency which is known as a gaplek city, is one of regencies in central java. It is an agriculture and plantatation area, so most of people in wonogiri work as a farmer. Generally, all areas of the regency can produce many agriculture and plantation output. Casava, cacao, kacang mede are examples of the plantation output that relativelly good. Wonogiri has about 15 interest places to be visited, they are nampu beach, sembukan beach, girimanik waterfall, kahyangan waterfall, putri kencana cave, waduk gajah mungkur dam, etc. Wonogiri also has many special foods. They are nasi tiwul, emping, bakso, mie ayam, gudangan, etc. All of them are very deliciuos foods and can be purchased with cheap price.

Topography

Most of Wonogiri'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 also has a dam called Gajahmungkur dam which has three main functions; as a power plant to produce electricity; to provide water for rice fields around Bengawan Solo river through irrigation programs; and for tourism.

Gajah Mungkur Reservoir Dam

Tourism

Items of tourist interest include:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wonogiri_Regency&action=submit

1. Gajah Mungkur dam (Waduk Gajah Mungkur)
2. Sembukan beach at Paranggupito district
3. Nampu beach at Paranggupito district
4. Kahyangan waterfall at Tirtomoyo district
5. Kethu forest at Wonogiri district
6. Putri Kencana cave at Pracimantoro district
7. Girimanik waterfall at Slogohimo district
8. Nggaguk Tirta Lestari swimming pool, cafe, restaurant at Jatisrono district
9. Seper forest at Jatipurno
10. Paragliding (Indonesian: Gantole) sport nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
11. Off-Roading nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
12. Plinteng Semar Miracle Stone at Wonogiri district
13. Gunung Kembar Gandul a small mountain at Wonogiri district
14. Gunung Pegat Small Mountain at Ngadirojo, Nguntoronadi district
15. Gunung Kencur Small Mountain at Ngadirojo, Nguntoronadi district

Downtown of Wonogiri (Gandul Hill as Background)