Klaten Regency


Klaten is a regency in Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the city of the same name.

Geography and Climate

Geography

Klaten borders on Boyolali Regency in the North, Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency in the East, and 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 to 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 district of Klaten. The volcanic eruptions were so loud they caused panic and a rush for residents to seek refuge.
Klaten has a humid climate. The landscape is mostly covered with rainfed croplands, residential areas, and isolated stands of trees. The climate is classified as a Tropical Monsoon, with a tropical moist forest biozone. The soil in the area is high in nitosols, andosols, soil with deep, clay-enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces.

Climate

Average temperature varies little from month to month. October is warmest with an average temperature of 31.3 °C at noon. August is coldest with an average temperature of 20.2 °C at night. The wet season has a rainfall peak around January. The dry season centers around the month of July, which has the most sunshine.

Administrative

The regional government of Klaten was established on 28 October 1950. It is divided into 26 Kecamatan, 391 Villages, and 10 Kelurahan. The area includes tourist sites, places of interest, traditional arts, traditional events and handicraft centers.
Klaten Regency consists of 26 districts, as follows:
  1. Central Klaten
  2. North Klaten
  3. South Klaten
  4. Kali Kotes
  5. Trucuk
  6. Cawas
  7. Bayat
  8. Wedi
  9. Karangdowo
  10. Pedan
  11. Ceper
  12. Juwiring
  13. Wonosari
  14. Delanggu
  15. Polanharjo
  16. Karanganom
  17. Jatinom
  18. Tulung
  19. Ngawen
  20. Karangnongko
  21. Kemalang
  22. Manisrenggo
  23. Prambanan
  24. Kebonarum
  25. Jogonalan
  26. Gantiwarno

    Place of Interest

Tourist objects in Klaten District are:
  1. Sewu Prambanan Temple, is a traditional cultural tourism, and traditional ceremony that is potential.
  2. Deles Indah Nature, is located in the' slope of Mount Merapi, exactly in Sidorejo Village of Kemalang Subdistrict.
  3. Jombor swamp, is located in Krakitan Village of Bayat Subdistrict.
  4. Nilo and Ponggok Water source, is located in a fishing area of Janti, Janti Village, Polanharjo subdistrict and Pongkok water source in Dukuh Nganjat Pongkok Village of Polanharjo Subdistrict.
  5. Ki Ageng Pandanaran Graveyard in Paseban Village, Bayat Subdistrict.
In addition there is a ceremonial festival using kue apam in Jatinom each year.

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