Wonosobo Regency

This article is about the regency. For the kecamatan (town) in this regency, see Wonosobo (town).

Wonosobo Regency (Javanese: ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ, romanized: Kabupatèn Wanasaba) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in Central Java province in Indonesia. The regency seat is located in the town of Wonosobo, located at 7.3684940°S 109.8983841°E / -7.3684940; 109.8983841,on the Dieng Plateau, about 120 km from Semarang City. Wonosobo Regency shares borders with Temanggung and Magelang Regencies to the east, Purworejo Regency to the south, Kebumen Regency and Banjarnegara Regency to the west, and Batang Regency and Kendal Regency to the north. The regency's area is 1,011.62 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 2024 was 920,506 (comprising 468,526 males and 451,980 females).^[1]

Wonosobo Regency Kabupaten Wonosobo
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ
View of Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing from the peak of Mount Prau in Wonosobo
Coat of arms
Location within Central Java
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Coordinates: 7.2708631°S 109.9140472°E / -7.2708631; 109.9140472
Country	Indonesia
Region	Java
Province	Central Java
Capital	Wonosobo (town)
Government
• Regent	Afif Nurhidayat [id]
• Vice Regent	Amir Husein [id]
Area
• Total	1,011.62 km2 (390.59 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	920,506
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 286
Website	wonosobokab.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^[1] and their populations at the 2010 census^[2] and the 2020 census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[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.

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
33.07.01	Wadaslintang	133.28	51,402	60,502	63,599	Wadaslintang	17 (a)	56365
33.07.02	Kepil	100.23	56,184	64,478	67,118	Kepil	21 (a)	56374
33.07.03	Sapuran	74.92	53,845	61,209	63,481	Sapuram	17 (a)	56375
33.07.15	Kalibawang	52.20	22,269	27,101	28,859	Karangsambung	8	56373
33.07.04	Kaliwiro	101.45	43,978	51,824	54,501	Kaliwiro	21 (a)	56364
33.07.05	Leksono	45.10	39,159	46,186	48,589	Leksono	14 (a)	56362
33.07.14	Sukoharjo	56.77	31,228	35,459	36,759	Sukoharjo	17	56363
33.07.06	Selomerto	41.44	44,849	53,516	56,554	Selomerto	24 (b)	56361
33.07.07	Kalikajar	80.52	57,476	70,302	75,009	Kalikajar	19 (a)	56372
33.07.08	Kertek	63.66	76,386	90,207	94,947	Kertek	21 (c)	56371
33.07.09	Wonosobo (town)	29.28	82,488	91,909	94,584	Jaraksari	20 (d)	56311 - 56319
33.07.10	Watumalang	64.57	48,569	55,765	58,059	Wonoroto	16 (a)	56352
33.07.11	Mojotengah	48.94	58,163	67,481	70,541	Kalibeber	19 (e)	56351
33.07.12	Garung	53.89	47,954	56,988	60,128	Garung	15 (a)	56353
33.07.13	Kejajar	65.38	40,933	46,197	47,778	Kejajar	16 (a)	56354
	Totals	1,011.62	754,883	879,124	920,506	Wonosobo	265

Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre). (b) including 2 kelurahan (Selomerto and Wonorejo). (c) includes 2 kelurahan (Kertek and Wringinanom).
(d) comprises 13 kelurahan (Bumireso, Jaraksari, Jlamprang, Kalianget, Kejiwan, Kramatan, Mlipak, Pagerkukuh, Rojoimo, Sambek, Tawangsari, Wonosobo Barat and Wonosobo Timur) and 7 desa.
(e) comprises 3 kelurahan (Andongsili, Kalibeber and Mudal) and 16 desa.

The 29 kelurahan (urban villages) are thus 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 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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]