Magetan Regency
Regency in East Java, Indonesia
Magetan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java Province, Indonesia. It is an inland regency, and lies in the west of the province, adjoining Central Java Province. It covered an area of 688.84 km2 and had a population of 620,442 at the 2010 Census and 670,812 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 694,841 (comprising 341,109 males and 353,732 females). The administrative headquarters is in the town of Magetan.
The poet Iman Budhi Santosa and L. J. A. Schoonheyt, the camp doctor at Boven-Digoel concentration camp in the 1930s, were born there.
01Administrative districts
Magetan Regency consists of eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2025. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 207 rural desa and 28 urban kelurahan), and their postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2025 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.20.01 | Poncol | 51.31 | 28,778 | 31,062 | 32,274 | Alastuwo | 8 (a) | 63362 |
| 35.20.02 | Parang | 71.64 | 38,663 | 43,273 | 46,515 | Parang | 13 (a) | 64471 |
| 35.20.03 | Lembeyan | 54.85 | 36,685 | 41,369 | 43,341 | Lembeyan Kulon | 10 (a) | 63372 |
| 35.20.04 | Takeran | 25.46 | 35,738 | 38,488 | 39,281 | Takeran | 12 (a) | 63381 |
| 35.20.17 | Nguntoronadi | 16.72 | 19,231 | 20,903 | 21,807 | Nguntoronadi | 9 | 63383 |
| 35.20.05 | Kawedanan | 39.45 | 38,998 | 40,939 | 42,484 | Kawedanan | 20 (b) | 63382 |
| 35.20.06 | Magetan (town) | 21.41 | 43,008 | 45,235 | 45,240 | Ringinagung | 14 (c) | 63311 - 63319 |
| 35.20.16 | Ngariboyo | 39.13 | 34,317 | 38,373 | 39,747 | Ngariboyo | 12 | 63351 (d) |
| 35.20.07 | Plaosan | 66.09 | 47,848 | 50,735 | 53,133 | Plaosan | 15 (e) | 63361 |
| 35.20.18 | Sidorejo | 39.15 | 25,019 | 27,218 | 28,999 | Sidorejo | 10 | 63361 |
| 35.20.08 | Panekan | 64.23 | 49,116 | 56,599 | 59,041 | Panekan | 17 (a) | 63319 63352 63361 |
| 35.20.09 | Sukomoro | 33.05 | 28,884 | 31,715 | 33,319 | Tinap | 14 (a) | 63391 |
| 35.20.10 | Bendo | 42.90 | 37,923 | 40,409 | 41,857 | Bendo | 16 (a) | 63384 |
| 35.20.11 | Maospati | 25.26 | 44,316 | 45,400 | 46,492 | Maospati | 15 (f) | 63392 |
| 35.20.13 | Karangrejo | 15.15 | 22,762 | 24,089 | 24,681 | Prampelan | 13 (g) | 63395 |
| 35.20.14 | Karas | 35.29 | 37,059 | 39,868 | 40,211 | Karas | 11 | 63393 |
| 35.20.12 | Barat | 22.72 | 28,575 | 30,081 | 30,647 | Mangge | 14 (h) | 63395 (i) |
| 35.20.15 | Kartoharjo | 25.03 | 23,522 | 25,056 | 25,772 | Kartoharjo | 12 | 63394 |
| Totals | 688.84 | 620,442 | 670,812 | 694,841 | Magetan | 235 |
Notes: (a) including one kelurahan, the district admin centre. (b) including 3 kelurahan (Kawedanan, Rejosari and Sampung).
(c) comprising 9 kelurahan (Bulukerto, Kepolorejo, Kebonagung, Magetan, Mangkujayan, Selosari, Sukowinangun, Tawanganom and Tambran) and 5 desa.
(d) except for the village of Mojopurno, which has a postcode of 63361. (e) including 2 kelurahan (Plaosan and Sarangan).
(f) including 3 kelurahan (Kraton, Maospati and Mranggen). (g) including 2 kelurahan (Karangrejo and Manisrejo).
(h) including 2 kelurahan (Mangge and Tebon). (i) except the village of Banjarejo, which has a postcode of 63137.
02Climate
Magetan has a tropical climate. Significant rainfall in most of the months of the year, and the short dry season have little effect. This location is classified as Am by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature is 25o C. Within a year the average rainfall is 2045 mm.
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