Wonogiri
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Wonogiri Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Wonogiri) is one of regencies located in the southeast of Central Java province.
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[edit] Constituent Districts
Wonogiri regency consists of several districts (Indonesian: 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
[edit] Geography
The area of Wonogiri Regency approximately 1,822 km² (712 square miles). It is surrounded by Pacitan Regency and Ponorogo Regency in the east, Pacitan Regency and Indian Ocean in the south, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province and Klaten Regency in the west, Sukoharjo Regency and Karanganyar Regency in the north.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Tourism
Items of toursits interest include:
- Gajahmungkur dam (Indonesian: Waduk Gajahmungkur)
- Sembukan beach at Paranggupito district
- Nampu beach at Paranggupito district
- Khayangan waterfall at Tirtomoyo district
- Kethu forest at Wonogiri district
- Putri Kencana cave at Pracimantoro district
- Setren waterfall at Slogohimo district
- Paragliding (Indonesian: Gantole) sport nearby Gajahmungkur dam
- Off-roading nearby Gajahmungkur dam
