Magetan Regency

Magetan Regency
Kabupaten Magetan
Baitussalam Magetan Mosque
Baitussalam Magetan Mosque
Coat of arms of Magetan Regency
Motto(s): 
Memayu Hayuning Bawana Suka Ambangun
(Embellish the beauty of the world by fondness in development)
Location within East Java
Location within East Java
Magetan Regency is located in Java
Magetan Regency
Magetan Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Magetan Regency is located in Indonesia
Magetan Regency
Magetan Regency
Magetan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°39′S 111°22′E / 7.650°S 111.367°E / -7.650; 111.367
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
Anniversary12 October 1675
CapitalMagetan
Government
 • RegentDr. Drs. Suprawoto, SH., M. Si.
 • Vice RegentHj. Nanik Endang Rusminiarti, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Area
 • Total688.84 km2 (265.96 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Lowest elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total691,618
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 351
Websitemagetan.go.id

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[2] and 670,812 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 691,618 (comprising 339,769 males and 351,849 females).[1] The administrative headquarters is in the town of Magetan.

Magetan has a famous lake called Sarangan Lake in Plaosan District.

The chairman of "Jawa Pos Group", a famous newspaper in Indonesia, Dahlan Iskan, was born here, as were Prof. Dr. Samaun Samadikun (ex-Chief LIPI), Charis Suhud (ex-Vice Chief MPR), Cak Lontong (comedian), and the poet Iman Budhi Santosa. L. J. A. Schoonheyt, the camp doctor at Boven-Digoel concentration camp in the 1930s, was also born here.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Magetan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3520)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.