Muntilan | |
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District | |
 A church in Muntilan | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Regency | Magelang Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.61 km2 (11.05 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 80,262 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
| Website | kecamatanmuntilan |
Muntilan is a district (kecamatan) in the Magelang Regency, Central Java. Muntilan is about 15 km south of Magelang, 10 km from Mungkid, 25 km north of Yogyakarta, and 90 km from the main town of Semarang located on the northern coast of Java. The town of Muntilan is on the old railway route between Kebon Polo station in Magelang and the main Tugu station in Yogyakarta. Tourists on their way to the well-known Buddhist temple Borobudur usually pass through Muntilan.
Muntilan township is one of the main market centers on the western slopes of Mount Merapi, a major volcano in central Java within the administrative ambit of the regional government in Magelang. The locality is densely populated: in mid-2022 there was a population of 80,262 people living in an area of 28.61 km2, indicating a population density of 2,805 per km2.[2]