Ngawi (town)

Ngawi (town)
Kecamatan Ngawi
Ibu kota kabupaten
Other transcription(s)
 • Javanese scriptꦔꦮꦶ
 • Javanese alphabetNgâwì
 • Pegonڠاوي
 • Chinese characters加維
 • PinyinJiā wéi
Kartonyono ivory monuments
Kartonyono ivory monuments
Night view of Ngawi square (alun-alun)
Ngawi square (alun-alun)
Ngawioboro Street Center
Ngawioboro Street Center
Point 0 kilometers of Ngawi city
Point 0 kilometers of Ngawi city
Nickname(s): 
Kota Ramah (Friendly City), Kota Benteng (Fortress City)
Motto(s): 
Ngawi Berakhlak
"Ngawi has morals"
Ngawi (town) is located in Java
Ngawi (town)
Ngawi (town)
Location in Java and Indonesia
Ngawi (town) is located in Indonesia
Ngawi (town)
Ngawi (town)
Ngawi (town) (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°24′38″S 111°27′28″E / 7.41056°S 111.45778°E / -7.41056; 111.45778
CountryIndonesia Indonesia
RegionJava
Province East Java
Regency Ngawi
EstablishedJuly, 7th 1358
Government
 • District HeadDodi Aprilasetia
 • District SecretaryAgung Wahyu Wibowo
 • Head of government sectionEko Syuhrul Fatoni
 • General SubdivisionDelta Pranowo
Area
 • Total70.57 km2 (27.25 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (167 ft)
Population
 (end 2023 estimate)
 • Total85,776
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
 [1]
DemonymNgawians
Demographics
 • Ethnic group[2]Javanese
Madura
Osing
Sundanese
Bantenese
Arabs
Chinese
etc.
 • Religion[3]
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postcode
63211 – 63218
Area code(+62) 351
Vehicle registrationAE J**/K*
HDIIncrease 78,88 (2023)
high[4]
Bus station
(main bus station)
Kertonegoro bus station
Train station
(main train station)
Ngawi railway station
Websitengawi.ngawikab.go.id

Ngawi (Indonesian: Kecamatan Ngawi Kota, Indonesian pronunciation: [ŋaˈwi]) is the capital city of the Indonesian regency of Ngawi. It is also the centre of government and economy of Ngawi Regency. Ngawi is also the name of a district (kecamatan) which is in Ngawi Regency. This district is located 183 km west of Surabaya and 610 km east of Jakarta. Geographically, Ngawi is in the middle of the northern part of Ngawi Regency. Infrastructure and settlements from Ngawi Regency are also concentrated in this town, which is the center of education for Ngawi Regency, with almost a quarter of the total school buildings in Ngawi Regency in this district.[5]

In mid 2023 the population in Ngawi town was estimated at 85,776[1] people with a density of around 1,215 people per square kilometres, almost one-tenth of the total population Ngawi Regency is domiciled in this urban district. Ngawi has an area of 70.57 km2 of which around 48 percent is paddy fields, rivers and plantations, the remainder is in the form of residential land, offices or agencies, shops, industry and other urban infrastructure.[6]

This District is directly adjacent to Pitu and Margomulyo Districts, Bojonegoro Regency to the north, Kasreman District and Pangkur District to the east, Geneng District, Kwadungan District and Paron District to the south and especially Paron District to the west.[6]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ngawi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3521)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SUKU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2021" (Visual). www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. ^ Ngawi Development Planning Agency at Sub-National Level and BPS Ngawi Ngawi Sub-district year 2022
  5. ^ A Brief Review of the City of Ngawi Sub-district - Ngawi Subdistrict Government Database
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kecamatan Ngawi Dalam Angka Tahun 2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).