Klaten Regency

Klaten Regency (Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦛꦺꦤ꧀, romanized: Klathèn) is a regency in Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 701.52 km and had a population of 1,130,047 at the 2010 Census and 1,260,506 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,284,386 (comprising 639,130 males and 645,256 females). Its administrative centre is in the town of the same name; the town extends over 36.88 km to encompass three of the regency's districts, with a combined total of 135,322 inhabitants in 2023; a fourth district (Kalikotes) is also part of its urban area.
Klaten Regency borders Boyolali Regency in the North, Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency in the East, and the Special Region of Yogyakarta to the South and West. Candi Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu structures in Indonesia, is in the regency.
The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake damaged the area, located near the active Mount Merapi volcano on the border between Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, The 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi had a great impact on Klaten and its surrounding areas. A few of the victims who were affected by the eruption came from the regency of Klaten. The volcanic eruptions were so loud they caused panic and a rush for residents to seek refuge.
Klaten has a humid (> 0.65 p/pet) climate. The landscape is mostly covered with rainfed croplands, residential areas, and isolated stands of trees. The climate is classified as a Tropical Monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a tropical moist forest biozone. The soil in the area is high in nitosols, and andosols (nt), soil with deep, clay-enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces.
Klaten has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature varies little from month to month. October is the warmest with an average temperature of 26.5 °C. July is coldest with an average temperature of 24.8 °C. The wet season has a rainfall peak around January. The dry season centers around August, which has the most sunshine.
The regency government of Klaten was established on 28 October 1950. Its 26 districts (kecamatan) are subdivided into 391 rural villages (desa) and 10 urban villages (kelurahan). The area includes tourist sites, places of interest, traditional arts, traditional events, and handicraft centers.
Klaten Regency is divided into twenty-six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 391 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.
Notes: (a) except the desa of Wonosari (which has a postcode of 57473). (b) including kelurahan of Jatinom. (c) including kelurahan of Gayamprit. (d) including 6 kelurahan of Bareng, Buntalan, Kabupaten, Klaten, Mojayan and Tonggalan. (e) including 2 kelurahan of Bareng Lor and Gergunung.
The three districts which together form Klaten town are divided into the following twenty-nine villages (comprising nine urban kelurahan and twenty rural desa), while the urban area also includes Kalikotes District, composed of a further seven villages (all classed as rural desa). These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations according to the 2023 official estimates, together with their postcodes. Kelurahan are noted by an asterisk following their names.
Tourist objects in Klaten Regency are
In addition there is a ceremonial festival using kue apam in Jatinom [id] each year.