Mandiraja

Mandiraja is a sub-district in Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.  Its area is 52,61 km and the population in 2010 was 63.679 people. Mandiraja Subdistrict consists of 16 Villages 72 RW and 387 RT. The administrative center of Mandiraja sub-district is in the village of Mandiraja Kulon.

 Geographical Location 
Mandiraja iis in the northern mountains of South Serayu to the zone of Serayu alluvial depression with an altitude between 50 and 450 meters above sea level, South of the hills covering 6 villages namely Salamerta, Glempang, Kebanaran, Somawangi, Jalatunda, and Kaliwungu while the other 10 villages  are lowlands. The highest point of Mandiraja is Igir hill 475 meters in the border between Somawangi village and Kebumen District. The big rivers in the Mandiraja District are the Kalisapi River and Serayu River.
Boundary
Mandiraja District is between 7°28'37 South latitude and 109 East longitude and borders:
North: Rakit sub-district and Purbalingga Regency
East: Purwanegara sub-district
West: Purwareja-Klampok
South: Kebumen Regency

 Demography 
Mandiraja sub-district is inhabited by various Javanese tribes. Besides the Javanese tribes in Mandiraja sub-district there are also other tribes such as Sundanese,Chinese, Arabic and other

Religion
The majority of the population of Mandiraja sub-district embraced Islam and a small proportion embraced Catholicism,  in Kertayasa village and in part of the villages of Candiwulan, Somawangi and Mandiraja Kulon.

Agriculture
Most of the productive land in Mandiraja sub-district is planted with rice and a small portion is planted with various vegetables and fruits. The village with the largest rice production is Purwasaba village. 
Culture

Mandiraja culture adheres to the Banyumasan culture and Javanese culture is quite different because the Banyumasan culture is absorbed in Sundanese culture. In Mandiraja District there are some very unique cultures such as Ebeg, Lengger, Kentongan and others.

Food
Mandiraja sub-district has a wide variety of special foods including Mendoan and Sroto, Tahu Masak, Dawet, Sate and others.

 Villages 
list of names of villages in Mandiraja sub-district :
Mandirajakulon
Mandirajawetan
Banjengan
Kebakalan
Panggisari
Candiwulan
Kertayasa
Purwasaba
Glempang
Kebanaran
Salamerta
Kaliwungu
Somawangi
Jalatunda
Blimbing
Simbang

Category:Districts of Indonesia