Klaten Regency Kabupaten Klaten
North Plaosan Temple
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Tumenga Tata Anggatra Rahardja (Looking in harmony, building prosperity)
Klaten Regency Location of Klaten Regency, Indonesia
Coordinates:7°38′56″S110°38′9″E / 7.64889°S 110.63583°E /-7.64889; 110.63583
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Government
• Regent	Sri Mulyani
Area
• Total	701.52 km2 (270.86 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	1,284,386
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	0272
Website	klatenkab.go.id

Klaten Regency (Javanese:ꦏ꧀ꦭꦛꦺꦤ꧀,romanized: Klathèn) is aregency inCentral Java province inIndonesia. It covers an area of 701.52 km² and had a population of 1,130,047 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 1,260,506 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,284,386 (comprising 639,130 males and 645,256 females).^[1] Its administrative centre is in the town of the same name; the town extends over 36.88 km² 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 bordersBoyolali Regency in the North,Sukoharjo Regency andWonogiri Regency in the East, and theSpecial Region of Yogyakarta to the South and West.Candi Prambanan, one of the biggestHindu structures in Indonesia, is in the regency.

The2006 Yogyakarta earthquake damaged the area, located near the activeMount Merapi volcano on the border between Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta,The2010 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 aTropicalMonsoon (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.^[4]

Klaten has atropical monsoon climate (Am) according to theKöppen 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 10urban villages (kelurahan). The area includes tourist sites, places of interest, traditional arts, traditional events, and handicraft centers.^[6]

Klaten Regency is divided into twenty-sixdistricts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number ofadministrative villages in each district (totaling 391 ruraldesa and 10 urbankelurahan), and its postcode.

Notes: (a) except thedesa of Wonosari (which has a postcode of 57473). (b) includingkelurahan of Jatinom. (c) includingkelurahan of Gayamprit.
(d) including 6kelurahan of Bareng, Buntalan, Kabupaten, Klaten, Mojayan and Tonggalan. (e) including 2kelurahan of Bareng Lor and Gergunung.

The three districts which together form Klaten town are divided into the following twenty-ninevillages (comprising nine urbankelurahan and twenty ruraldesa), while the urban area also includes Kalikotes District, composed of a further seven villages (all classed as ruraldesa). These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations according to the 2023 official estimates,^[33] together with their postcodes.Kelurahan are noted by an asterisk following their names.

Tourist objects in Klaten Regency are

1. Sewu Prambanan Temple, is a traditional cultural tourism, and traditional ceremony that is potential.
2. Deles Indah Nature[id], is located in the' slope of Mount Merapi, exactly in Sidorejo Village of Kemalang District[id].
3. Jombor[id] swamp, is located in Krakitan Village[id] of Bayat District[id].
4. Nilo and Ponggok Water source, is located in a fishing area of Janti, Janti Village[id], Polanharjo District[id] and Pongkok water source in Dukuh Nganjat[id] Pongkok Village[id] of Polanharjo District.
5. Ki Ageng Pandanaran Graveyard in Paseban Village, Bayat District.

In addition there is a ceremonial festival usingkue apam in Jatinom[id] each year.

• (in Indonesian)Official website
• (in Indonesian)twitter account for information and community in Klaten
• (in Indonesian)Photos around Klaten
• (in Indonesian)Forum Komunitas dan Komunikasi Warga Klaten

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