Magetan Regency
Magetan Regency
Kabupaten Magetan | |
|---|---|
Baitussalam Magetan Mosque | |
| Motto(s): Memayu Hayuning Bawana Suka Ambangun (Embellish the beauty of the world by fondness in development) | |
Location within East Java | |
| Coordinates: 7°39′S 111°22′E / 7.650°S 111.367°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Java |
| Anniversary | 12 October 1675 |
| Capital | Magetan |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Nanik Endang Rusminarti |
| • Vice Regent | Suyatni Priasmoro |
| Area | |
• Total | 688.84 km2 (265.96 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 691,618 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 351 |
| Website | magetan |
Magetan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java Province, Indonesia. It is an inland regency, and lies in the west of the province, adjoining Central Java Province. It covered an area of 688.84 km2 and had a population of 620,442 at the 2010 Census and 670,812 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 691,618 (comprising 339,769 males and 351,849 females). The administrative headquarters is in the town of Magetan.
The poet Iman Budhi Santosa and L. J. A. Schoonheyt, the camp doctor at Boven-Digoel concentration camp in the 1930s, were born there.