Pacitan Regency

Pacitan Regency
Kabupaten Pacitan
Other transcription(s)
  Javaneseꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦥꦕꦶꦠꦤ꧀
Klayar Beach
Motto(s): 
Tata Pramana Hargeng Praja
ꦠꦠꦥꦿꦩꦤꦲꦂꦒꦼꦁꦥꦿꦗ
Location in East Java
Pacitan Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°12′S 111°7′E / 8.200°S 111.117°E / -8.200; 111.117
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
Anniversary19 February 1745
Government
  RegentIndrata Nur Bayuaji
  Vice RegentGagarin Sumrambah
Area
  Total
1,389.87 km2 (536.63 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
597,390
  Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Websitepacitankab.go.id

Pacitan Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pacitan; Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦥꦕꦶꦠꦤ꧀) is a regency located in the southwestern corner of East Java Province, with Central Java Province on its western border. Located between 7.55° - 8.17°S and 110.55° - 111.25°E. The borders of Pacitan Regency are with Wonogiri Regency (Central Java) in the west and north, Ponorogo Regency and Trenggalek Regency in the east, and the Indian Ocean in the south. It covers an area of 1,389.87 km2 and had a population of 540,881 at the 2010 census and 586,110 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 597,390 (comprising 299,170 males and 298,220 females). The capital of Pacitan Regency is the town of Pacitan. The majority of citizens in Pacitan speak Javanese as their first language, while speaking Indonesian as a second language.