Wonosobo Regency

Wonosobo Regency
Kabupaten Wonosobo
Other transcription(s)
  Javaneseꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ
View of Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing from the peak of Mount Prau in Wonosobo
Location within Central Java
Wonosobo Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Wonosobo Regency
Wonosobo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°16′15″S 109°54′51″E / 7.2708631°S 109.9140472°E / -7.2708631; 109.9140472
CountryIndonesia
RegionJava
ProvinceCentral Java
CapitalWonosobo (town)
Government
  RegentAfif Nurhidayat
  Vice RegentAmir Husein
Area
  Total
1,011.62 km2 (390.59 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
  Total
920,506
  Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 286
Websitewonosobokab.go.id

Wonosobo Regency (Javanese: ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ, romanized: Kabupatèn Wanasaba) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in Central Java province in Indonesia. The regency seat is located in the town of Wonosobo, located at 7°22′07″S 109°53′54″E / 7.3684940°S 109.8983841°E / -7.3684940; 109.8983841,on the Dieng Plateau, about 120 km from Semarang City. Wonosobo Regency shares borders with Temanggung and Magelang Regencies to the east, Purworejo Regency to the south, Kebumen Regency and Banjarnegara Regency to the west, and Batang Regency and Kendal Regency to the north. The regency's area is 1,011.62 km2 and its population was 754,883 at the 2010 census and 879,124 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 920,506 (comprising 468,526 males and 451,980 females).