Grobogan Most people are recognize Purwodadi, which is the capital city of Grobogan regency, one of regencies in Central Java province. Grobogan regency is the largest regency after Cilacap and bounded with Blora regency in east, Ngawi regency East Java, Sragen regency and Boyolali regency in south, Semarang in west, Demak regency, Kudus regency and Pati regency in north. Grobogan is a valley which flanked by two limestone mountains, which Kendeng Mountains in the south and North Limestone Mountains in the north. The middle area is lowlands. Two major rivers…
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Interesting Purbalingga
Purbalingga Purbalingga regency, with the capital of Purbalingga city, is one of regencies in Central Java Province. This regency is bounded with Pemalang regency in north, Banjarnegara regency in east and south, and Banyumas regency in west. Purbalingga regency is divided into 18 sub-districts and being subdivided into villages and hamlets. The governmental center is located in Purbalingga sub-district. In Purbalingga there are many industries producing raw materials to be used as an eyelashes or also wig and a bun or a hair piece that additional hair provided. Another specialty…
Pemalang Regency
Pemalang Another regency in Central Java is Pemalang, having the capital with the same name. Pemalang is bounded with Java Ocean in north, Pekalongan regency in east, Purbalingga in south and Tegal regency in west. Like the larger cities of Tegal, to its west, and Pekalongan, to the east, Pemalang was dominated in the nineteenth century by sugar production. The area was known for its fertile soil, which had made it to be rich rice-growing region. By the end of the nineteenth century the coastal plain, the most fertile part…
Pekalongan Regency
Pekalongan Pekalongan regency is one of Central Java regencies with the capital city of Kajen. This regency is bounded with Java Ocean and Pekalongan city in north, Batang regency in east, Banjarnegara in south, and Pemalang regency in west. The history of Pekalongan dated back to the early 12th century. A book written in 1178 by a Song dynasty official already had record of Pekalongan, then known to Chinese merchants as “Pukalong”, it was then a seaport of Java(then known as Dvapa); the king of Java lived at Pukalong, knotted…
Pati Regency
Pati Pati is regency and the capital of the same city in Central Java province. It bounded with Java ocean in north, Rembang regency in east, Blora regency and Grobogan south, Kudus regency and Jepara in west. Most of the region in Pati is lowland. In southern part there is a series of North Limestone Mountains. In northwestern part is in the form of hills. The largest river is the River Juwana, which empties into the Juwana. There are tourism destinations in Pati that interesting to be visit, like Gunung…
Magelang Regency
Magelang Magelang regency is one of Central Java regencies, and the largest town in the Kedu Plain between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in Central Java. The capital of this regency is Mungkid city. Magelang is bounded with Temanggung regency and Semarang regency in north, Semarang regency and Boyolali regency in east, DI Yogyakarta and Purworejo regency in south, Wonosobo and Temanggung in west, and Magelang city in the middle. Magelang city is surrounded by mountains and hills such as: Mount Sindoro, Mount Sumbing. Telomoyo mountain, Mount Merbabu, Mount Merapi,…
Kudus Regency
Kudus Kudus is a regency in Central Java, located 51Km to the east of Semarang. This regency is bounded with Pati regency in east, Grobogan regency and Demak regency in south, and Jepara regency in west. Kudus is the smallest regency in Central Java with a total area reaches 42,516 hectares which is divided into 9 sub-districts. The city of Kudus was something of an important Islamic holy city in the sixteenth century. Nowadays, Kudus also famous with ‘Kota Santri’ or the city of Islamic Students. Sunan Kudus, was one…
Klaten Regency
Klaten Klaten, is other regency in Central Java province with the capital of the same city. It is bounded with Boyolali regency in north, Sukoharjo in east, and DIY Yogyakarta in south and west. In particular, the biggest Hindu temple, Prambanan temple, is located in this regency. The land in Klaten is mostly in the form of lowland and undulating. The northwestern part is in the form of mountain, which is part of Mount Merapi. The capital district is located on the main route Solo-Yogyakarta. Dated back to the early…
Kebumen Regency
Kebumen Kebumen is a regency in Central Java province, the capital city is Kebumen city. Date back to the history, the name of Kebumen is derive from the name Kebumian, which means the place of Kyai Bumi after become the shelter place of Bumidirja prince or Mangkubumi prince from Mataram on June 26 1677 on the order of Sunan Amangkurat I. Long before that period, this regency was noted in national historical map as a patriotic mainstream on the attack of Mataram soldier in the order of Sultan Agung against…
Karanganyar Regency
Karanganyar Karanganyar is one of regencies in Central Java province, 14Km from east of Surakarta, and bounded with Sragen regency in north, Ngawi regency and Magetan regency (East Java) in east, Wonogiri regency in south and Boyolali regency, Surakarta and Sukoharjo regency in west. It has capital with the same city. Karanganyar has some potential tourism destination based on historical destination and tourism destination. Karanganyar is a home of the Mangadeg hill (also known as Truloroyo) Mangkunegaran royal burial complex built upon a small mountain. In the immediate vicinity are…
