Klaten, Central Java Province, Indonesia

🇮🇩 Klaten Regency is a regency in Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 655.56 km². Its capital is the town of the same name; the town extends over 33.73 km² to encompass three of the regency's districts; a fourth district (Kalikotes) is part of its urban area.

Geography Klaten borders on Boyolali Regency in the North, Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency in the East, and Special Region of Yogyakarta to the South and West. Candi Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu structures in Indonesia, is in the regency.

The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake damaged the area, located near to the active Mount Merapi volcano in central Java. The 2010 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 a Tropical Monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a tropical moist forest biozone. The soil in the area is high in nitosols, andosols (nt), soil with deep, clay-enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces.

Administrative The regency government of Klaten was established on 28 October 1950. Its 26 districts (kecamatan) are subdivided into 391 rural villages (desa) and 10 urban villages (kelurahan). The area includes tourist sites, places of interest, traditional arts, traditional events and handicraft centers.

Klaten Regency is divided into twenty-six districts (kecamatan).

Place of Interest 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, is located in the' slope of Mount Merapi, exactly in Sidorejo Village of Kemalang District.

3 Jombor swamp, is located in Krakitan Village of Bayat District.

4 Nilo and Ponggok Water source, is located in a fishing area of Janti, Janti Village, Polanharjo District and Pongkok water source in Dukuh Nganjat Pongkok Village of Polanharjo District.

5 Ki Ageng Pandanaran Graveyard in Paseban Village, Bayat District.

In addition there is a ceremonial festival using kue apam in Jatinom each year.