Overview
01Overview
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 2025 was 694,841 (comprising 341,109 males and 353,732 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.
History
Not yet available in English; shown in Indonesian.
01Etimologi
Asal-usul nama Magetan tampaknya sangat mungkin berkaitan dengan "Pamagetan". Dalam hal ini, Pigeaud berpendapat sebagai berikut:
Ada satu hal yang mengganjal Pigeaud. Pada lereng Gunung Lawu yang menjadi wilayah Magetan tersebut tidak ditemukan suatu peninggalan yang besar dan monumental setelah kejatuhan Majapahit. Namun demikian, mungkin daerah sekitar Desa Sadon dahulunya adalah sebuah permukiman. Daerah ini diduga merupakan bekas kediaman pertapa pada zaman Hindu-Jawa. Kediaman ini mungkin berasal dari abad ke-11 dan ditinggalkan atau lenyap pada abad ke-16.
Geography
01Climate
Magetan has a tropical climate. Significant rainfall in most of the months of the year, and the short dry season have little effect. This location is classified as Am by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature is 25o C. Within a year the average rainfall is 2045 mm.
02Climate
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