Temanggung Regency ( id, Kabupaten Temanggung) is a regency in the

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Province of

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. It covers a land area of 870.65 km² and had a population of 708,546 at the 2010 Census and 790,174 at the 2020 Census. Its capital is the town of

Temanggung Temanggung Regency ( id, Kabupaten Temanggung) is a regency in the Central Java Province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 870.65 km2 and had a population of 708,546 at the 2010 Census and 790,174 at the 2020 Census. Its capital is the town ...

. All travellers going to the Dieng temple complex from Yogya or

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

have to pass through this regency. Temanggung Regency is famous for

longan ''Dimocarpus longan'', commonly known as the longan () and dragon's eye, is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family Sapindaceae, to which the lychee and rambut ...

, a small sweet fruit that is harvested in January and February.

Geography

Temanggung Regency is located on the volcanic

Dieng Plateau The Dieng Plateau is a marshy plateau that forms the floor of a caldera complex on the Dieng Volcanic Complex in Wonosobo and Banjarnegara Regencies, Central Java Province, Indonesia. Referred to as "Dieng" by Indonesians, it sits at above sea l ...

with an average elevation between 500 and 1450 meters. It is landlocked. The volcanoes

Mount Sundoro Mount Sindoro, Mount Sindara or Mount Sundoro is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia. Parasitic craters and cones are found in the northwest-southern flanks; the largest is called Kembang. A small lava dome occupies the volcano ...

and

Mount Sumbing Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

rise on its border with the

Wonosobo Regency Wonosobo Regency ( jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ, Kabupatèn Wanasaba) is a regency ( id, kabupaten) in Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Wonosobo, located at , about 120 km from Semarang. The regenc ...

. Its major drainage system is the

Progo River The Progo River ( jv, Kali Praga, , ) is a river in southern central Java, Indonesia.Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993. The river passes through two provinces; Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region. The source of the river ...

and its tributaries.

Borders

It is bordered by: * Pekalongan Regency to the northeast * Batang Regency to the north * Semarang Regency to the east * Magelang Regency to the south *

to the southwest

Administrative districts

Temanggung Regency is divided into the following twenty districts (''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district. All districts bear the same name as their administrative centres, except Parakan District (of which the centre is Parakan Wetan) and Temanggung District (of which the centre is Jampirejo).

Communities

The major towns of Temanggung Regency, aside from the capital of Temanggung, include Candiroto, Jumo, Kaloran, Kandangan, Kranggan, Muntung, Ngadirejo, Parakan, and Tretep.

Climate

Temanggung has an elevation moderated

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May. The following climate data is for the town of Temanggung.

History

After

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Temanggung Regency was one of the areas in central Java where the Communist Party (PKI) had its rural strongholds. In the 21st century Temanggung Regency provided a hideout for members of the Islamist

Jemaah Islamiyah Jemaah Islamiyah ( ar, الجماعة الإسلامية, ''al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmiyyah'', meaning "Islamic Congregation", frequently abbreviated JI) is a Southeast Asian militant extremist Islamist terrorist group based in Indonesia, which i ...

Religion

Altar and statue of the Holy Family in the Saint Mary Rawaseneng Prayer Garden

The majority of the population of the Temanggung Regency is

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

. It was once predominantly Hindu for thousands of years. The oldest stone structure in Indonesia is found here; four temples of Shiva, and one of the trinity of Hinduism. Though there were 400, only four remain.

Economy

The big cash crop in the Temanggung Regency is tobacco. Other cash crops include patchouli oil, honey and soy oil. The traditional herbal medicine, jamu, is the basis of a local industry, as is the production of cigars. Silkworms are raised in the area around the town of Candiroto.

Transportation

There is a rail line from Parakan through the town of Temanggung south to

Magelang Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a ''bupati''. Magelang city covers an area of 18. ...

and on to junction with the coastal rail lines;"Indonesia 1:250,000 topographic map, Series T503, Jogjakarta SB49-14"
US Army Mapping Service, October 1959 however, it is currently closed by the government due to the operational costs.

Culture and tourism

* Gondosuli Temple – A newly discovered temple located 13 km from the town of Temanggung. * Kledung – a scenic pass between

(3371 M) and

(3133 M), it is crossed at around 2340 M. Located 20 km from Temanggung, it is a site for relaxing and mountaineering. * Jumprit – a pool on the slope of

, located 22 km from Temanggung. The water is cool and clean, and to some meditators considered as a holy place. * Pringapus Temple- located near Jumprit. It was built by Sanjaya kingdom. * Pakitan and Parakan – two small towns in the regency. Pakitan is situated between the hills, and has a cool climate. * Meteorit – located in Wonotirto subdistrict Bulu * Mbelang Sari Hills – a hill which borders on three different areas, located in Mblawong * Water Fall Trocoh / Curug Trocoh – Located in Wonoboyo

Notes

External links

"Temanggung Google Satellite Map"
Maplandia World Gazetteer {{Coord, 7, 18, S, 110, 10, E, source:frwiki_region:ID, display=title Regencies of Central Java