Purworejo is an administrative

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

(''kecamatan'') on the island of

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

, Indonesia and the

administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...

Purworejo Regency Purworejo is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency (; ) in the southern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,081.45 km2 and had a population of 695,427 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 76 ...

Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...

Province. In mid 2024 it had a population of 85,595 according to the official estimate.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Purworejo Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3306) It is also the name of the main town of Purworejo District.

Climate

Purworejo has a

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(Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.

References

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* {{Authority control Regency seats of Central Java Purworejo Regency Bogowonto basin