Ungaran ( Dutch: ''Oengaran'') is a

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and adjacent areas in

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 of Indonesia. The town serves as the

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of the Semarang Regency in that province. Ungaran is located at -7° 8' 17", 110° 24' 18" at an elevation of 319 metres. It encompasses two districts (''kecamatan'') within the Regency - Ungaran Barat (West Ungaran) covering 35.96 km² with a population of 82,815 in 2024, and Ungaran Timur (East Ungaran) covering 37.99 km² with a population of 83,610 in 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Semarang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322) In the 19th century, defensive posts were established between

Semarang Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...

and

Surakarta Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...

to control the trade route between the two cities. A fort known as Fort Ontmoeting was established in Ungaran.

Villages

Ungaran is sub-divided into 21 villages, of which 11 are in West Ungaran and 10 are in East Ungaran. Note: (a) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. (b) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.

Ungaran Volcano

The Ungaran Volcano (''Gunung Ungaran'' in Indonesian) is a deeply eroded stratovolcano, located south of the northern coastal city of Semarang and west of Ungaran town, at map reference 7.18 degrees South and 110.33 degrees East. It has a height of 2,050 m (6,726 ft). It lies at the northern end of a transverse chain of Java volcanoes extending north-north-west from Mount Merapi. It was formed in three stages, with growth of the youngest edifice taking place during the late Pleistocene and Holocene eras. This youngest edifice was constructed south of three large remnant structural blocks of the second Ungaran volcano. A group of pyroclastic cones was also constructed along the margins of the older edifice. The volcano is deeply eroded and no historical eruptions have been reported, but two active fumarole fields are located on its flanks.

Climate

Ungaran has a

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(Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to May.

References

Regency seats of Central Java {{Central Java