Wonogiri Regency

Administrative districts

Wonogiri Regency is divided into 25 administrative districts ( kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

Agriculture

Wonogiri Regency is an area of agriculture and plantation, so most of people in Wonogiri work as farmers. Generally, all areas of the regency produce much agriculture and plantation output. Casava, cacao, kacang mede are examples of the plantation output that are relatively good. Wonogiri also has many special foods. They include nasi tiwul, emping, bakso, mie ayam, gudangan, etc.

Topography

Most of Wonogiri's area is rocky and hilly due to its location on the Sewu highlands. Since these highlands are of the karst type, many caves can easily be found in Wonogiri Regency and at least 41 caves have been discovered so far starting with the famous Song Gilap cave, Song Putri cave at Pracimantoro, Ngantap cave, Putri Kencana cave at Giritontro and including many unnamed caves all over the regency.

Wonogiri also has a dam called Gajah Mungkur Dam which has three main functions; as a power plant to produce electricity; to provide water for rice fields around Bengawan Solo River through irrigation programs; and for tourism.

Tourism

Items of tourist interest include:

1. Gajah Mungkur Dam (Waduk Gajah Mungkur)
2. Sembukan beach at Paranggupito district
3. Nampu beach at Paranggupito district
4. Kahyangan waterfall at Tirtomoyo district
5. Kethu forest at Wonogiri district
6. Putri Kencana cave at Pracimantoro district
7. Girimanik waterfall at Slogohimo district
8. Nggaguk Tirta Lestari swimming pool, cafe, restaurant at Jatisrono district
9. Seper forest at Jatipurno
10. Paragliding (Indonesian: Gantole) sport nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
11. Off-Roading nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
12. Plinteng Semar Miracle Stone at Wonogiri district
13. Gunung Kembar Gandul a small mountain at Wonogiri district
14. Gunung Pegat Small Mountain at Ngadirojo, Nguntoronadi district
15. Gunung Kencur Small Mountain at Ngadirojo, Nguntoronadi district