Ngawi Regency

Ngawi Regency Kabupaten Ngawi
Regency
From top, left to right: Pondok Reservoir, Jamus Tea Plantation in Sine, Soerjo monument statue in Widodaren town
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Ngawi Ramah • Benteng • Bambu Friendly Ngawi • Fortress • Bamboo
Motto(s):  Negeri Ngawi Ramah Friendly Ngawi Country
Location within Ngawi Regency
Ngawi Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Ngawi Regency Ngawi Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°24′11″S 111°26′40.7″E / 7.40306°S 111.444639°E / -7.40306; 111.444639
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Anniversary	7 July 1358
Capital	Ngawi
Government
• Body	Ngawi Regencies Government
• Regent	Ony Anwar Harsono
• Vice Regent	Dwi Rianto Jatmiko
• Regional Secretary	Mokh. Sodiq Triwidiyanto
• Speaker of the regional parliament	Heru Kusnindar
Area
• Total	1,394.74 km2 (538.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3,156 m (10,354 ft)
Lowest elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	904,094
• Rank	76th in Indonesia
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Javanese people Osing Madura Sundanese Batak Chinese Others.
• Religion	Islam 98,95% Christianity 1,02 % Protestanism 0,64% Catholicism 0,38% Hinduism 0,01% Buddhism 0,01% Others 0,01%
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Javanese (dominant) Mataram dialect Eastern Java dialect Sundanese Madura Batak Others.
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (IWST)
Postal code	63211 – 63285
Area code	(+62) 351
ISO 3166 code	ID-JI
Vehicle registration	AE J**/K**/L*/M*
HDI	0.72 (2022) (High)
Website	ngawikab.go.id

Ngawi Regency is an inland regency (kabupaten) of Indonesia, on the island of Java. Ngawi is well known around the world for its Pithecanthropus erectus which was found by Eugene Dubois, a Dutchman. Ngawi is located in East Java Province but adjoins Central Java province. Its capital is Ngawi. Ngawi is also the main gate to enter East Java province since there are intersections that connect Surabaya–Bojonegoro–Ngawi–Solo–Jogja–Bandung–Jakarta. The Regency covers an area of 1,394.74 km² (538.51 sq mi), and had a population of 817,765 at the 2010 census^[2] and 870,057 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 904,094 (comprising 449,052 males and 455,042 females).^[1]

Ngawi (town), has the largest central park ("alun-alun") in Indonesia. This large area includes a West Park and an East Park, separated by Merdeka Street. The West Park consists of a football court, a volleyball court, and a ceremonial podium near the main mosque. The East Park consists of a playground area, two tennis courts, a basketball hall, a parking area, a futsal court, a skating place, and a culinary area said to be "the most favorite place visited by Ngawinese". The municipal hall (called Alun-Alun Merdeka) is located in the central part of Ngawi town.

Van Den Bosch Fortress is a central historic site of the Ngawi Regency. It is located at the confluence of the two biggest rivers in East Java: the Solo River and the Madiun River.

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Ngawi has a monsoon tropical climate (Köppen climate classification Am), dry at mid-year, with heavy rain the rest of the year.^{[citation needed]}

Ngawi Regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their population totals from the 2010 census^[2] and the 2020 census,^[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 213 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Ngawi (town) District), and its postcode.

Trinil Museum is about 15 kilometres from Ngawi and near to the Bengawan Solo River. The museum contains a collection of about 1,500 fossils, some of which are a million years old. As of 2013 up to 500 fossils had yet to be identified. In the late 19th century Eugene Dubois found Pithecantropus eretus in the Trinil area.

Researchers found in the Trinil site that the scratch at Pseudodon vondembuschianus trinilensis plain water clam shell aged 500,000 years is the oldest in the world. Although the scratch is perhaps not art, its zig-zag shape is evidence that the scratch is human-made. The clamshell has been found in 1896, but the zig-zag scratch was found in 2014.^[4]

• Districts of Ngawi

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• Ngawi Regency travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official website (in Indonesian)