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Pacitan Regency

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Pacitan Regency
Kabupaten Pacitan
ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦥꦕꦶꦠꦤ꧀
Klayar Beach
Klayar Beach
Coat of arms of Pacitan Regency
Motto(s): 
Tata Pramana Hargeng Praja
ꦠꦠꦥꦿꦩꦤꦲꦂꦒꦼꦁꦥꦿꦗ
Location in East Java
Location in East Java
Pacitan Regency is located in Indonesia
Pacitan Regency
Pacitan Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°12′S 111°7′E / 8.200°S 111.117°E / -8.200; 111.117
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
Anniversary19 February 1745
Government
 • RegentIndrata Nur Bayuaji
 • Vice RegentGagarin
Area
 • Total1,389.87 km2 (536.63 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total597,390
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Websitepacitankab.go.id

Pacitan Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pacitan; Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦥꦕꦶꦠꦤ꧀) is a regency located in the southwestern corner of East Java Province, with Central Java Province on its western border. Located between 7.55° - 8.17°S and 110.55° - 111.25°E. The borders of Pacitan Regency are with Wonogiri Regency (Central Java) in the west and north, Ponorogo Regency and Trenggalek Regency in the east, and the Indian Ocean in the south. It covers an area of 1,389.87 km2 and had a population of 540,881 at the 2010 census[2] and 586,110 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 597,390 (comprising 299,170 males and 298,220 females).[1] The capital of Pacitan Regency is the town of Pacitan. The majority of citizens in Pacitan speak Javanese as their first language, while speaking Indonesian as a second language.

Geography

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Watu Karung Beach, Pringkuku, Pacitan
Klayar Beach, Donorojo, Pacitan

The area of Pacitan Regency is about 1,389.87 km2. Most of it is mountainous and rocky, also having a few rocky canyons. That sort of geography covers about 88% of the regency, and this is because Pacitan is located in the Thousand Mountains. The highest mountains in Pacitan Regency are Mount Lima in Kebonagung District, and Mount Gembes in Bandar District as the source of the Grindulu River.

Comparison of land types:

  • Flat (0 - 5% slope) = 53.7 km2 (4%)
  • Bumpy (6 - 10% slope) = 134.24 km2 (10%)
  • Wavy (11 - 30% slope) = 322.18 km2 (24%)
  • Hilly (31 - 50% slope) = 698.06 km2 (52%)
  • Mountainous (more than 51% slope) = 134.24 km2 (10%)

Generally, the land in Pacitan can be divided into two categories, calcium rich in the south, and fertile land in the north. The land consists of lithosal association, red mediterranean lithosal, tuff and volcanic compound, reddish lithosal complex, and grey alluvial, clay sediments containing many potential minerals. The minerals are feldspar, ball clay, bentonite, pyrophyllite, calcite, gypsum, phosphate rock, quartz, coal, dolomite, gemstone[clarification needed], tin ore, and manganite.

Pacitan Regency includes 130.87 km2 of rice fields and 1,211.55 km2 of dry land. According to irrigation type the rice fields can be grouped into: technical irrigation rice field (16.06 km2), half technical irrigation rice field (11.88 km2), simple irrigation rice field (40.63 km2), and rain-dependent rice field (62.3 km2).

Administrative districts

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Pacitan Regency is divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 166 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Pacitan (town) District), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
35.01.01 Donorojo 109.09 34,986 37,669 38,100 Donorojo 12 63554
35.01.03 Punung 108.81 33,919 37,094 37,600 Punung 13 63553
35.01.02 Pringkulu 132.93 29,694 32,616 32,930 Ngadirejan 13 63552
35.01.04 Pacitan
(town)
77.11 73,086 78,161 78,500 Sidoharjo 25 (a) 63511
- 63518
35.01.05 Kebonagung 124.85 42,667 46,459 46,910 Kebonagung 19 63561
35.01.06 Arjosari 117.06 38,646 41,693 42,120 Arjosari 17 63581
35.01.07 Nawangan 124.06 46,084 51,240 52,560 Nawangan 9 63584
35.01.08 Bandar 117.34 41,789 44,493 45,570 Bandar 8 63583
35.01.09 Tegalombo 149.26 48,049 51,626 52,700 Tegalombo 11 63582
35.01.10 Tulakan 161.62 77,266 83,904 87,170 Tulakan 16 63571
35.01.11 Ngadirojo 95.91 44,707 47,306 48,320 Ngadirojo 18 63572
35.01.12 Sudimoro 71.86 29,988 33,849 34,920 Sukorejo 10 63573
Totals 1,389.87 540,881 586,110 597,390 Pacitan 171

Note: (a) comprises 5 urban kelurahan (Baleharjo, Pacitan, Ploso, Pucangsewu and Sidoharjo) and 20 desa.

Beaches

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Pacitan Regency has 17 beaches, to the west of Pacitan town: Banyu Tibo, Buyutan, Karang Bolong, Srau, Klayar, and Watu Karung, near Pacitan town: Pantai Teleng Ria, Tamperan Gung, Kali Uluh, and Wawaran, in the east of Pacitan City: Pidakan, Soge, Tawang, Taman, and Kunir. All beaches are near 70 kilometers of South Coast Road from Wonogiri Regency to Trenggalek Regency. Soge Beach can be accessed in 30 minutes drive or by bus public transport from Pacitan town, but all beaches are relatively far from big cities such as Surabaya (7 hours) and Surakarta (4 hours),[4] but it is closer from Yogyakarta.

Tourism

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Pacitan town is known as the City of Tourism (Kota Parawisata) or City of a Thousand Caves (Kota Seribu Goa) because of ecological diversity and natural attractions. Pacitan features cave tours, surfing, hiking, historical places, natural springs and sports arena (still in progress) that can be the options to be visited. Pacitan provides some natural caves, those are Goa Gong (Gong Cave) which is the most beautiful cave in Southeast Asia, Goa Kalak (Kalak Cave) where Soeharto (the second president of Indonesia) did meditation here, Goa Tabuhan (Tabuhan Cave) where Alibasyha Sentot Prawirodirjo did meditation, and Goa Luweng Jaran (Luweng Jaran Cave) where the stalactites and stalagmites in this cave produces sounds like Gamelan (Javanese Original Music Instrumens). The beaches in Pacitan has their own typical character. Watu Karung Beach, Klayar Beach, Srau Beach, and Kasap Beach have white sand and beautiful coral reefs. Teleng Ria Beach is located at the heart of Pacitan city where makes it easy to reach, Soge Beach has amazing bridge, Taman Beach has turtle conservation, Sidomulyo Beach has the longest flying fox (zip line) in Indonesia, Banyu Tibo beach has a small waterfall that its water directly flow to the sea through its shore and any other beaches with its own uniqueness.

Notable people

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Pacitan is also the birthplace of the former army general and the former and first directly elected president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024. Kabupaten Pacitan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3501)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ I Made Asdhiana. "Pantai Soge, Keindahan Pesisir Pacitan". Retrieved November 29, 2014.

See also

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