Wonogiri
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Wonogiri is a regency  in the southeastern part of Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...

 province in Indonesia
Indonesia
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. Its capital is Wonogiri.

Administrative division

Wonogiri Regency is divided into several sub-districts ( Kecamatan) as follows: Baturetno, Batuwarno, Bulukerto, Eromoko, Girimarto, Giritontro, Giriwoyo, Jatipurno, Jatiroto, Jatisrono, Karangtengah, Kismantoro, Manyaran, Ngadirojo, Nguntoronadi, Paranggupito, Pracimantoro, Puhpelem, Purwantoro
Purwantoro
Purwantoro is one of the sub-districts in Wonogiri, Indonesia. It is located at the eastern border of Wonogiri and is also signed as the border between Jawa Tengah and Jawa Timur....

, Selogiri, Sidoharjo, Slogohimo, Tirtomoyo, Wonogiri, Wuryantoro.

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
KARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...

 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 Gajahmungkur dam which has three main functions; as a power plant to produce electricity; to provide water for rice fields around Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo may refer to:*Bengawan Solo River, the longest river on the Indonesian island of Java and site of paleoanthropology early hominid remains*"Bengawan Solo" , a 1940 Indonesian song about the Javanese river by Gesang Martohartono...

 river through irrigation programs; and for tourism.

Tourism

Items of tourist interest include:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wonogiri_Regency&action=submit
  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
    Paragliding
    Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...

     (Indonesian: Gantole) sport nearby Gajah Mungkur dam
  11. Off-Roading
    Off-roading
    Off-roading is a term for driving a vehicle on unsurfaced roads or tracks, made of materials such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain.-Off-road vehicle:...

     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
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