Klaten Regency
Klaten borders on Boyolali Regency in the North, Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency in the East, and Special Region of Yogyakarta to the South and West. The structure Candi Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu structures in Indonesia, is in the regency.
The May 2006 Java earthquake damaged the area, located near to the active Mount Merapi volcano in central Java.
Klaten has a humid climate. The land area is totally cultivated, not much natural vegetation is left. The landscape is mostly covered with rainfed croplands. The climate is classified as a Tropical Monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a tropical moist forest biozone. The soil in the area is high in nitosols, andosols (nt), soil with deep, clay-enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces.
October is warmest with an average temperature of 31.3 xC at noon. August is coldest with an average temperature of 20.2 xC at night. Klaten has no distinct temperature seasons, the temperature is relatively constant during the year. The temperatures at night are cooler than during daytime. July is on average the month with most sunshine. The wet season has a rainfall peak around December, the dry season is around the month of July.
Regional government of Klaten was established on 28 October 1950. Dividing into 26 Kecamatan, 391 Villages, 10 Kelurahan has a lot tourist objects, places of interest, traditional arts, traditional event and center of handicrafts worth to see and to enjoy.
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