Kulon Progo Regency

Kulon Progo Regency Kabupaten Kulon Progo ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦏꦸꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦥꦿꦒ
Regency
Glagah Beach, one of the black sand beaches in Kulon Progo regency.
Seal
Motto:  Binangun
Kulon Progo Regency in Special Region of Yogyakarta
Coordinates: 7°38′42″S 110°1′37″E / 7.64500°S 110.02694°E / -7.64500; 110.02694
Country	Indonesia
Special Administrative Region	Yogyakarta
Capital	Wates
Government
• Regent	Drs. H. Sutedjo
Area
• Total	586.28 km2 (226.36 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	443,053
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Post Code	55000
Area code	0274
Website	kulonprogokab.go.id

Kulon Progo Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦥꦿꦒ, romanized: Kulon Praga, Javanese pronunciation: [ˈkulɔn ˈprɔɡɔ], Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkulɔn pəˈroɡo]) is one of the four regencies within the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java, with a coastline on the south of that island. The regency's name stems from the fact that it is situated to the west (in Javanese "kulon") of the Progo River. The capital is Wates. The greatest part of the population of the regency work as farmers. Kulon Progo Regency is surrounded by the Menoreh Hills. The area of the regency is 586.28 km², and the population was 388,755 at the 2010 census^[2] and 436,395 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 443,053 - comprising 219,451 males and 223,602 females.^[1]