Magetan Regency

Magetan Regency Kabupaten Magetan
Regency
Baitussalam Magetan Mosque
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Memayu Hayuning Bawana Suka Ambangun (Embellish the beauty of the world by fondness in development)
Location within East Java
Magetan Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Magetan Regency Magetan Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°39′S 111°22′E / 7.650°S 111.367°E / -7.650; 111.367
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Anniversary	12 October 1675
Capital	Magetan
Government
• Regent	Dr. Drs. Suprawoto, SH., M. Si.
• Vice Regent	Hj. Nanik Endang Rusminiarti, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Area
• Total	688.84 km2 (265.96 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Lowest elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	691,618
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 351
Website	magetan.go.id

Magetan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java Province, Indonesia. It is an inland regency, and lies in the west of the province, adjoining Central Java Province. It covered an area of 688.84 km² and had a population of 620,442 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 670,812 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 691,618 (comprising 339,769 males and 351,849 females).^[1] The administrative headquarters is in the town of Magetan.

Magetan has a famous lake called Sarangan Lake in Plaosan District.

The chairman of "Jawa Pos Group", a famous newspaper in Indonesia, Dahlan Iskan, was born here, as were Prof. Dr. Samaun Samadikun (ex-Chief LIPI), Charis Suhud (ex-Vice Chief MPR), Cak Lontong (comedian), and the poet Iman Budhi Santosa. L. J. A. Schoonheyt, the camp doctor at Boven-Digoel concentration camp in the 1930s, was also born here.