Pacitan Regency

Pacitan Regency Kabupaten Pacitan
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦥꦕꦶꦠꦤ꧀
Klayar Beach
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Tata Pramana Hargeng Praja ꦠꦠꦥꦿꦩꦤꦲꦂꦒꦼꦁꦥꦿꦗ
Location in East Java
Pacitan Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°12′S 111°7′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Java
Anniversary	19 February 1745
Government
• Regent	Indrata Nur Bayuaji
• Vice Regent	Gagarin
Area
• Total	1,389.87 km2 (536.63 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	597,390
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Website	pacitankab.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 and 586,110 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 597,390 (comprising 299,170 males and 298,220 females). 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

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, 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

Pacitan Regency is divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. 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	110.26	34,986	37,669	38,806	Donorojo	12	63554
35.01.03	Punung	108.81	33,919	37,094	36,580	Punung	13	63553
35.01.02	Pringkuku	132.93	29,694	32,616	32,587	Ngadirejan	13	63552
35.01.04	Pacitan (town)	74.60	73,086	78,161	80,988	Sidoharjo	25 (a)	63511 - 63518
35.01.05	Kebonagung	120.35	42,667	46,459	46,721	Kebonagung	19	63561
35.01.06	Arjosari	118.90	38,646	41,693	41,943	Arjosari	17	63581
35.01.07	Nawangan	126.20	46,084	51,240	52,347	Nawangan	9	63584
35.01.08	Bandar	118.53	41,789	44,493	43,126	Bandar	8	63583
35.01.09	Tegalombo	144.60	48,049	51,626	53,152	Tegalombo	11	63582
35.01.10	Tulakan	165.54	77,266	83,904	87,551	Tulakan	16	63571
35.01.11	Ngadirojo	93.20	44,707	47,306	48,345	Ngadirojo	18	63572
35.01.12	Sudimoro	74.23	29,988	33,849	35,733	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

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), but it is closer from Yogyakarta.

Tourism

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

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

See also

• Ngile village