Kulon Progo Regency
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Kulon Progo Regency Kabupaten Kulon Progo |
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Glagah Beach, one of the black sand beaches in Kulon Progo regency.
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| Motto: Binangun | ||
 Kulon Progo Regency in Special Region of Yogyakarta |
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| Coordinates: 7°38′42″S 110°1′37″E / 7.64500°S 110.02694°ECoordinates: 7°38′42″S 110°1′37″E / 7.64500°S 110.02694°E | ||
| Country | Indonesia | |
| Special Administrative Region | Yogyakarta | |
| Capital | Wates | |
| Government | ||
| • Regent | dr.H.Hasto Wardoyo,Sp.OG(K) | |
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| • Total | 586.27 km2 (226.36 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 404,155 | |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | |
| Post Code | 55000 | |
| Area code(s) | 0274 | |
| Website | www.kulonprogokab.go.id | |
Kulon Progo Regency (Javanese: Kulon Praga, Javanese pronunciation: [ˈkulɔn ˈprɔɡɔ], Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkulɔn pəˈroɡo]) is one of the four regencies within the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. The name stems from the fact that the regency is located 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 is surrounded by the Menoreh Hills. The area of the regency is 586.27 km², and the population was 388,755 at the 2010 Census; the latest estimate (for January 2014) is 404,155.
In 1674, Sultan Mataram, Yogyakarta attacked by Trunojoyo which received assistance from Macassar result in damage to the palace and terdesaknya Amangkurat I fled for help to the Netherlands, to death in Tegal in flight.
To anticipate attacks from followers Trunojoyo, in 1677 the palace of Mataram led by Amangkurat II as the crown prince of Amangkurat II asked the regent Ponorogo to get custody of the palace by bala Warok famous versed in war and asked for help from the Dutch colonial to mengkap Trunojoyo. After Mataram palace guarded by Warok of ponorogo, Tronojoyo difficult to penetrate the palace and was arrested and sentenced in death in 1679.
The Warok who managed to keep the palace got the prize a place to stay in the West of Guangxi palace to facilitate the preservation of the palace when there was an attack against the palace. The palace was named Kulon Ponorogo known until now the Kulon Progo which means Keraton Mataram western Ponorogo.
The area that currently includes the district of Kulon Progo until the end of Dutch colonial rule is the territory of two districts, namely Kulon Progo which is a region of the Sultanate Ngayogyakarta and District Adikarto which is a region of the Duchy Pakualaman. Both districts are merged into Kulon Progo administration on October 15, 1951.
Kulon Progo Regency is divided into 12 districts, listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
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