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Ngawi
East Java, Indonesia · Asia
About Ngawi
Ngawi sits on the route: 20 minutes from Menden.
Ngawi is in East Java, Indonesia, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Menden, about 17 km away.
Ngawi (Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦔꦮꦶ) regency of Indonesia, on the island of Java. Ngawi is well known around the world for its Pithecanthropus erectus which was found by Eugene Dubois, a Dutchman. Ngawi is located in East Java Province but adjoins Central Java province. Its capital is the city of Ngawi. Ngawi is also theRead more
main gate to enter East Java province since there are intersections that connect Surabaya–Bojonegoro–Ngawi–Solo–Jogja–Bandung–Jakarta. The Regency covers an area of 1,395.80 km2 (538.92 sq mi), and had a population of 817,765 at the 2010 census and 870,057 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 911,093 (comprising 452,166 males and 458,927 females).
Ngawi (town), has the largest central park ("alun-alun") in Indonesia. This large area includes a West Park and an East Park, separated by Merdeka Street. The West Park consists of a football court, a volleyball court, and a ceremonial podium near the main mosque. The East Park consists of a playground area, two tennis courts, a basketball hall, a parking area, a futsal court, a skating place, and a culinary area said to be "the most favorite place visited by Ngawinese". The municipal hall (called Alun-Alun Merdeka) is located in the central part of Ngawi town.
Van Den Bosch Fortress is a central historic site of the Ngawi Regency. It is located at the confluence of the two biggest rivers in East Java: the Solo River and the Madiun River.
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Ngawi is in East Java, Indonesia, about 17 km from Menden.
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- Population
- 22,412
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- East Java
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -7.4038, 111.4461
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