Ngawi (town)
Ngawi (town) | |
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| District of Ngawi Kecamatan Ngawi | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | Ngawì (Gêdrig) ڠاوي (Pégon) ꦔꦮꦶ (Hånåcåråkå) |
| • Chinese | 加維 Jiāwéi (Pinyin) Ka-uî (Hokkien POJ) |
Kartonyono ivory monuments Ngawi square (alun-alun) Ngawioboro Street Center Point 0 kilometers of Ngawi city | |
| Nicknames: Kota Ramah (Friendly City), Kota Benteng (Fortress City) | |
| Motto: Ngawi Berakhlak "Ngawi has morals" | |
Ngawi (town) Location in Java and Indonesia Ngawi (town) Ngawi (town) (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 7°24′38″S 111°27′28″E / 7.41056°S 111.45778°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province | East Java |
| Regency | Ngawi |
| Established | July, 7th 1358 |
| Government | |
| • District Head | Dodi Aprilasetia |
| • District Secretary | Agung Wahyu Wibowo |
| • Head of government section | Eko Syuhrul Fatoni |
| • General Subdivision | Delta Pranowo |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.08 km2 (31.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 85,817 |
| • Density | 1,217/km2 (3,150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ngawians |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic group | Javanese Madura Osing Sundanese Bantenese Arabs Chinese etc. |
| • Religion |
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| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Postcode | 63211–63218 |
| Area code | (+62) 351 |
| Vehicle registration | AE J**/K* |
| HDI | 78,88 (2023) high |
| Bus station (main bus station) | Kertonegoro bus station |
| Train station (main train station) | Ngawi railway station |
| Largest villages or ward by area | Kandangan – 9.01 square kilometres (3.48 sq mi) |
| Largest villages or ward by population | Beran (12,054 – 2022 est) |
| Website | ngawi |
Ngawi (Indonesian: Kecamatan Ngawi Kota, Indonesian pronunciation: [ŋaˈwi]) is a town in the East Java Province of Indonesia which is the capital and the centre of government and economy of Ngawi Regency. Ngawi is also the name of an administrative district (kecamatan) which is within the Regency. This district is located 183 km west of Surabaya and 610 km east of Jakarta. Geographically, Ngawi District is in the middle of the northern part of Ngawi Regency. Infrastructure and settlements from Ngawi Regency are also concentrated in this town, which is the center of education for Ngawi Regency, with almost a quarter of the total school buildings in Ngawi Regency in this district.
In mid 2024 the population in Ngawi town was estimated at 85,817 with a density of around 1,058 people per square kilometre. Almost one-tenth of the total population of Ngawi Regency is domiciled in this district, which has an area of 81.08 km2 of which around 48 percent is paddy fields, rivers and plantations, the remainder is in the form of residential land, offices or agencies, shops, industry and other urban infrastructure.
This District is directly adjacent to Pitu and Margomulyo Districts, Bojonegoro Regency to the north, Kasreman District and Pangkur District to the east, Geneng District, Kwadungan District and Paron District to the south and especially Paron District to the west.