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Wonosobo (town)

Coordinates: 7°21′35″S 109°55′05″E / 7.3598°S 109.91815°E / -7.3598; 109.91815
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Wonosobo
Mount Sumbing, view from Wonosobo
Mount Sumbing, view from Wonosobo
Wonosobo is located in Java
Wonosobo
Wonosobo
Wonosobo is located in Indonesia
Wonosobo
Wonosobo
Coordinates: 7°21′35″S 109°55′05″E / 7.3598°S 109.91815°E / -7.3598; 109.91815
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
RegencyWonosobo Regency
Elevation
796 m (2,612 ft)

Wonosobo is an administrative district (kecamatan) in Wonosobo Regency, part of Central Java Province of Indonesia. Wonosobo lies between mountains, Mount Sundoro and Mount Sumbing. It had 94,584 inhabitants in mid 2024.[1] Wonosobo town itself is 772 metres above sea level.

The name of Wonosobo derived from Sanskrit Vanasabha, which means "gathering place in the forest."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Wonosobo Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3307)
  2. ^ "Profil Kecamatan Wonosobo". May 18, 2020.
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