The word "Wonosobo" is derived from JavaneseWanasaba, which in turn came from SanskritVanasabhā. It literally means 'the gathering place in the forest'.
Administrative districts
Wonosobo Regency is divided into the following fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totalling 236 rural desa and 29 urban kelurahan), and its post code.
Notes: (a) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre). (b) including 2 kelurahan (Selomerto and Wonorejo). (c) includes 2 kelurahan (Kertek and Wringinanom). (d) comprises 13 kelurahan (Bumireso, Jaraksari, Jlamprang, Kalianget, Kejiwan, Kramatan, Mlipak, Pagerkukuh, Rojoimo, Sambek, Tawangsari, Wonosobo Barat and Wonosobo Timur) and 7 desa. (e) comprises 3 kelurahan (Andongsili, Kalibeber and Mudal) and 16 desa.
The 29 kelurahan (urban villages) are thus split over 13 districts, with 13 in Wonosobo (town) District, 3 in Mojotengah District, 2 in Selomerto District, 2 in Kertek District, and 1 each in Wadaslintang, Kepil, Sapuran, Kaliwiro, Leksono, Kalikajar, Watumalang, Garung and Kejajar Districts (in the latter cases the sole kelurahan is the district administrative headquarters).
Climate
Wonosobo has an elevation moderated tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months. The following climate data is for the town of Wonosobo.
