Wonosobo is a regency in Central Java, Indonesia. It is located at 7°11′S 109°43′E, 120 km from Semarang. The regency is located in Dieng Plateau. A regency (kabupaten) is a political subdivision of a province in Indonesia. ... Central Java (Indonesian: Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. ... Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. ... Dieng Plateau, located near Wonosobo, Central Java, is the site for eight small Hindu temples from the 7th and 8th centuries, the oldest in Central Java. ...

Its regencial capital is Wonosobo. Its area is 984.68 km² and population of 700,000.

Etymology

The word "Wonosobo" is derived from Javanese Wanasaba, which in turn came from Sanskrit Vanasabhā. It literally means 'the gathering place in the forest'. The Javanese language is the spoken language of the people in the central and eastern part of the island of Java, in Indonesia. ... The Sanskrit language ( , ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. ...

External links

• Official site (in Indonesian)