Klaten Regency
Klaten Regency Klaten is a regency in Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the city of the same name. Klaten borders on Boyolali Regency in the North, Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency in the East, and Special Region of Yogyakarta to the South and West. The structure Candi Prambanan, one of the biggest Hindu structures in Indonesia, is in the regency. The May 2006 Java earthquake damaged the area, located near to the active Mount Merapi volcano in central Java. Klaten has a humid climate. The land area is totally cultivated, not much natural vegetation is left. The landscape is mostly covered with rainfed croplands. The climate is classified as a Tropical Monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a tropical moist forest biozone. The soil in the area is high in nitosols, andosols (nt), soil with deep, clay-enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces. October is warmest with an average temperature of 31.3 xC at noon. August is coldest with an av...