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7-425: Kedu Plain , also known as Progo River Valley , is the fertile volcanic plain that lies between the volcanoes Mount Sumbing and Mount Sundoro to the west, and Mount Merbabu and Mount Merapi to the east. It roughly corresponds to the present-day Magelang and Temanggung Regency of Central Java , Indonesia . Its northern border is limited by the hills of Kendal and Mount Ungaran . The plain also borders
14-519: Is located in Poncosari , at Trisik beach on the southern shore of Java facing Indian Ocean . The river flows in the southwest area of Java with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around 27 °C, and
21-495: The 9th century. Because of this, the Kedu Plain is considered the cradle of classic Indonesian civilization. The temples in the region include: Progo River The Progo River ( Javanese : Kali Praga , ꦏꦭꦶꦥꦿꦒ , Javanese pronunciation: ['kali 'prɔgɔ] ) is a river in southern central Java , Indonesia . The river passes through two provinces; Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region . The source of
28-577: The Dutch in 1816 and Magelang continued to play a central role in the Dutch East Indies. There is a small hill near Magelang called Mount Tidar that is referred to as the Nail of Java . According to Javanese legend, the gods placed the nail to prevent the island of Java from sinking into the sea from tremors. The Kedu Plain hosts a large number of Hindu and Buddhist temples dated, from the 8th to
35-671: The Menoreh Hills in the southwest and Prambanan Plain in the southeast. The Progo River runs through the center of this plain, from its source on the slope of Mount Sundoro to the southern coast of Java facing the Indian Ocean . It has been a significant location in Central Javanese history for over a millennium, as it contains traces of the Sailendra dynasty as well as Borobudur and associated locations. During
42-643: The colonial Dutch East Indies period, the Kedu Plain was located in the Kedu Residency , which at that time covered what are now the Magelang Regency , Magelang City , and Temanggung Regency administrative units. When Britain briefly took control of the region in 1811, Magelang became the seat of government. After the Napoleonic wars had ended, the English returned Java back over to
49-405: The river is on the slopes of Mount Sindoro , Central Java. The river runs to the southeast through the city of Magelang , then through the historical Kedu Plain passing near the well known Borobudur , Mendut , and Pawon temples. Reaching the province of Yogyakarta the river forms a natural boundary between Sleman Regency , Kulon Progo Regency and Bantul Regency . The mouth of the river
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