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MADIUN
REGENCY
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The town of Madiun is located south west (169 km) of Surabaya and is a
good base from where
comfortable day trips can be made to other interesting places like Sedudo waterfalls
(Nganjuk), Sarangan (Magetan), Lake Ngebel (Ponorogo), Mount Lawu, etc.
TOPOGRAPHY/GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITION
The second level region of Madiun occupies a lowland plain about 63 m above the sea level
and is located in a river valley of Sungai Madiun, it is about 30 km from Bengawan Solo.
The region is surrounded by the mountains range. The east part of the region there is
Mount Wilis (2,169 m), and the south part is bordered by Kapur Selatan mountains range
with the average height 500 - 1000 m above the sea level. To the west part there is Mount
Lawu (3,285 m) and to the north there is Kendeng mountain range with 100 - 500 m height
stretching from the east to the west.
Madiun topographical condition, it is 67 m at the south part of the region and comes lower
up to 64 m at the north, and only 63 m in the middle of the town.
Madiun Municipality is the west part of East Java Province located in a lowland plain area
at 7 - 8 degree south latitude and 111 - 112 degree east longitude. The area covers 7.5 km
from the north to the south and 6 km from the east to the west.
CLIMATE
The average temperature in Madiun is 20 - 35 degrees C. Wind blows
from the north to the south
during the rainy season and it has maximum average rainfall about 588 mm and the minimum
is 2 mm per year.
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