Ngawi (town)

Ngawi (Indonesian: Kecamatan Ngawi Kota, Indonesian pronunciation: [ŋaˈwi] ) is a city in the Ngawi Regency, East Java Province of Indonesia which is the capital and the centre of government and economy of Ngawi Regency. Ngawi is also the name of an administrative district (kecamatan) which is within the Regency. This district is located 183 km west of Surabaya and 610 km east of Jakarta. Geographically, Ngawi District is in the middle of the northern part of Ngawi Regency. Infrastructure and settlements from Ngawi Regency are also concentrated in this town, which is the center of education for Ngawi Regency, with almost a quarter of the total school buildings in Ngawi Regency in this district. In mid 2024 the population in Ngawi town was estimated at 85,817 with a density of around 1,058 people per square kilometre. Almost one-tenth of the total population of Ngawi Regency is domiciled in this district, which has an area of 81.08 km2 of which around 48 percent is paddy fields, rivers and plantations, the remainder is in the form of residential land, offices or agencies, shops, industry and other urban infrastructure. This District is directly adjacent to Pitu and Margomulyo Districts, Bojonegoro Regency to the north, Kasreman District and Pangkur District to the east, Geneng District, Kwadungan District and Paron District to the south and especially Paron District to the west.