MAGELANG

kotamadya (municipality) and kabupaten (regency), Jawa Tengah provinsi (province), Java, Indonesia. Magelang regency, 436 square miles (1,130 square km) in area, is one of the most densely populated in Java, and its fertile land produces rice, tobacco, sugar, and produce for Yogyakarta. Magelang city, 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest of Yogyakarta, lies along the Progo River, which empties into the Indian Ocean. A tourist centre for those visiting the Borobudur, Pawon, and Mendut temples, the city has a large Roman Catholic seminary and a military academy. There are fine views of Mount Sumbing (11,060 feet ), an active volcano that contains an archaeologically interesting grave site. The pyramidal Buddhist temple-mountain of Borobudur, rising 100 feet (30 m) above the base, is just south of Magelang; built about AD 800, it consists of a series of galleries of bas-reliefs joined by stairways, all leading to platforms with arrangements of statues and to a large, empty stupa at the peak. Pop. (1980) city, 123,484; regency, 934,807.