Magelang (Javanese: ꦩꦒꦼꦭꦁ) is a regency in Central Java, Indonesia, famous for its 9th century Buddhist temple of Borobudur.

In 1812, Lieutenant-Governor Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles appointed Ngabel Danuningrat as the first regent of Magelang.

As directed by his teacher, he chose an area between the Mantiasih and Gelangan village as the capital.

13 1950, the city was declared independent of the regency and given the right to manage its own matters, so there was a need to move the capital.

There were two contenders for the capital city of Magelang Regency, namely Grabag and Muntilan, but they were rejected.

On 22 March 1984, the southern Mertoyudan district and the northern Mungkid district were officially chosen as the location for the capital by the governor of Central Java, under the name of Mungkid City.

Rocks from volcanoes around the regency form the Magelang plain as fertile alluvial sediment soil.

In the middle of the regency, the ground is made of sediment/alluvial soil, which is weathered from rocks.