Temanggung Regency is famous for longan, a small sweet fruit that is harvested in January and February.

Temanggung Regency is located on the volcanic Dieng Plateau with an average elevation between 500 and 1450 metres.

[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 266 rural desa and 23 urban kelurahan), and their postcodes.

(b) comprising 19 kelurahan (Banyuurip, Butuh, Giyanti, Jampirejo, Jampiroso, Jurang, Kebonsari, Kertosari, Kowangan, Madureso, Manding, Mungseng, Purworejo, Sidorejo, Temanggung I, Temanggung II, Tlogorejo, Walitelon Selatan and Walitelon Utara) and 6 desa.

After World War II, Temanggung Regency was one of the areas in central Java where the Communist Party (PKI) had its rural strongholds.

The oldest stone structure in Indonesia is found here; four temples of Shiva, and one of the trinity of Hinduism.