Magelang Coffee

Mountains, hills, and two kinds of coffee

Magelang Regency borders Temanggung, Semarang, Boyolali, Purworejo, Wonosobo, and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, with Magelang City at its center. To the east are Merapi and Merbabu; the Suwanting trail up Merbabu (3,142 m) starts in Sawangan. To the west is Sumbing, with trails through Kaliangkrik. To the north are Andong in Ngablak and Telomoyo in Grabag.

Arabica grows on high slopes such as Ngablak, Pakis, and Sawangan. Robusta, with more than twice the farm area of arabica, is spread across Grabag, Windusari, Tempuran, Borobudur, and Srumbung. Grabag alone has about 1,481 hectares of robusta.

The Kopi Arabika Merapi Merbabu Magelang Geographical Indication

Arabica from this area is registered with Indonesia's Directorate General of Intellectual Property as "Kopi Arabika Merapi Merbabu Magelang". According to its registration document, it grows at 900 to 2,000 m above sea level, at an average temperature of 20–27 °C, and only ripe red cherries are picked. The certificate was issued in 2023.

More than coffee

Merapi's slopes in Srumbung grow nearly all of Magelang Regency's salak (snake fruit). Merbabu's slopes in Pakis and Sawangan are a center for cabbage. The Progo and Elo rivers meet in Wanurejo village, close to Borobudur.

Borobudur Temple, together with Mendut and Pawon, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991 and welcomed more than 1.28 million visitors in 2024. From Punthuk Setumbu in Borobudur to Ketep Pass in Sawangan, this is the landscape Magelang coffee grows in.

Sources

• BPS Magelang Regency, Magelang Regency in Figures 2025 (2024 data)
• DJKI, Official Geographical Indication Gazette No. 015/E-IG/VIII/A/2022
• Magelang Regency Agriculture and Food Office, First export of 17 tonnes of Magelang robusta to Dubai (2025)
• Mount Merbabu National Park, tngunungmerbabu.org
• Ministry of Tourism, Borobudur
• Berita Magelang, Kopi Arabika Merapi Merbabu Geographical Indication (2023)