Gunungkidul is a regency area located in the Special Province of the Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The administrative centre is the town of Wonosari. The name "Gunungkidul" comes from the Javanese language mountains in the south of Java Land, whose area is located in the Thousand Mountains range of the province. The Regency covers an area of 1,475.15 km2, about 46.5% of the provincial area.