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PONOROGO , the purpose of this web site is to make the audience and the publics know and obtain the complete information about various dimensions, dynamics and development potency, which have being and will be developed in Ponorogo regency.By find our Web site, we hope to all people and the corporate world will feel inspired, and interested to participate in build PONOROGO city to promote, invest capital and technology that had owned.We also want to inform all people in the world that Ponorogo, East Java has a unique traditional dance called REOG PONOROGO. The visitors can found this original dance just in Ponorogo, East Java - Indonesia. REOG is trully come from Indonesia that never gone, because this traditional dance has its own history and the dancer must special person who able to presents it.Using a Motto of PONOROGO BUMI REOG – Bumi yang Resik, Endah, Omber, Girang Gumirang welcome to our earth of Ponorogo regency. Ngebel Lake The Nature Tourism ObjectIt is called Ngebel Lake because it is in Ngebel subdistrict territory. It is located about 24 km to the north-east of Ponogoro, Ngebel lake is in the slope of Wilis mountain with 734 metre height on the sea and the temperature 22 to 32 celsius.With the wide of surface about 1.5 km, Ngebel lake surrounded by the road along 5 km. This lake has an amazing panorama, cool air with the maiden nature condition that kept one million potentials to be dug up. We also could met various fruits like: durian, mangosteens, pundung, etc. In the lake also spread various fishes, one them is the variety fishes that has protected. It is Hampala fish or the local inhabitants named Ngongok fish. For that purposes, it also available accommodation facilities that already for the visitor who want to spend the night. The facilities is managed by the Regional Government and private enterprise. According to the developing legend in the community, Ngebel lake was formed based on the story of a dragon snake, named “Baru Klinting”.When the snake take a meditating and unintentionally he was cut-piece by the community around to be eaten. Mysteriously the snake changed into a child who afterwards visited the community and made a contest to repeal the rib that was transfixed by him into the land. Not even one succeeded in carrying it out.Afterwards he repealed this rib, and from this rib hole went out water that afterwards became the big pool that welled up and became Ngebel lake. It seems Ngebel lake had important role in the history of Ponorogo Regency, because one of the founders of Ponorogo regency, Batoro Katong, before doing the greatness Islam religion in Ponogoro regency had clear himself in a pool near to Ngebel lake. At this time, it is known as pool / Kucur Batoro.>>Culture Attraction Tour REOG is a traditional dance that become the main identity for Ponorogo regency.Because of this, Ponorogo is also known as Reog city.This theatre has been known wide in Indonesian even foreign tourists.Reog National Festival is held every years along the anniversary of Ponorogo regency and Grebeg Suro celebration.Reog dance is also staged full moon nightly in paseban, Ponorogo TownSquare.Reog told about the struggle for a prince who will propose to a lovely pretty princess . This dance is staged about 25 - 40 dancers and the musician.The interesting of Reog is his main leading figure named Singo Barong. The dancer of Singo Barong bear the mask about 30 - 40 kg weight and supported by the strength of their teeth.The other leading figure in Reog include Kelono Sewandono, Bujang Anom, Jatil and Warok.The visitors can enjoy this traditional dance only in Ponorogo, East Java - Indonesia. The only area that has REOG dance is Ponorogo, not in other country. >>GREBEG SURO Is the biggest culture event in Ponorogo regency that held on a certain occasion of welcomed Islam New Year or Saka New Year that often known as one suro date (one of Javanese month). This agenda entered East Java tourism calendar (Calendar of event). Grebeg Suro is the ritual culture incident and became the party site of Ponorogo people. Usually it begun a week before 1 Suro. It is the series of Grebeg Suro agenda is Reog National festival, various good activity sorts the race and the exhibition and ended with Larungan agenda in Ngebel lake.The parade of the elephant statue that consist of the musical procession and the elephant statues. Those statues have received by human kind and climbed onto by two children. This art is has influenced by Islam culture. >>Odrot Musical Art that influenced by Islam performance art, usually staged at the wedding reception or circumcision. >>Kongkiln Art that combined the element of the dance and traditional music. This art is usually staged by less than 10 people of gamelan beater and the dancer,the interesting one from this art is its musical instrument that formed blown big bamboo.