lˈaɪk mˈɛni ɹˈiːdʒənsiz ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv dʒˈɑːvə, ɪɾ ɪz dˈɛnsli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɹˈʌfli wˈʌn,nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn pˈiːpəl pɜː skwˈɛɹ kˈɪləmˌiːɾɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɪs ɪz lˈɑːɹdʒli bɪkˈʌz ðə nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒənsi pˈɑːɹtli sɚɹˈaʊndz ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv jˌɑːɡjəkˈɑːɹɾə ænd kəntˈeɪnz mˈɛni səbˈɜːbən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz, nˈoʊɾəbli ɪnðə dˈɛnslipˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd dˈɪstɹɪkts ʌv bˈæŋɡəntˌæpæn, sˈuːʌn ænd kˈæsɪhˌæn.
Like many regencies on the island of Java, it is densely populated with roughly 1,999 people per square kilometre in 2022, although this is largely because the north of the regency partly surrounds the city of Yogyakarta and contains many suburban communities, notably in the densely-populated districts of Banguntapan, Sewon and Kasihan.