Save Type Political Subdivision & Settlement Usage Indonesian, Javanese Scripts ꦗꦼꦥꦫ(Javanese) Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒə.ˈpa.ra/(Indonesian) /d͡ʒə.ˈpɔ.rɔ/(Javanese) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Javanese para meaning "share, part, division", so named for the division of fish caught by local fishermen. This is the name of a regency of, as well as a town in, the Indonesian province of Central Java.