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Brebes Regency

Regency in Central Java, Indonesia

Brebes Regency
Summary

Regency in Central Java, Indonesia

FieldValue
official_nameBrebes Regency
settlement_typeRegency
nicknameBrebes
mottoMangesti Wicara Ebahing Praja
image_skylinePemandangan_Luasnya_perkebunan_sayur_yang_indah_di_Lembah_desa_Kaligua_Kab._Brebes_(6).jpg
image_captionKaligua valley, in Paguyangan District
native_nameKabupaten Brebes
translit_lang1_type1Javanese
translit_lang1_info1ꦑꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀
translit_lang1Other
translit_lang1_type2Sundanese
translit_lang1_info2
image_sealseal of Brebes Regency.svg
image_mapLocator kabupaten brebes.gif
map_captionLocation within Central Java
pushpin_mapIndonesia
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Indonesia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndonesia
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Central Java
leader_titleRegent
leader_name
leader_title1Vice Regent
leader_name1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
area_total_km21769.62
population_as_ofmid 2024 estimate
population_note
population_total2065501
population_density_km2auto
population_demonymBrebian
Warga Brebes (id)
Wong Brebes (jv)
Urang Brebes (su)
timezoneWIB
utc_offset+7
coordinates
postal_code_type
area_code0283
website

Warga Brebes (id) Wong Brebes (jv) Urang Brebes (su)

Brebes (, , ) is a regency () in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,769.62 km2, and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,065,501 (comprising 1,046,978 males and 1,018,523 females). Its capital is the large town of Brebes in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of Tegal.

It is bordered to the north by the Java Sea, to the east by Tegal city and Tegal Regency, to the southeast by Banyumas Regency, to the south by Cilacap Regency, and to the west by West Java Province (Kuningan Regency and Cirebon Regency).

Administrative districts

Districts of Brebes Regency

Brebes Regency comprises seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. They are grouped for convenience into four geographical regions, which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 292 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Brebes District), and its post code.

The first six districts in the table below are the most southerly, and are generally highlands, reaching an altitude of 875 metres in Sirampog District, while the remaining eleven districts are more northerly and generally lower-lying, and have a higher population density, reaching over 2,000 persons per km2 in Brebes, Jatibarang and Wanasari Districts (all three in the northeast of the regency and forming part of the Tegal Metropolitan Area). The table below groups the districts accordingly into four areas for geographical purposes, which have no legal or administrative significance.

Kode
WilayahName of
District
(kecamatan)Area
in
km2Pop'n
2010
CensusPop'n
2020
CensusPop'n
mid 2024
EstimateAdmin
centreNo.
of
villagesPost
code
33.29.01Salem167.2156,86163,46265,650Salem21
33.29.02Bantarkawung208.1887,537102,815108,489Bantarkawung18
33.29.03Bumiayu82.0996,201112,680118,772Bumiayu15
33.29.04Paguyangan108.1796,268112,174118,001Paguyangan12
33.29.05Sirampog74.1961,68769,90172,742Sridadi13
33.29.06Tonjong86.5565,23276,47780,640Tonjong14
*Totals*Southern sector725.39463,786537,509564,29493
33.29.14Bulakamba120.36162,478181,758188,204Bulakamba19
33.29.15Larangan160.25136,825157,505164,908Larangan11
33.29.16Ketanggungan153.41133,770144,524147,647Ketanggungan21
33.29.10Songgom52.6568,37485,12291,867Songgom10
*Totals*Central sector486.67501,447568,909593,62661
33.29.11Kersana26.9757,85467,32270,782Kersana13
33.29.12Losari91.79120,363138,582145,107Losari22
33.29.13Tanjung72.0991,660105,155109,953Tanjung18
33.29.17Banjarharjo161.75118,070129,783134,476Banjarharjo25
*Totals*Northwest sector352.60387,947440,842460,31878
33.29.07Jatibarang36.3982,86887,18588,158Jatibarang22
33.29.08Wanasari75.34140,663161,893169,490Wanasari20
33.29.09Brebes
(district)92.23157,149182,421191,615Brebes23 (b)
*Totals*Northeast sector203.96380,680431,499449,26365
*Totals*1,769.621,733,8691,978,7592,065,501Brebes297

Notes: (a) except for the village of Pesantunan (which has the post code 52221) and the village of Pebatan (which has the post code 52222). (b) comprises 5 kelurahan (Brebes, Gandasuli, Limbangan Kulon, Limbangan Wetan and Pasarbatang) and 18 desa.

Cuisine

Brebes Regency is known for its shallots (red onions) and salted duck egg (telur asin in Indonesian). Other popular dishes include Sate Blengong and Peuyeum Ketan from Salem, one of the seventeen districts in Brebes Regency.

References

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Brebes Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.3329)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Salem Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329010).
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bantarkawung Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329020).
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bumiayu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329030).
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Paguyangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329040).
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sirampog Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329050).
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tonjong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329060).
  10. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bulakamba Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329130).
  11. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Larangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329070).
  12. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Ketanggungan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329080).
  13. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Songgom Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329150).
  14. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kersana Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329120).
  15. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Losari Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329100).
  16. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tanjung Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329110).
  17. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Banjarharjo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329090).
  18. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jatibarang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329160).
  19. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Wanasari Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329140).
  20. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Brebes Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329170).
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