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Brebes Regency

Coordinates: 7°04′S 108°53′E / 7.067°S 108.883°E / -7.067; 108.883
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Brebes Regency
Kabupaten Brebes
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦑꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪
Other transcription(s)
Official seal of Brebes Regency
Nickname: 
Brebes
Motto: 
Mangesti Wicara Ebahing Praja
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Brebes Regency is located in Indonesia
Brebes Regency
Brebes Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°04′S 108°53′E / 7.067°S 108.883°E / -7.067; 108.883
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
Government
 • RegentHajjah Idza Priyanti
Area
 • Total
1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total
2,010,617
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 [1]
Demonym(s)Brebian
Warga Brebes (id)
Wong Brebes (jv)
Urang Brebes (su)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code0283
Websitebrebeskab.go.id

Brebes (Indonesian pronunciation: [brə'bəs], Template:Lang-jv, Template:Lang-su) is a regency (Template:Lang-id) in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,769.2km2, and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 2,010,617 (comprising 1,019,123 males and 991,494 females).[1] Its capital is the town of Brebes in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of Tegal.

Administrative districts

Brebes Regency comprises seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] 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.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
Salem 167.21 56,861 63,462 64,203 Salem 21 52275
Bantarkawung 208.18 87,537 102,815 105,025 Bantarkawung 18 52274
Bumiayu 82.09 96,201 112,680 115,042 Bumiayu 15 52273
Paguyangan 108.17 96,268 112,174 114,413 Paguyangan 12 52276
Sirampog 74.19 61,687 69,901 70,922 Sridadi 13 52272
Tonjong 86.55 65,232 76,477 78,093 Tonjong 14 52271
Larangan 160.25 136,825 157,505 160,281 Larangan 11 52262
Ketanggungan 153.41 133,770 144,524 145,322 Ketanggungan 21 52263
Banjarharjo 161.75 118,070 129,783 130,925 Banjarharjo 25 52265
Losari 91.79 120,363 138,582 141,030 Losari 22 52255
Tanjung 72.09 91,660 105,155 106,939 Tanjung 18 52264
Kersana 26.97 57,854 67,322 68,648 Kersana 13 52264
Bulakamba 120.36 162,478 181,758 183,966 Bulakamba 19 52253
Wanasari 75.34 140,663 161,893 164,740 Wanasari 20 52252 (a)
Songgom 52.65 68,374 85,122 87,911 Songgom 10 52266
Jatibarang 36.39 82,868 87,185 87,229 Jatibarang 22 52261
Brebes
(district)
92.23 157,149 182,421 185,928 Brebes 23 52211
-52219
Totals 1,769.62 1,733,869 1,978,759 2,010,617 Brebes 297

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.

Cuisine

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Brebes Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.