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Cilacap Regency

Coordinates: 7°44′S 109°0′E / 7.733°S 109.000°E / -7.733; 109.000
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Cilacap Regency
Kabupaten Cilacap
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪
top to bottom: Pertamina Refinery Unit in Cilacap viewed from Kutawaru; Benteng Pendem
Coat of arms of Cilacap Regency
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Cilacap Regency is located in Java
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Cilacap Regency is located in Indonesia
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°44′S 109°0′E / 7.733°S 109.000°E / -7.733; 109.000
Country Indonesia
Province Central Java
RegionJava
Settled20 April 1205
CapitalCilacap
Government
 • Regent (Acting)Mohamad Arief Irwanto
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total2,249.28 km2 (868.45 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total2,007,829
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 280/282
Websitecilacapkab.go.id
Regent of Tjilatjap

Cilacap Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀, also spelt: Chilachap, old spelling: Tjilatjap, Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap.

Cilacap Regency covers an area of 2,249.28 km2 (including the 115-km2 Nusakambangan Island off the south coast), and it had a population of 1,642,107 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,944,857 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 2,007,829 (comprising 1,011,586 males and 996,243 females).[1] The languages used in Cilacap are Javanese and Sundanese, but most people can speak Indonesian. The dialect used is Banyumasan.

There are schools of all levels in Cilacap and several higher-learning institutions. Several academies exist, such as Akademi Maritim Nusantara (National Maritime Academy). A polytechnic, Politeknik Cilacap, was established in 2008 and offers Engineering, Electronics and Informatics education.

Administrative Districts

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Cilacap Regency comprises twenty-four 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 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (comprising 269 rural desa and 15 urban kelurahan - the latter all in the 3 Cilacap town districts), and its postcode. The three districts comprising Cilacap town formerly formed an Autonomous city but have now been subsumed back into the regency.

kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
33.01.16 Dayeuhluhur 191.63 46,470 49,095 49,618 Dayeuhluhur 14 53266
33.01.15 Wanareja 195.92 92,824 105,580 107,479 Wanareja 16 53265
(a)
33.01.14 Majenang 167.60 122,763 140,329 143,101 Jenang 17 53257
33.01.13 Cimanggu 163.35 89,301 102,001 104,785 Cimanggu 15 53256
33.01.12 Karangpucung 124.74 68,412 79,096 80,927 Karangpucung 14 53255
33.01.18 Cipari 107.53 53,717 66,084 68,843 Cipari 11 53262
33.01.11 Sidareja 49.31 52,270 61,940 63,829 Sidareja 10 53261
33.01.01 Kedungreja 82.03 71,796 87,935 91,489 Ciklapa 11 53263
33.01.19 Patimuan 78.68 42,716 49,484 50,658 Patimuan 7 53264
33.01.10 Gandrungmangu 119.26 88,562 108,851 113,366 Gandrungmangu 14 53254
33.01.20 Bantarsari 99.49 60,795 74,555 77,597 Bantarsari 8 53281
33.01.09 Kawunganten 138.09 69,799 84,354 87,423 Kawunganten 12 53251
33.01.24 Kampung Laut 134.67 12,666 15,523 16,153 Klaces 4 53253
33.01.08 Jeruklegi 99.41 59,152 76,658 81,075 Jeruklegi Wetan 13 53252
33.01.02 Kesugihan 89.10 107,385 133,261 139,176 Kesugihan Kidul 16 53274
33.01.03 Adipala 74.65 75,334 93,999 98,327 Adipala 16 53271
33.01.07 Maos 34.30 40,410 46,188 47,100 Klapagada 10 53272
33.01.17 Sampang 28.89 36,636 43,426 44,754 Sampang 10 53273
33.01.06 Kroya 61.68 95,307 114,431 118,370 Kroya 17 53282
33.01.04 Binangun 53.73 54,574 68,684 72,026 Binangun 17 53280
33.01.05 Nusawungu 66.98 68,094 85,787 89,988 Nusawungu 17 53283
33.01.21 Cilacap Selatan (b)
(South Cilacap)
(b) 8.04 79,433 83,948 84,858 Sidakaya 5 (c) 53211
- 53215
33.01.22 Cilacap Tengah
(Central Cilacap)
51.00 84,314 90,418 91,572 Gunungsimping 5 (d) 53221
- 53225
33.01.23 Cilacap Utara
(North Cilacap)
29.72 69,265 82,630 85,315 Gumilir 5 (e) 53231
- 53235
Totals (b) 2,249.28 1,642,107 1,944,857 2,007,829 Cilacap Tengah 284

Notes: (a) except the desa of Cigintung (which has a post code of 53222) and the desa of Limbangan (which has a post code of 53232).
(b) includes the population but excludes the area (115 km2) of the offshore island of Pulau Nusakambangan.
(c) consists of the 5 kelurahan of Cilacap, Sidakaya, Tambakreja, Tegalkamulyan and Tegalreja.
(d) consists of the 5 kelurahan of Donan, Gunungsimping, Kutawaru, Lomanis and Sidanegara.
(e) consists of the 5 kelurahan of Gumilir, Karangtalun, Kebonmanis, Mertasinga and Tritih Kulon.

Cilacap Town

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Cilacap's power plant provides 600 megawatts of electricity

The town of Cilacap is also a sea port on the southern coast of the island of Java. The port is one of only a few that exist on the southern coast that can service shipping of reasonable tonnage. The nearest safe anchorage east is Pacitan. The city's harbor is protected by Nusakambangan, an island best known as the site of several high-security correctional facilities although there are also hopes that the island can be developed as a tourist hub.[4] Nusakambangan sheltered Cilacap from the worst of the 2004 tsunami. Nevertheless, the disaster took 147 lives, devastated beaches, damaged 435 fishing boats and inflicted material losses amounting to about Rp 86 billion (around $9 million).

During World War II Cilacap was an important departure point for people fleeing the Japanese invasion, especially Dutch colonists. Many left the Dutch East Indies by boat or seaplane, the majority heading for Broome in Western Australia.

The port is a hub for national or international trade. The town's Tunggul Wulung Airport provides scheduled airline services to Jakarta and Semarang.

Cilacap is the site of many industrial plants, a geothermal power plant, a cement plant (Holcim Indonesia), and one of Pertamina (Indonesia's national petroleum company) processing units in Indonesia. The site has the largest production capacity, producing the most diverse kinds of products among other Pertamina units.

The town of Cilacap offers several tourist attractions highlighting Banyumasan culture. The town has a number of beaches, two of the most popular being Teluk Penyu (close to the center of town), but these are somewhat fouled from leakage of the shipping vessels docked adjacent to this and Widara Payung. Nearby the Teluk Penyu beach is also an old Dutch fortress called Benteng Pendem. This fortress was built in stages during 1861-1879 by the Dutch East Indies Army.

Segara Anakan Bay

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In early 2012 Segara Anakan Bay's area is only 600 hectares, reduced from 700 hectares in 2005 after dredging. Heavy sedimentation from the Citanduy River (which is located on the border of Ciamis Regency and Cilacap Regency) caused it. To overcome the sedimentation in Segara Anakan Bay, Ciamis Regency has agreed, if a new canal from Citanduy River pass their area and exit in Nusawiru near Pangandaran Beach.[5]

Climate

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Cilacap has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Cilacap.

Climate data for Cilacap town
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.7
(87.3)
30.0
(86.0)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
29.2
(84.6)
29.8
(85.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.7
(87.3)
30.2
(86.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.4)
26.1
(79.0)
25.4
(77.7)
25.2
(77.4)
25.6
(78.1)
26.2
(79.2)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
23.2
(73.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.6
(70.9)
22.1
(71.8)
22.7
(72.9)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
22.8
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 292
(11.5)
237
(9.3)
286
(11.3)
278
(10.9)
281
(11.1)
252
(9.9)
214
(8.4)
179
(7.0)
154
(6.1)
353
(13.9)
429
(16.9)
350
(13.8)
3,305
(130.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]
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References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Cilacap Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3301)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Agus Maryono, 'Nusakambangan "a future tourist hub"', The Jakarta Post, 13 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Citanduy akan Disodet untuk Pulihkan Segara Anakan". March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Climate: Cilacap". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Situs Kuno Cilacap Sedot Perhatian Warga". July 17, 2012.
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7°44′S 109°0′E / 7.733°S 109.000°E / -7.733; 109.000