Kemangkon, Purbalingga
Appearance
Kemangkon is an administrative district (kecamatan) within the Purbalingga Regency of Central Java.
Economy
[edit]The economy of Kemangkon is dominated by farming and factory.
Demographics
[edit]Kemangkon had a population of 66,096 people at the mid-2023 official estimates,[1] of which 97% are Banyumasan and use the traditional Banyumasan language. The majority of the inhabitants work as farmers.
Geography
[edit]Kemangkon is located on Mount Slamet at the highest point within the Purbalingga Regency. It is located in the tropical forest of the region, with the Serayu and Klawing rivers running through it.
The district is home to 20 individual villages:
- Bakulan
- Bokol
- Cengis
- Gambarsari
- Jetis
- Kalialang
- Karangkemiri
- Karangtengah
- Kedungbenda
- Kedunglegok
- Kemangkon
- Majasem
- Majatengah
- Muntang
- Panican
- Pegandekan
- Pelumutan
- Senon
- Sumilir
- Toyareka
Points of attraction
[edit]Several sites sacred to the Kemangkon Banyumasan religion are located in or near Kemangkon, including
References
[edit]- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Purbalingga Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3303)