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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)
Kaligua valley
Kaligua valley
Official seal of Brebes Regency
Seal
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 2023 estimate)
 • Total
2,043,077
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/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], Javanese: ꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀, Sundanese: ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,769.62km2, 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 2023 was 2,043,077 (comprising 1,035,743 males and 1,007,334 females).[1] Its capital is the large town of Brebes in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of Tegal.

Administrative districts

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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 2023.[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.

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.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2010
Census		 Pop'n
2020
Census		 Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
33.29.01 Salem 167.21 56,861 63,462 65,085 Salem 21 52275
33.29.02 Bantarkawung 208.18 87,537 102,815 107,023 Bantarkawung 18 52274
33.29.03 Bumiayu 82.09 96,201 112,680 117,198 Bumiayu 15 52273
33.29.04 Paguyangan 108.17 96,268 112,174 116,496 Paguyangan 12 52276
33.29.05 Sirampog 74.19 61,687 69,901 72,008 Sridadi 13 52272
33.29.06 Tonjong 86.55 65,232 76,477 79,565 Tonjong 14 52271
33.29.15 Larangan 160.25 136,825 157,505 162,997 Larangan 11 52262
33.29.16 Ketanggungan 153.41 133,770 144,524 146,834 Ketanggungan 21 52263
33.29.17 Banjarharjo 161.75 118,070 129,783 132,520 Banjarharjo 25 52265
33.29.12 Losari 91.79 120,363 138,582 143,422 Losari 22 52255
33.29.13 Tanjung 72.09 91,660 105,155 108,714 Tanjung 18 52264
33.29.11 Kersana 26.97 57,854 67,322 69,888 Kersana 13 52264
33.29.14 Bulakamba 120.36 162,478 181,758 186,539 Bulakamba 19 52253
33.29.08 Wanasari 75.34 140,663 161,893 167,529 Wanasari 20 52252 (a)
33.29.10 Songgom 52.65 68,374 85,122 90,117 Songgom 10 52266
33.29.07 Jatibarang 36.39 82,868 87,185 87,899 Jatibarang 22 52261
33.29.09 Brebes
(district)		 92.23 157,149 182,421 189,243 Brebes 23 (b) 52211
- 52219
Totals 1,769.62 1,733,869 1,978,759 2,043,077 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.
comprises 5 kelurahan (Brebes, Gandasuli, Limbangan Kulon, Limbangan Wetan and Pasarbatang) and 18 desa.

Cuisine

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Brebes Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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