Brebes Regency

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.

For the capital of this regency, see Brebes, Brebes.

Brebes Regency
Kabupaten Brebes
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦑꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪
Other transcription(s)
Kaligua valley
Seal
Nickname: 
Brebes
Motto: 
Mangesti Wicara Ebahing Praja
Location within Central Java
Brebes Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°04′S 108°53′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
Government
 • RegentHajjah Idza Priyanti
Area
 • Total1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total2,043,077
 • 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

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 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
33.29.01Salem167.2156,86163,46265,085Salem2152275
33.29.02Bantarkawung208.1887,537102,815107,023Bantarkawung1852274
33.29.03Bumiayu82.0996,201112,680117,198Bumiayu1552273
33.29.04Paguyangan108.1796,268112,174116,496Paguyangan1252276
33.29.05Sirampog74.1961,68769,90172,008Sridadi1352272
33.29.06Tonjong86.5565,23276,47779,565Tonjong1452271
33.29.15Larangan160.25136,825157,505162,997Larangan1152262
33.29.16Ketanggungan153.41133,770144,524146,834Ketanggungan2152263
33.29.17Banjarharjo161.75118,070129,783132,520Banjarharjo2552265
33.29.12Losari91.79120,363138,582143,422Losari2252255
33.29.13Tanjung72.0991,660105,155108,714Tanjung1852264
33.29.11Kersana26.9757,85467,32269,888Kersana1352264
33.29.14Bulakamba120.36162,478181,758186,539Bulakamba1952253
33.29.08Wanasari75.34140,663161,893167,529Wanasari2052252 (a)
33.29.10Songgom52.6568,37485,12290,117Songgom1052266
33.29.07Jatibarang36.3982,86887,18587,899Jatibarang2252261
33.29.09Brebes
(district)		92.23157,149182,421189,243Brebes23 (b)52211
- 52219
Totals1,769.621,733,8691,978,7592,043,077Brebes297

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

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