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 1,769.2km2, and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census.[3] Its capital is the 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)
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
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
Government
 • RegentHajjah Idza Priyanti
Area
 • Total1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total1,978,759
 • 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

Administrative districts

Brebes Regency comprises seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

DistrictArea
in km2		Population
2010 Census		Population
2020 Census		Admin
centre		Number of
villages		Post
code
Salem167.2156,86163,462Salem2152275
Bantarkawung208.1887,537102,815Bantarkawung1852274
Bumiayu82.0996,201112,680Bumiayu1552273
Paguyangan108.1796,268112,174Paguyangan1252276
Sirampog74.1961,68769,901Sridadi1352272
Tonjong86.5565,23276,477Tonjong1452271
Larangan160.25136,825157,505Larangan1152262
Ketanggungan153.41133,770144,524Ketanggungan2152263
Banjarharjo161.75118,070129,783Banjarharjo2552265
Losari91.79120,363138,582Losari2252255
Tanjung72.0991,660105,155Tanjung1852264
Kersana26.9757,85467,322Kersana1352264
Bulakamba120.36162,478181,758Bulakamba1952253
Wanasari75.34140,663161,893Wanasari2052252[lower-alpha 1]
Songgom52.6568,37485,122Songgom1052266
Jatibarang36.3982,86887,185Jatibarang2252261
Brebes
(district)		92.23157,149182,421Brebes2352211
-52219
Totals1,769.621,733,8691,978,759Brebes297
  1. 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). 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, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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