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 / 7.067°S 108.883°E / -7.067; 108.883
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
Government
 • RegentHajjah Idza Priyanti
Area
 • Total1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total2,010,617
 • 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

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] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 2,010,617 (comprising 1,019,123 males and 991,494 females).[1] Its capital is the town of Brebes in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of Tegal.

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 2022.[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.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
33.29.01Salem167.2156,86163,46264,203Salem2152275
33.29.02Bantarkawung208.1887,537102,815105,025Bantarkawung1852274
33.29.03Bumiayu82.0996,201112,680115,042Bumiayu1552273
33.29.04Paguyangan108.1796,268112,174114,413Paguyangan1252276
33.29.05Sirampog74.1961,68769,90170,922Sridadi1352272
33.29.06Tonjong86.5565,23276,47778,093Tonjong1452271
33.29.15Larangan160.25136,825157,505160,281Larangan1152262
33.29.16Ketanggungan153.41133,770144,524145,322Ketanggungan2152263
33.29.17Banjarharjo161.75118,070129,783130,925Banjarharjo2552265
33.29.12Losari91.79120,363138,582141,030Losari2252255
33.29.13Tanjung72.0991,660105,155106,939Tanjung1852264
33.29.11Kersana26.9757,85467,32268,648Kersana1352264
33.29.14Bulakamba120.36162,478181,758183,966Bulakamba1952253
33.29.08Wanasari75.34140,663161,893164,740Wanasari2052252 (a)
33.29.10Songgom52.6568,37485,12287,911Songgom1052266
33.29.07Jatibarang36.3982,86887,18587,229Jatibarang2252261
33.29.09Brebes
(district)		92.23157,149182,421185,928Brebes23 (b)52211
- 52219
Totals1,769.621,733,8691,978,7592,010,617Brebes297

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. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Brebes Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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