Brebes Regency

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

Brebes Regency
Kabupaten Brebes
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦑꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪
Kaligua valley, in Paguyangan District
Seal
Nickname: 
Brebes
Motto: 
Mangesti Wicara Ebahing Praja
Location within Central Java
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
 • RegentParamitha Widya Kusuma
 • Vice RegentWurja
Area
 • Total
1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi)
Population
 (end 2025 estimate)
 • Total
2,087,331
 • Density1,179.54/km2 (3,054.98/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 1,769.62 km2, 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 end 2025 was 2,087,331 (comprising 1,057,876 males and 1,0129,455 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.

It is bordered to the north by the Java Sea, to the east by Tegal city and Tegal Regency, to the southeast by Banyumas Regency, to the south by Cilacap Regency, and to the west by West Java Province (Kuningan Regency and Cirebon Regency).

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 end 2025.[1] They are grouped for convenience into four geographical regions, which have no administrative significance. 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 (all three in the northeast of the regency and forming part of the Tegal Metropolitan Area). The table below groups the districts accordingly into four areas for geographical purposes, which have no legal or administrative significance.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2010
Census		 Pop'n
2020
Census		 Pop'n
end 2025
Estimate		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
33.29.01 Salem[4] 167.21 56,861 63,462 66,193 Salem 21 52275
33.29.02 Bantarkawung[5] 208.18 87,537 102,815 109,929 Bantarkawung 18 52274
33.29.03 Bumiayu[6] 82.09 96,201 112,680 120,316 Bumiayu 15 52273
33.29.04 Paguyangan[7] 108.17 96,268 112,174 119,475 Paguyangan 12 52276
33.29.05 Sirampog[8] 74.19 61,687 69,901 73,452 Sridadi 13 52272
33.29.06 Tonjong[9] 86.55 65,232 76,477 81,697 Tonjong 14 52271
Totals Southern sector 725.39 463,786 537,509 571,062 93
33.29.14 Bulakamba[10] 120.36 162,478 181,758 189,806 Bulakamba 19 52253
33.29.15 Larangan[11] 160.25 136,825 157,505 166,773 Larangan 11 52262
33.29.16 Ketanggungan[12] 153.41 133,770 144,524 148,402 Ketanggungan 21 52263
33.29.10 Songgom[13] 52.65 68,374 85,122 93,613 Songgom 10 52266
Totals Central sector 486.67 501,447 568,909 598,594 61
33.29.11 Kersana[14] 26.97 57,854 67,322 71,657 Kersana 13 52264
33.29.12 Losari[15] 91.79 120,363 138,582 146,750 Losari 22 52255
33.29.13 Tanjung[16] 72.09 91,660 105,155 111,159 Tanjung 18 52264
33.29.17 Banjarharjo[17] 161.75 118,070 129,783 134,384 Banjarharjo 25 52265
Totals Northwest sector 352.60 387,947 440,842 463,950 78
33.29.07 Jatibarang[18] 36.39 82,868 87,185 88,382 Jatibarang 22 52261
33.29.08 Wanasari[19] 75.34 140,663 161,893 171,403 Wanasari 20 52252 (a)
33.29.09 Brebes[20]
(district)		 92.23 157,149 182,421 193,940 Brebes 23 (b) 52211
- 52219
Totals Northeast sector 203.96 380,680 431,499 453,725 65
Totals 1,769.62 1,733,869 1,978,759 2,087,331 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).
(b) comprises 5 kelurahan (Brebes, Gandasuli, Limbangan Kulon, Limbangan Wetan and Pasarbatang) and 18 desa.

Cuisine

Brebes Regency 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. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Brebes Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog 1102001.3329)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Salem Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329010).
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bantarkawung Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329020).
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bumiayu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329030).
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Paguyangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329040).
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sirampog Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329050).
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tonjong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329060).
  10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bulakamba Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329130).
  11. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Larangan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329070).
  12. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Ketanggungan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329080).
  13. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Songgom Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329150).
  14. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kersana Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329120).
  15. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Losari Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329100).
  16. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tanjung Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329110).
  17. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Banjarharjo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329090).
  18. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Jatibarang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329160).
  19. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Wanasari Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329140).
  20. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Brebes Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3329170).
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