Brebes Regency
Brebes Regency
Kabupaten Brebes | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | ꦑꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀ |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪ |
Kaligua valley, in Paguyangan District | |
| Nickname: Brebes | |
| Motto: Mangesti Wicara Ebahing Praja | |
Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 7°04′S 108°53′E / 7.067°S 108.883°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Paramitha Widya Kusuma |
| • Vice Regent | Wurja |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 2,065,501 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Brebian Warga Brebes (id) Wong Brebes (jv) Urang Brebes (su) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Area code | 0283 |
| Website | brebeskab.go.id |
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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 and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,065,501 (comprising 1,046,978 males and 1,018,523 females). 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).