Brebes (town)

Brebes District
Kecamatan Brebes
Sights in Brebes (clockwise from top) : Randusanga Beach, Ciblon Waterboom, Alun alun Brebes, Great Mosque of Brebes, Karangbirahi Stadium
Location Brebes District in Brebes Regency
Coordinates: 6°52′30″S 109°03′10″E / 6.87500°S 109.05278°E / -6.87500; 109.05278
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
RegencyBrebes
Government
  CamatM. Amrin Alfi Umar, S.IP, M.Si
Area
  Total
92.23 km2 (35.61 sq mi)
Population
 (end 2023 estimate)
  Total
189,721
  Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+07.00 (WIB)
Postal Code
52211 to 52219
Area code0283

Brebes District is an administrative district (Indonesian: Kecamatan) containing the capital of Brebes Regency, in Central Java Province of Indonesia. It is bordered by the Java Sea to the north (the coastal desa of Randusanga Kulon including the lower reaches and mouth of the Pemali River), by Tegal City (West Tegal District and Margadana District) and Tegal Regency (Dukuhturi District and Adiwerna District) to the east, by Jatibarang District to the south and by Wanasari District to the west. It covers 92.23 km2 and had a population of 157,149 at the 2010 Census and 182,421 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at end 2023 was 189,721.