Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency
Kabupaten Cilacap | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀ |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪ |
top to bottom: Pertamina Refinery Unit in Cilacap viewed from Kutawaru; Benteng Pendem | |
Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 7°44′S 109°0′E / 7.733°S 109.000°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Region | Java |
| Settled | 20 April 1205 |
| Capital | Cilacap |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Syamsul Auliya Rachman |
| • Vice Regent | Ammy Amalia Fatma Surya |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,249.28 km2 (868.45 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 2,027,379 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 280/282 |
| Website | cilacapkab |
Cilacap Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀, also spelt: Chilachap, old spelling: Tjilatjap, Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap, which had 263,098 inhabitants in mid 2024, spread over three administrative districts.
Cilacap Regency covers an area of 2,249.28 km2 (including the 115-km2 Nusakambangan Island off the south coast), and it had a population of 1,642,107 at the 2010 Census and 1,944,857 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 2,007,829 (comprising 1,020,920 males and 1,006,459 females). The languages used in Cilacap are Javanese and Sundanese, although most people can speak Indonesian; the dialect of Javanese used is Banyumasan.
There are schools of all levels in Cilacap and several higher-learning institutions. Several academies exist, such as Akademi Maritim Nusantara (National Maritime Academy). A polytechnic, Politeknik Cilacap, was established in 2008 and offers Engineering, Electronics and Informatics education.