Cilacap Regency

Cilacap Regency
Kabupaten Cilacap
Other transcription(s)
  Javaneseꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀
  Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪
top to bottom: Pertamina Refinery Unit in Cilacap viewed from Kutawaru; Benteng Pendem
Location within Central Java
Cilacap Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°44′S 109°0′E / 7.733°S 109.000°E / -7.733; 109.000
Country Indonesia
Province Central Java
RegionJava
Settled20 April 1205
CapitalCilacap
Government
  RegentSyamsul Auliya Rachman
  Vice RegentAmmy Amalia Fatma Surya
Area
  Total
2,249.28 km2 (868.45 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
  Total
2,027,379
  Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 280/282
Websitecilacapkab.go.id

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.