Kebumen (town)

Kebumen
Kebumen
Town
Ngapak transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦏꦼꦧꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀
	Motto: Kebumen Beriman; (Bersih, Indah, Manfaat, Aman, Nyaman); (Clean, Lovely, Useful, Safe, Comfortable); ;
	Kebumen Location in Kebumen Regency, Java and Indonesia Kebumen Kebumen (Java) Kebumen Kebumen (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 7°40′15.3″S 109°39′39.0″E / 7.670917°S 109.660833°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Regency	Kebumen
Founded	21 August 1629
Incorporated	1950
Area
• Total	42.04 km2 (16.23 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	135,374
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Javanese; Chinese; Arabs; Sundanese; Melanesians; ;
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Area code	(+62) 287
Vehicle registration	AA
Languages	Indonesia; Javanese; Chinese; English (by the expat community); Many other Indonesian languages; ;
Website	www.kebumenkab.go.id

Kebumen is a town on the island of Java, Indonesia and is the administrative centre of Kebumen Regency, in Central Java Province. It is also the name of the main town of the district of Kebumen. The population of the town at the 2010 Census was 118,847, while the 2020 Census gave a total of 131,750; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 135,374. Kebumen has other names – "Swallow City", "City of Tours", and "the city of culture".