Kebumen Regency

Kebumen Regency
Kabupaten Kebumen
Other transcription(s)
  Javaneseꦏꦼꦧꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀
Sempor Dam
Motto(s): 
Bhumi tirta praja mukti (Earth and water is for people's prosperity)
Location within Central Java
Kebumen Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Kebumen Regency
Kebumen Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°37′46″S 109°34′14″E / 7.62944°S 109.57056°E / -7.62944; 109.57056
Country Indonesia
Province Central Java
AnniversaryAugust 21, 1629 (1629-08-21)
CapitalKebumen
Government
  RegentLilis Nuryani
  Vice RegentZaeni Miftah
Area
  Total
1,281.12 km2 (494.64 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
  Total
1,414,754
  Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 
Demographics
  Ethnic groupsJavanese
Chinese

Arabs
Sundanese

Melanesians
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Area code(+62) 287
Vehicle registrationAA
LanguagesIndonesian

Javanese
Chinese
English (by the expat community)

Many other Indonesian languages
Websitewww.kebumenkab.go.id

Kebumen Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀, romanized: Kêbumèn) is a regency in the southern part of the Indonesian province of Central Java. It covers an area of 1,281.12 km2 and had a population of 1,159,926 at the 2010 Census and 1,350,438 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,414,754 (comprising 717,127 males and 697,627 females). Its capital is the large town of Kebumen.

There is an area in this regency which is used for geology research, namely Karangsambung.