Purwokerto
Purwokerto
ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦏꦼꦂꦠ | |
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General Gatot Subroto Monument in Purwokerto | |
| Coordinates: 7°25′40″S 109°14′30″E / 7.42778°S 109.24167°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Regency | Banyumas Regency |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.58 km2 (14.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183.87 m (603.25 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (mid-2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 236,162 |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Area code | 0281 |
| Website | www.banyumaskab.go.id |
Purwokerto (Javanese: ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦏꦼꦂꦠ, romanized: Purwåkertå) is a large but non-autonomous town on the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the coordinating centre of local government (Bakorwil 3) and the largest city in southwestern Central Java (known as the Barlingmascakeb region). Currently, Purwokerto is the capital of Banyumas Regency, Central Java province. The population of the four districts which comprise the town at the 2010 census was 233,951 and 229,271 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 236,162. The built-up area of Purwokerto extends beyond these four administrative districts into parts of surrounding districts, and has a metropolitan area population of 416,964 at the 1990 Census.