Banyumas Regency


Banyumas Regency is an inland regency in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Purwokerto, but that town no longer has a central administration and is split over four of the districts within the Regency, with a combined area of 41.65 km2 and a population of 236,162 as of mid-2024. The Regency covers an area of 1,391.15 km2, and had a population of 1,554,527 at the 2010 Census and 1,776,918 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate of the population as of mid-2024 was 1,847,097.
The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language, and peoples of the wider Banyumas area, equivalent to the pre-independence Banyumas Residency. The language of Banyumasan is of Austronesian origin and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese.

Administrative districts

Banyumas Regency comprises twenty-seven districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024. The table also gives the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postcodes.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2024
estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages
33.02.01Lumbir109.3643,33049,87051,537Lumbir10
33.02.02Wangon60.9073,04883,69586,342Wangon12
33.02.03Jatilawang48.7357,05266,43168,961Tunjung11
33.02.04Rawalo51.4845,26852,84754,915Rawalo9
33.02.05Kebasen52.6355,74667,14070,614Gambarsari12
33.02.06Kemranjen62.9062,38572,38375,037Kecila15
33.02.07Sumpiuh61.9649,79057,71759,812Kebokura14
33.02.08Tambak52.8041,91350,15852,623Kamulyan12
33.02.09Somagede43.7031,82737,54039,165Somagede9
33.02.10Kalibagor40.2645,95656,80060,341Kalibagor12
33.02.11Banyumas41.7545,61752,87854,797Sudagaran12
33.02.12Patikraja45.9550,35760,63763,770Notog13
33.02.13Purwojati41.3330,80436,98138,846Purwojati10
33.02.14Ajibarang69.8489,899102,326105,293Ajibarang Kulon15
33.02.15Gumelar92.4045,15453,34955,694Gumelar10
33.02.16Pekuncen81.1064,42475,57678,681Banjaranyar16
33.02.17Cilongok136.10108,852124,684128,614Pernasidi20
33.02.18Karanglewas33.4357,19567,26970,103Karangkemiri13
33.02.23Kedungbanteng56.3451,11861,77165,051Kedungbanteng14
33.02.22Baturraden45.7747,15253,51455,004Rempoah12
33.02.21Sumbang57.0674,63893,16099,344Sumbang19
33.02.20Kembaran26.6472,14881,73783,955Kembaran16
33.02.19Sokaraja30.2876,90389,18492,436Sokaraja Kulon18
33.02.24Purwokerto Selatan
15.5870,51972,30474,928Karangklesem7
33.02.25Purwokerto Barat
7.9949,08352,80254,224Rejasari7
33.02.26Purwokerto Timur
8.3957,11254,58556,055Purwokerto Wetan6
33.02.27Purwokerto Utara
9.6957,23749,58050,955Bancarkembar7
Totals1,391.151,554,5271,776,9181,847,097Purwokerto331

Notes: including 3 kelurahan - Kebokura, Kradenan and Sumpiuh.
comprising 7 kelurahan - Berkoh, Karangklesem, Karangpucung, Purwokerto Kidul, Purwokerto Kulon, Tanjung and Teluk.
comprising 7 kelurahan - Bantarsoka, Karanglewas Lor, Kedungwuluh, Kober, Pasir Kidul, Pasirmuncang and Rejasari.
comprising 6 kelurahan - Arcawinangun, Kranji, Mersi, Purwokerto Lor, Purwokerto Wetan and Sokanegara.
comprising 7 kelurahan - Bancarkembar, Bobosan, Grendeng, Karangwangkal, Pabuaran, Purwanegara and Sumampir.

Tourism

Curug Cipendok is a waterfall 93 metres high, about 15 kilometres west of Purwokerto, 500 metres from the road through a walking trail. It is still natural and is easily accessible on a good road, although there is no public transportation yet. The area surrounding the location belongs to Perhutani, a Forest State Company. North of the capital of Purwokerto, Baturraden Resort features views from the slopes of Mount Slamet. And 8 km to Baturaden, there a Curug Ceheng, this is a waterfall 73 meters, there is an object to holiday.
Among the religious tourism sites in Banyumas is Saka Tunggal Mosque, established in 1871.