Brebes Regency


Brebes is a regency in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,769.62 km2, and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,065,501. Its capital is the large town of Brebes in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of Tegal.
It is bordered to the north by the Java Sea, to the east by Tegal city and Tegal Regency, to the southeast by Banyumas Regency, to the south by Cilacap Regency, and to the west by West Java Province.

Administrative districts

Brebes Regency comprises seventeen districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. They are grouped for convenience into four geographical regions, which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.
The first six districts in the table below are the most southerly, and are generally highlands, reaching an altitude of 875 metres in Sirampog District, while the remaining eleven districts are more northerly and generally lower-lying, and have a higher population density, reaching over 2,000 persons per km2 in Brebes, Jatibarang and Wanasari Districts. The table below groups the districts accordingly into four areas for geographical purposes, which have no legal or administrative significance.
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
Post
code
33.29.01Salem167.2156,86163,46265,650Salem2152275
33.29.02Bantarkawung208.1887,537102,815108,489Bantarkawung1852274
33.29.03Bumiayu82.0996,201112,680118,772Bumiayu1552273
33.29.04Paguyangan108.1796,268112,174118,001Paguyangan1252276
33.29.05Sirampog74.1961,68769,90172,742Sridadi1352272
33.29.06Tonjong86.5565,23276,47780,640Tonjong1452271
TotalsSouthern sector725.39463,786537,509564,29493
33.29.14Bulakamba120.36162,478181,758188,204Bulakamba1952253
33.29.15Larangan160.25136,825157,505164,908Larangan1152262
33.29.16Ketanggungan153.41133,770144,524147,647Ketanggungan2152263
33.29.10Songgom52.6568,37485,12291,867Songgom1052266
TotalsCentral sector486.67501,447568,909593,62661
33.29.11Kersana26.9757,85467,32270,782Kersana1352264
33.29.12Losari91.79120,363138,582145,107Losari2252255
33.29.13Tanjung72.0991,660105,155109,953Tanjung1852264
33.29.17Banjarharjo161.75118,070129,783134,476Banjarharjo2552265
TotalsNorthwest sector352.60387,947440,842460,31878
33.29.07Jatibarang36.3982,86887,18588,158Jatibarang2252261
33.29.08Wanasari75.34140,663161,893169,490Wanasari2052252
33.29.09Brebes
92.23157,149182,421191,615Brebes23 52211
- 52219
TotalsNortheast sector203.96380,680431,499449,26365
Totals1,769.621,733,8691,978,7592,065,501Brebes297

Notes: except for the village of Pesantunan and the village of Pebatan.
comprises 5 kelurahan and 18 desa.

Cuisine

Brebes Regency is known for its shallots and salted duck egg. Other popular dishes include Sate Blengong and Peuyeum Ketan from Salem, one of the seventeen districts in Brebes Regency.