Cilacap Regency

Cilacap Regency is a regency in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap, which had 263,098 inhabitants in mid 2024, spread over three administrative districts.
Cilacap Regency covers an area of 2,249.28 km², and it had a population of 1,642,107 at the 2010 Census and 1,944,857 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 2,007,829. The languages used in Cilacap are Javanese and Sundanese, although most people can speak Indonesian; the dialect of Javanese used is Banyumasan.
There are schools of all levels in Cilacap and several higher-learning institutions. Several academies exist, such as Akademi Maritim Nusantara. A polytechnic, Politeknik Cilacap, was established in 2008 and offers Engineering, Electronics and Informatics education.

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Administrative districts

Cilacap Regency comprises twenty-four 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. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postcode. The three districts comprising Cilacap town formerly formed an Autonomous city but have now been subsumed back into the regency.

kode Wilayah	Name of District	Area in km²	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
33.01.16	Dayeuhluhur	191.73	46,470	49,095	49,746	Dayeuhluhur	14	53266
33.01.15	Wanareja	195.92	92,824	105,580	108,015	Wanareja	16	53265
33.01.14	Majenang	167.60	122,763	140,329	143,898	Jenang	17	53257
33.01.13	Cimanggu	163.35	89,301	102,001	105,421	Cimanggu	15	53256
33.01.12	Karangpucung	124.74	68,412	79,096	81,468	Karangpucung	14	53255
33.01.18	Cipari	107.53	53,717	66,084	69,721	Cipari	11	53262
33.01.11	Sidareja	49.31	52,270	61,940	64,408	Sidareja	10	53261
33.01.01	Kedungreja	82.01	71,796	87,935	92,616	Ciklapa	11	53263
33.01.19	Patimuan	78.68	42,716	49,484	51,006	Patimuan	7	53264
33.01.10	Gandrungmangu	119.26	88,562	108,851	114,801	Gandrungmangu	14	53254
33.01.20	Bantarsari	99.49	60,795	74,555	78,562	Bantarsari	8	53281
33.01.09	Kawunganten	138.09	69,799	84,354	88,386	Kawunganten	12	53251
33.01.24	Kampung Laut	134.07	12,666	15,523	16,353	Klaces	4	53253
33.01.08	Jeruklegi	99.41	59,152	76,658	82,523	Jeruklegi Wetan	13	53252
33.01.02	Kesugihan	89.10	107,385	133,261	141,069	Kesugihan Kidul	16	53274
33.01.03	Adipala	74.65	75,334	93,999	99,717	Adipala	16	53271
33.01.07	Maos	34.30	40,410	46,188	47,362	Klapagada	10	53272
33.01.17	Sampang	28.89	36,636	43,426	45,162	Sampang	10	53273
33.01.06	Kroya	61.68	95,307	114,431	119,597	Kroya	17	53282
33.01.04	Binangun	53.73	54,574	68,684	73,105	Binangun	17	53280
33.01.05	Nusawungu	66.98	68,094	85,787	91,345	Nusawungu	17	53283
33.01.21	Cilacap Selatan	123.04	79,433	83,948	85,081	Sidakaya	5	53211 - 53215
33.01.22	Cilacap Tengah	51.00	84,314	90,418	91,871	Gunungsimping	5	53221 - 53225
33.01.23	Cilacap Utara	29.72	69,265	82,630	86,146	Gumilir	5	53231 - 53235
	Totals	2,249.28	1,642,107	1,944,857	2,027,379	Cilacap Tengah	284

Notes: except the desa of Cigintung and the desa of Limbangan.
includes the population and the area of the offshore island of Pulau Nusakambangan.
consists of the 5 kelurahan of Cilacap, Sidakaya, Tambakreja, Tegalkamulyan and Tegalreja.
consists of the 5 kelurahan of Donan, Gunungsimping, Kutawaru, Lomanis and Sidanegara.
consists of the 5 kelurahan of Gumilir, Karangtalun, Kebonmanis, Mertasinga and Tritih Kulon.

Cilacap Town

[Image:PLTU cilacap.JPG|thumb|right|Cilacap's power plant provides 600 megawatts of electricity]
The town of Cilacap is also a sea port on the southern coast of the island of Java. The port is one of only a few that exist on the southern coast that can service shipping of reasonable tonnage. The nearest safe anchorage east is Pacitan. The city's harbor is protected by Nusakambangan, an island best known as the site of several high-security correctional facilities although there are also hopes that the island can be developed as a tourist hub. Nusakambangan sheltered Cilacap from the worst of the 2004 tsunami. Nevertheless, the disaster took 147 lives, devastated beaches, damaged 435 fishing boats and inflicted material losses amounting to about Rp 86 billion.
During World War II Cilacap was an important departure point for people fleeing the Japanese invasion, especially Dutch colonists. Many left the Dutch East Indies by boat or seaplane, the majority heading for Broome in Western Australia.
The port is a hub for national or international trade. The town's Tunggul Wulung Airport provides scheduled airline services to Jakarta and Semarang.
Cilacap is the site of many industrial plants, a geothermal power plant, a cement plant, and one of Pertamina processing units in Indonesia. The site has the largest production capacity, producing the most diverse kinds of products among other Pertamina units.
The town of Cilacap offers several tourist attractions highlighting Banyumasan culture. The town has a number of beaches, two of the most popular being Teluk Penyu, but these are somewhat fouled from leakage of the shipping vessels docked adjacent to this and Widara Payung. Nearby the Teluk Penyu beach is also an old Dutch fortress called Benteng Pendem. This fortress was built in stages during 1861-1879 by the Dutch East Indies Army.
The three administrative districts which together comprise the town of Cilacap are sub-divided into the following fifteen urban villages, listed below with their areas and their populations according to the mid-2023 official estimates. The first five listed comprise South Cilacap District, the next five comprise Central Cilacap District, and the last five comprise North Cilacap District.

Kode Wilayah	Name of kelurahan	Area	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Post code
33.01.21.1001	Sidakaya	1.82	11,004	53212
33.01.21.1002	Cilacap	2.00	19,554	53211
33.01.21.1003	Tambakreja	115.03	22,362	53213
33.01.21.1004	Tegalkamulyan	3.13	19,747	53215
33.01.21.1005	Tegalrejo	1.06	12,215	53215
33.01.22.1001	Lomanis	5.09	5,492	53221
33.01.22.1002	Gunungsimping	2.89	13,996	53224
33.01.22.1003	Sidanegara	4.01	31,326	53223
33.01.22.1004	Donan	3.70	28,393	53222
33.01.22.1005	Kutawaru	35.31	11,086	53225
33.01.23.1001	Mertasinga	5.28	20,110	53232
33.01.23.1002	Gumilir	3.58	18,257	53231
33.01.23.1003	Karangtalun	5.97	13,305	53224
33.01.23.1004	Triti Kulon	12.51	23,547	53233
33.01.23.1005	Kebonmanis	2.38	10,072	53235
Totals	Cilacap town	203.76	260,376	-

Segara Anakan Bay

In early 2012 Segara Anakan Bay's area is only 600 hectares, reduced from 700 hectares in 2005 after dredging. Heavy sedimentation from the Citanduy River caused it. To overcome the sedimentation in Segara Anakan Bay, Ciamis Regency has agreed, if a new canal from Citanduy River pass their area and exit in Nusawiru near Pangandaran Beach.

Climate

Cilacap has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. The following climate data is for the town of Cilacap.