# Brebes Regency

Brebes (Indonesian pronunciation:, Javanese: ꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀, Sundanese: ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,769.62 km$^2$, 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 end 2023 was 2,054,328. 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 (Kuningan Regency and Cirebon Regency).

## Administrative districts

Brebes Regency comprises seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at end 2023. 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 (totaling 292 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Brebes 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 km$^2$ in Brebes, Jatibarang and Wanasari Districts (all three in the northeast of the regency and forming part of the Tegal Metropolitan Area). The table below groups the districts accordingly into three areas for geographical purposes, which have no legal or administrative significance.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n 2010 Census | Pop'n 2020 Census | Pop'n end 2023 Estimate | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
| 33.29.01 | Salem | 167.21 | 56,861 | 63,462 | 64,972 | Salem | 21 | 52275 |
| 33.29.02 | Bantarkawung | 208.18 | 87,537 | 102,815 | 106,054 | Bantarkawung | 18 | 52274 |
| 33.29.03 | Bumiayu | 82.09 | 96,201 | 112,680 | 115,976 | Bumiayu | 15 | 52273 |
| 33.29.04 | Paguyangan | 108.17 | 96,268 | 112,174 | 117,250 | Paguyangan | 12 | 52276 |
| 33.29.05 | Sirampog | 74.19 | 61,687 | 69,901 | 72,355 | Sridadi | 13 | 52272 |
| 33.29.06 | Tonjong | 86.55 | 65,232 | 76,477 | 80,120 | Tonjong | 14 | 52271 |
| Totals | Southern sector | 725.39 | 463,786 | 537,509 | 556,727 | | 93 | |
| 33.29.14 | Bulakamba | 120.36 | 162,478 | 181,758 | 190,192 | Bulakamba | 19 | 52253 |
| 33.29.15 | Larangan | 160.25 | 136,825 | 157,505 | 163,375 | Larangan | 11 | 52262 |
| 33.29.16 | Ketanggungan | 153.41 | 133,770 | 144,524 | 150,549 | Ketanggungan | 21 | 52263 |
| 33.29.10 | Songgom | 52.65 | 68,374 | 85,122 | 89,883 | Songgom | 10 | 52266 |
| Totals | Central sector | 486.67 | 501,447 | 568,909 | 593,999 | | 61 | |
| 33.29.11 | Kersana | 26.97 | 57,854 | 67,322 | 69,400 | Kersana | 13 | 52264 |
| 33.29.12 | Losari | 91.79 | 120,363 | 138,582 | 143,408 | Losari | 22 | 52255 |
| 33.29.13 | Tanjung | 72.09 | 91,660 | 105,155 | 109,517 | Tanjung | 18 | 52264 |
| 33.29.17 | Banjarharjo | 161.75 | 118,070 | 129,783 | 132,301 | Banjarharjo | 25 | 52265 |
| Totals | Northwest sector | 352.60 | 387,947 | 440,842 | 454,626 | | 78 | |
| 33.29.07 | Jatibarang | 36.39 | 82,868 | 87,185 | 90,731 | Jatibarang | 22 | 52261 |
| 33.29.08 | Wanasari | 75.34 | 140,663 | 161,893 | 168,524 | Wanasari | 20 | 52252 $^{(a)}$ |
| 33.29.09 | Brebes (district) | 92.23 | 157,149 | 182,421 | 189,721 | Brebes | 23 $^{(b)}$ | 52211 - 52219 |
| Totals | Northeast sector | 203.96 | 380,680 | 431,499 | 448,976 | | 65 | |
| | Totals | 1,769.62 | 1,733,869 | 1,978,759 | 2,054,328 | Brebes | 297 | |
Notes: (a) except for the village of Pesantunan (which has the post code 52221) and the village of Pebatan (which has the post code 52222). (b) comprises 5 kelurahan (Brebes, Gandasuli, Limbangan Kulon, Limbangan Wetan and Pasarbatang) and 18 desa.

## Cuisine

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