Brebes Regency

For the capital of this regency, see Brebes, Brebes.

Brebes (Indonesian pronunciation: [brə'bəs], 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 km², and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,065,501 (comprising 1,046,978 males and 1,018,523 females).^[1] Its capital is the large town of Brebes in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of Tegal.

Brebes Regency Kabupaten Brebes
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦑꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪
Kaligua valley, in Paguyangan District
Seal
Nickname:  Brebes
Motto:  Mangesti Wicara Ebahing Praja
Location within Central Java
Brebes Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°04′S 108°53′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Government
• Regent	Paramitha Widya Kusuma [id]
• Vice Regent	Wurja [id]
Area
• Total	1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	2,065,501
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
	[1]
Demonym(s)	Brebian Warga Brebes (id) Wong Brebes (jv) Urang Brebes (su)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	0283
Website	brebeskab.go.id

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^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[1] 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 km² 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 four areas for geographical purposes, which have no legal or administrative significance.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n 2010 Census	Pop'n 2020 Census	Pop'n mid 2024 Estimate	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
33.29.01	Salem[4]	167.21	56,861	63,462	65,650	Salem	21	52275
33.29.02	Bantarkawung[5]	208.18	87,537	102,815	108,489	Bantarkawung	18	52274
33.29.03	Bumiayu[6]	82.09	96,201	112,680	118,772	Bumiayu	15	52273
33.29.04	Paguyangan[7]	108.17	96,268	112,174	118,001	Paguyangan	12	52276
33.29.05	Sirampog[8]	74.19	61,687	69,901	72,742	Sridadi	13	52272
33.29.06	Tonjong[9]	86.55	65,232	76,477	80,640	Tonjong	14	52271
Totals	Southern sector	725.39	463,786	537,509	564,294		93
33.29.14	Bulakamba[10]	120.36	162,478	181,758	188,204	Bulakamba	19	52253
33.29.15	Larangan[11]	160.25	136,825	157,505	164,908	Larangan	11	52262
33.29.16	Ketanggungan[12]	153.41	133,770	144,524	147,647	Ketanggungan	21	52263
33.29.10	Songgom[13]	52.65	68,374	85,122	91,867	Songgom	10	52266
Totals	Central sector	486.67	501,447	568,909	593,626		61
33.29.11	Kersana[14]	26.97	57,854	67,322	70,782	Kersana	13	52264
33.29.12	Losari[15]	91.79	120,363	138,582	145,107	Losari	22	52255
33.29.13	Tanjung[16]	72.09	91,660	105,155	109,953	Tanjung	18	52264
33.29.17	Banjarharjo[17]	161.75	118,070	129,783	134,476	Banjarharjo	25	52265
Totals	Northwest sector	352.60	387,947	440,842	460,318		78
33.29.07	Jatibarang[18]	36.39	82,868	87,185	88,158	Jatibarang	22	52261
33.29.08	Wanasari[19]	75.34	140,663	161,893	169,490	Wanasari	20	52252 (a)
33.29.09	Brebes[20] (district)	92.23	157,149	182,421	191,615	Brebes	23 (b)	52211 - 52219
Totals	Northeast sector	203.96	380,680	431,499	449,263		65
	Totals	1,769.62	1,733,869	1,978,759	2,065,501	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).^{[citation needed]} Other popular dishes include Sate Blengong and Peuyeum Ketan from Salem, one of the seventeen districts in Brebes Regency.^{[citation needed]}