Brebes (, jv, ꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀, ) is a
regency
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( id, kabupaten) in the northwestern part of
Central Java
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province in
Indonesia
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. It covers an area of 1,769.2km
2, and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census. Its capital is the town of
Brebes
Brebes (, jv, ꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀, ) is a regency ( id, kabupaten) in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,769.2km2, and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census and 1,978,759 at the 2 ...
in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of
Tegal
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.
Administrative districts
Brebes Regency comprises seventeen
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.
Cuisine
Brebes 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.
References
External links
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Official Site of Brebes Regency*
Official Site of Brebes Regency Government (DPRD)
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