Kedungbanteng is a village (''desa'') and an administrative district (''kecamatan'') located in the eastern part of

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, in

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Province of Indonesia (not to be confused with the district of the same name in nearby

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). The district covers a land area of 82.75 km², and had a population of 48,737 (24,635 males and 24,102 females) according to the official estimates for mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kedungbanteng Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3328080 The headquarters of the district (the village of Kedungbanteng) is 8 km drive from the centre of the

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, which is in Slawi Town (through the south of Pangkah District).

Villages

Kedungbanteng District is divided into the following ten villages (''desa''), listed below with their areas and their populations according to the mid-2023 official estimates.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kedungbanteng Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3328080

Boundaries

The boundaries of Kedungbanteng District are as follows :

Tourism

* Cacaban Lake Cacaban Lake is one of the tourist attractions in the form of a

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or dam in Penujah village, which also serves to irrigate the surrounding fields. For photographers, this place is scenic. At the tourist sites Tirta Reservoir Cacaban there are a few floating stalls selling a variety of fresh water fish dishes. The view from the floating stalls is also very beautiful and unique. * Archaeological Site of Semedo The Semedo site is in the village of Semedo. The cultural heritage that spans the area of the Perhutani of the Forest Stakeholders Unity (Indonesian : ''Kesatuan Pemangku Hutan'' or "KPH") Pemalang was discovered in 2005. At least three important fossils from the Semedo Site are considered to have opened new horizons for prehistoric research. The discoverer of the Semedo site was Mr. Dakri, a villager of Semedo who began collecting fossils from Semedo hill (148 m, coordinates ) since 2003. The fossils are lying in full view on the ground, without any digging process required. He collected the fossils one by one and kept them in his house. So his home became a simple museum for the fossils of Semedo. Animals such as

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sp. (ancient elephant),

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sp. (ancient elephant), Elephas sp. (ancient elephant), Rhinoceros sp. (rhinoceros), Hippopotamus sp. (hippopotamus), Cervidas (deer species), Suidae (pig species), Bovidae (cow, buffalo, bull), etc. They once lived between 1.2 - 0.4 million years ago in Semedo. Here there are also found ancient human skull fragments of ''Homo erectus'' which opened a new horizon about the spread of ''Homo erectus'' in Java, according to researchers from the expert team of Conservation Hall of Ancient Human Site Sangiran. The fossil was about 700,000 years old, from the time of the

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. In addition to fossils, there are chopping tools, flakes, scrappers, and debris. The type of stone used for tools includes chert, silicified limestone and chalceneony.

References

{{Reflist Districts of Central Java