Cilacap Regency

Cilacap Regency
Kabupaten Cilacap
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪
top to bottom: Pertamina Refinery Unit in Cilacap viewed from Kutawaru; Benteng Pendem
Coat of arms of Cilacap Regency
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Cilacap Regency is located in Java
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Cilacap Regency is located in Indonesia
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°44′S 109°0′E / 7.733°S 109.000°E / -7.733; 109.000
Country Indonesia
Province Central Java
RegionJava
Settled20 April 1205
CapitalCilacap
Government
 • Regent (Acting)Mohamad Arief Irwanto
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total2,249.28 km2 (868.45 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total2,007,829
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 280/282
Websitecilacapkab.go.id
Regent of Tjilatjap

Cilacap Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀, also spelt: Chilachap, old spelling: Tjilatjap, Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap.

Cilacap Regency covers an area of 2,249.28 km2 (including the 115-km2 Nusakambangan Island off the south coast), and it had a population of 1,642,107 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,944,857 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 2,007,829 (comprising 1,011,586 males and 996,243 females).[1] The languages used in Cilacap are Javanese and Sundanese, but most people can speak Indonesian. The dialect used is Banyumasan.

There are schools of all levels in Cilacap and several higher-learning institutions. Several academies exist, such as Akademi Maritim Nusantara (National Maritime Academy). A polytechnic, Politeknik Cilacap, was established in 2008 and offers Engineering, Electronics and Informatics education.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Cilacap Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3301)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.