Pekalongan Regency

Pekalongan Regency
Kabupaten Pekalongan
Regency
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦼꦏꦭꦺꦴꦔꦤ꧀
Coat of arms of Pekalongan Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Pekalongan Regency is located in Java
Pekalongan Regency
Pekalongan Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Pekalongan Regency is located in Indonesia
Pekalongan Regency
Pekalongan Regency
Pekalongan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°52′57″S 109°40′12″E / 6.88250°S 109.67000°E / -6.88250; 109.67000
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province Central Java
CapitalKajen
Government
 • RegentFadia A. Rafiq
 • Vice RegentRiswadi
Area
 • Total836.13 km2 (322.83 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total1,007,384
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Area code(+62) 285
Websitepekalongankab.go.id

Pekalongan Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) on the north coast of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 836.13 km2 and had a population of 838,621 at the 2010 census[2] and 968,821 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,007,384 (comprising 511,671 males and 495,713 females).[1] Its administrative centre was formerly at Pekalongan City, but since that city was administratively separated from the regency, the regency's capital is now at Kajen, which is located in the middle of the regency, about 25 km south of Pekalongan City. The regency was originally much larger, but on 14 June 1965 its eastern half was split off and formed into a separate Batang Regency. Pekalongan residents are well known for their pursuit of perfection regarding the Indonesian traditional clothing called Batik.

The Dutch name of the regency was 'Pacalongan'.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pekalongan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3326)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.