Banyumas Regency

Banyumas Regency
Kabupaten Banyumas
Alun-alun Banyumas
Alun-alun Banyumas
Coat of arms of Banyumas Regency
Motto: 
Rarasing Rasa Wiwaraning Praja
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Banyumas Regency is located in Java
Banyumas Regency
Banyumas Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Banyumas Regency is located in Indonesia
Banyumas Regency
Banyumas Regency
Banyumas Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°36′42″S 109°21′13″E / 7.61167°S 109.35361°E / -7.61167; 109.35361
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
CapitalPurwokerto
Government
 • RegentAchmad Husein
 • Vice RegentSadewo Tri Lastiono
Area
 • Total1,391.15 km2 (537.13 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Highest elevation
3,428 m (11,247 ft)
Lowest elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total1,828,573
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 281
Websitebanyumaskab.go.id
The house of the resident of Banyumas c. 1905
Train at Banjoemas (Banyumas)

Banyumas (Javanese: ꦧꦚꦸꦩꦱ꧀, formerly spelled "Banjoemas") Regency is an inland regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Purwokerto, but that town no longer has a central administration and is split over four of the districts within the Regency, with a combined population of 233,865 as of mid-2023.[1] The Regency covers an area of 1,391.15 km2, and had a population of 1,554,527 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,776,918 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate of the population as of mid-2023 was 1,828,573 (comprising 919,879 males and 908,694 females).[1]

The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language, and peoples of the wider Banyumas area, equivalent to the pre-independence Banyumas Residency. The language of Banyumasan is of Austronesian origin and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese.

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banyumas Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3302)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.