Tegal Regency
Kabupaten Tegal | |
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 Clockwise from top: Tegal Regency scenery from the top of Star hills, Great Mosque of Tegal Regency, Guci Tourism Site, Countryside scenery in Guci village, Adiwerna City Walk and Slawi Town Roundabout | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Tegal Hadiningrat | |
 Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 06°57′56″S 109°10′45″E / 6.96556°S 109.17917°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Central Java |
| Settled | May 18, 1601 |
| Founded by | Ki Gede Sebayu |
| Named for | Teteguall Land |
| Capital | Slawi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Tegal Regency Government |
| • Regent | Umi Azizah |
| • Vice Regent | Sabilillah Adrie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 983.9 km2 (379.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st in Central Java |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 1,654,836 |
| • Rank | [1] |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tegalese |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Javanese (98%) Chinese (2%) |
| • Languages | Tegalese Javanese Indonesian |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 283 |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-SLW |
| Vehicle registration | G |
| Largest district by area | Bumijawa - 88.55 square kilometres (34.19 sq mi) |
| Largest district by population | Adiwerna - (131,415 in 2022) |
| Districts | 18 |
| - Rural Villages - Urban Villages | 281 6 |
| Website | tegalkab |
Tegal Regency is one of the regencies in the northwest part of Central Java province of Indonesia, with an area of 983.9 km2 (379.9 sq mi). The administrative center used to be in Tegal City, in the northwest corner of the regency, but then Tegal City was administratively separated from the regency and formed into its own territory. The city was later replaced as the administrative center of Tegal Regency by Slawi Town, which is a suburb about 20 km (12 mi) to the south of the city and within the district boundary. The regency had a population of 1,394,839 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,596,996 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,654,836 (comprising 838,697 males and 816,139 females).[1]