Tegal Regency

Tegal Regency
Kabupaten Tegal
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
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 of Tegal Regency
Nickname: 
Tegal Hadiningrat
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Tegal Regency is located in Java
Tegal Regency
Tegal Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Tegal Regency is located in Indonesia
Tegal Regency
Tegal Regency
Tegal Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 06°57′56″S 109°10′45″E / 6.96556°S 109.17917°E / -6.96556; 109.17917
CountryIndonesia Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Java Central Java
SettledMay 18, 1601
Founded byKi Gede Sebayu
Named forTeteguall Land
CapitalSlawi
Government
 • BodyTegal Regency Government
 • RegentUmi Azizah
 • Vice RegentSabilillah Adrie
Area
 • Total983.9 km2 (379.9 sq mi)
 • Rank21st in Central Java
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total1,654,836
 • Rank[1]
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
DemonymTegalese
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsJavanese (98%)
Chinese (2%)
 • LanguagesTegalese
Javanese
Indonesian
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 283
ISO 3166 codeID-SLW
Vehicle registrationG
Largest district by areaBumijawa - 88.55 square kilometres (34.19 sq mi)
Largest district by populationAdiwerna - (131,415 in 2022)
Districts18
- Rural Villages
- Urban Villages
281
6
Websitetegalkab.go.id

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]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tegal Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3328)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.