Banyumas Regency

Banyumas Regency Kabupaten Banyumas
Regency
Alun-alun Banyumas
Coat of arms
Motto:  Rarasing Rasa Wiwaraning Praja
Location within Central Java
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Coordinates: 7°36′42″S 109°21′13″E / 7.61167°S 109.35361°E / -7.61167; 109.35361
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Capital	Purwokerto
Government
• Regent	Achmad Husein
• Vice Regent	Sadewo Tri Lastiono
Area
• Total	1,391.15 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)
• Total	1,828,573
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 281
Website	banyumaskab.go.id

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.