Pekalongan Regency

Pekalongan Regency Kabupaten Pekalongan
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦼꦏꦭꦺꦴꦔꦤ꧀
Coat of arms
Location within Central Java
Pekalongan Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Pekalongan Regency Pekalongan Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°52′57″S 109°40′12″E / 6.88250°S 109.67000°E / -6.88250; 109.67000
Country	Indonesia
Region	Java
Province	Central Java
Capital	Kajen
Government
• Regent	Fadia A. Rafiq
• Vice Regent	Riswadi
Area
• Total	836.13 km2 (322.83 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	1,007,384
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Area code	(+62) 285
Website	pekalongankab.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'.