Brebes Regency

Brebes Regency Kabupaten Brebes
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦑꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪
Other transcription(s)
Seal
Nickname:  Brebes
Motto:  Mangesti Wicara Ebahing Praja
Location within Central Java
Brebes Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°04′S 108°53′E / 7.067°S 108.883°E / -7.067; 108.883
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Government
• Regent	Hajjah Idza Priyanti
Area
• Total	1,769.62 km2 (683.25 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	2,043,077
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
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Demonym(s)	Brebian Warga Brebes (id) Wong Brebes (jv) Urang Brebes (su)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	0283
Website	brebeskab.go.id

Brebes (Indonesian pronunciation: [brə'bəs], Javanese: ꦧꦽꦧꦼꦱ꧀, Sundanese: ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,769.62km², and it had a population of 1,733,869 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 1,978,759 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,043,077 (comprising 1,035,743 males and 1,007,334 females).^[1] Its capital is the large town of Brebes in the northeast corner of the regency, immediately adjacent to the neighbouring city of Tegal.