Purwokerto

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Purwokerto ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦏꦼꦂꦠ
Regency capital
General Gatot Subroto Monument in Purwokerto
Purwokerto Location of Purwokerto in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°25′40″S 109°14′30″E / 7.42778°S 109.24167°E / -7.42778; 109.24167
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Regency	Banyumas Regency
Government
Area
• Total	38.58 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Elevation	183.87 m (603.25 ft)
Highest elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Lowest elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population  (mid-2022 estimate)
• Total	231,765
• Density	6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	0281
Website	www.banyumaskab.go.id

Purwokerto (Javanese: ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦏꦼꦂꦠ, romanized: Purwåkertå) is a large but non-autonomous town on the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the coordinating centre of local government (Bakorwil 3) and the largest city in western Central Java. Currently, Purwokerto is the capital of Banyumas Regency, Central Java province. The population of the four districts which comprise the town at the 2010 census was 233,951^[2] and 229,271 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 231,765.^[1] The City is considered to be the most comfortable city in Indonesia, as it is the favourite place for pensioners to live after they have finished working.