Kebumen Regency

Kebumen Regency

*Kabupaten Kebumen*
Kebumen Regency Kabupaten Kebumen
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦏꦼꦧꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀
	Sempor Dam
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Bhumi tirta praja mukti (Earth and water is for people's prosperity)
	Location within Central Java
	Kebumen Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Kebumen Regency Kebumen Regency (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 7°37′46″S 109°34′14″E / 7.62944°S 109.57056°E / -7.62944; 109.57056
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Anniversary	August 21, 1629; 396 years ago
Capital	Kebumen
Government
• Regent	Lilis Nuryani [id]
• Vice Regent	Zaeni Miftah [id]
Area
• Total	1,281.12 km2 (494.64 sq mi)
Elevation	+85 m (279 ft)
Population (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	1,414,754
• Density	1,104.31/km2 (2,860.15/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Javanese; Chinese; Arabs; Sundanese; Melanesians
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Area code	(+62) 287
Vehicle registration	AA
Languages	Indonesian; Javanese; Chinese; English (by the expat community) ; Many other Indonesian languages
Website	www.kebumenkab.go.id

Kebumen Regency

*Kabupaten Kebumen*
Kebumen Regency Kabupaten Kebumen
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦏꦼꦧꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀
	Sempor Dam
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Bhumi tirta praja mukti (Earth and water is for people's prosperity)
	Location within Central Java
	Kebumen Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Kebumen Regency Kebumen Regency (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 7°37′46″S 109°34′14″E / 7.62944°S 109.57056°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Anniversary	August 21, 1629; 396 years ago
Capital	Kebumen
Government
• Regent	Lilis Nuryani [id]
• Vice Regent	Zaeni Miftah [id]
Area
• Total	1,281.12 km2 (494.64 sq mi)
Elevation	+85 m (279 ft)
Population (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	1,414,754
• Density	1,104.31/km2 (2,860.15/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Javanese; Chinese; Arabs; Sundanese; Melanesians
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Area code	(+62) 287
Vehicle registration	AA
Languages	Indonesian; Javanese; Chinese; English (by the expat community) ; Many other Indonesian languages
Website	www.kebumenkab.go.id

Coordinates: 7°37′46″S 109°34′14″E / 7.62944°S 109.57056°E

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kebumen Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀, romanized: Kêbumèn) is a regency in the southern part of the Indonesian province of Central Java. It covers an area of 1,281.12 km² and had a population of 1,159,926 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 1,350,438 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,414,754 (comprising 717,127 males and 697,627 females).^[1] Its capital is the large town of Kebumen.

There is an area in this regency which is used for geology research, namely Karangsambung.^[4]

Geography

Geographically, Kebumen is located at 7 ° 27 '- 7 ° 50' south latitude and 109 ° 22 '- 109 ° 50' east longitude. The southern part of Kebumen Regency is lowland, while in the northern part are the mountains and hills that are part of a series of South Serayu Mountains. Meanwhile, in the western region around Gombong, the Karst of South Gombong is a limestone mountain range that stretches to the south coast of north–south trending. This area has more than a hundred caves. The largest rivers in Kebumen are the Luk Ulo River, Jatinegara River, Karanganyar River, Kretek River, Kedungbener River, Kemit River, Gombong River, Ijo River, Kejawang River, and Gebang River.

Total area and use

Kebumen has a total area of 128,111.50 ha or 1,281.115 km². Of this area, 49,768.00 hectares (or about 31.04%) were recorded as wetland and 108,343.50 hectares (or 68.96%) as dry land.

According to its use, the vast majority of irrigated land technical and almost entirely (46.18%) can be planted twice a year, partly in the form of rain-fed (37.82%), which in some places can be planted twice a year, and 11.25% of irrigated land half-technical and simple.

Dry land is used for building area of 40,985.00 hectares (37.73%), dry land / garden area of 33,777.00 hectares (33.57%) as well as state forest covering an area of 22,861.00 hectares (21.08%) and the rest is used for field pasture, pond, pool, woody plants, as well as land and land cultivated while not others.

Administrative districts

Kebumen Regency comprises twenty-six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 449 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km²	Pop'n 2010 Census	Pop'n 2020 Census	Pop'n mid 2024 Estimate	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
33.05.01	Ayah	76.37	53,970	63,886	67,331	Demangsari	18	54473
33.05.02	Buayan	68.42	53,466	64,643	68,689	Buayan	20	54474
33.05.03	Puring	61.97	51,986	62,788	66,691	Sitiadi	23	54383
33.05.04	Petanahan	44.84	51,951	59,724	62,236	Petanahan	21	54382
33.05.05	Klirong	43.25	53,445	63,305	66,735	Klirong	24	54381
33.05.06	Buluspesantren	48.77	51,524	58,175	60,201	Setropenar	21	54391
33.05.07	Ambal	62.41	54,050	61,901	64,410	Ambalresmi	32	54392
33.05.08	Mirit	52.35	43,367	51,524	54,380	Mirit	22	54396
33.05.23	Bonorowo	20.91	18,289	20,962	21,808	Boborowo	11	54395
33.05.09	Prembun	22.96	25,984	28,478	29,132	Prembun	13	54397
33.05.24	Padureso	28.95	13,146	16,347	17,560	Padureso	9	54394
33.05.10	Kutowinangun	33.73	41,619	47,518	49,385	Kutowinangun	19	54393
33.05.11	Alian	57.75	53,343	65,776	70,428	Krakal	16	54352
33.05.25	Poncowarno	27.37	14,717	18,044	18,278	Poncowarno	11	54390
33.05.12	Kebumen (town)	42.04	118,847	131,749	135,374	Kebumen	29 ^(a)	54311 - 54317
33.05.13	Pejagoan	34.58	47,264	54,834	57,343	Pejagoan	13	54361
33.05.14	Sruweng	43.68	52,747	60,779	63,392	Sruweng	21	54362
33.05.15	Adimulyo	43.43	33,669	37,152	38,105	Adimulyo	23	54363
33.05.16	Kuwarasan	33.84	43,389	50,157	52,379	Kuwarasan	22	54366
33.05.17	Rowokele	53.79	41,766	50,295	53,360	Rowokele	11	54472
33.05.18	Sempor	100.15	58,418	68,121	71,379	Sempor	16	54421
33.05.19	Gombong	19.48	46,732	50,196	50,950	Gombong	14 ^(b)	54411 - 54416
33.05.20	Karanganyar	31.40	33,548	37,269	38,325	Karanganyar	11 ^(c)	54364
33.05.21	Karanggayam	109.29	47,801	57,993	61,705	Karanggayam	19	54365
33.05.22	Sadang	54.23	17,899	22,294	23,964	Sadang	7	54354
33.05.26	Karangsambung	65.15	36,989	46,528	50,204	Karangsambung	14	54353
	Totals	1,281.12	1,159,926	1,350,438	1,414,754	Kebumen	460

Notes: (a) comprising 5 kelurahan (Bumirejo, Kebumen, Panjer, Selang and Tamanwinangun) and 24 desa. (b) including 2 kelurahan (Gombong and Wonokriyo).
(c) comprising 4 kelurahan (Jatiluhur, Karanganyar, Panjatan and Plarangan) and 7 desa.

Boundaries

North	Banjarnegara Regency
South	Samudra Hindia (Indian Ocean)
West	Banyumas Regency & Cilacap Regency
East	Wonosobo Regency & Purworejo Regency

History

The Karangsambung-Karangbolong National Geopark in Kebumen includes a number of cultural sites, among which: 11 Megalithic era sites, 12 Hindi - Buddhist sites, 31 Islamic sites and 83 colonial sites.^[5]

Megalithic sites in the Kebumen Regency include:

Lurah Karsa Punden terrace (Giyanti, Rowokele)
Massigit stepped Punden terrace (Kretek, Rowokele)
Talangpati stepped Punden terrace (Pujotirto, Karangsambung)
Stone mortar (Maduretno, Bulus Pesantren)
Stone mortar (Bocor, Bulus Pesantren)
Condrowangsan site (stone mortar) (Condrowngsan-Bocor, Bulus Pesantren)
Keburuan sanddunes site (Keburuhan-Jagasima, Klirong)
Stone mortar (Gebangsari, Klirong)
Sigong site (stone mortar) (Adiwarno, Buayan)
Ki Nolowongso site (Adiwarno, Buayan)
Tambaksari site (Tambaksari, Kejawang, Sruweng)^[6]

Hindu-Buddhist Era sites (4th-14th century) in the Kebumen Regency include:

Kuwu Panjer grave (Karangsari, Sruweng)
Kalbut stone (Lingga-Yoni)(Candirenggo, Ayah)
Ganesha sculpture (Kejawang, Sruweng)
Ganesha sculpture (SMP N 1, Kebumen)
Lingga Yoni (Sumberadi, Kebumen)
Kebobang Krajan site (Gebangsari, Klirong)
Yoni (Nurul Huda mosque, Rowo, Bonorowo)
Yoni (Celeng stone site) (Keburuan-Ayamputih, Bulus Pesantren)
Lingga (Desa Tugu, Buayan)
Siwangkal site (Kinanti Utara-Bocor, Bulus Pesantren)
Lingga (Pejarakan- Adiwarno, Buayan)
Trasidi site (Argopeni, Kebumen)^[6]

Van Der Wijck Fortress

The fortress is located in Gombong City about 21 kilometers west of Kebumen or 100 kilometers from Borobudur. was built in 1818, by Dutch East India Company (VOC) to conquer Diponegoro war, there were many troops come to the location and make the fortress as office of military concentration. In 1844–1848 the fortress is built in the office location for preparation to clash with Yogyakarta Sultanate and named the fortress as Fort (Generaal) Cochius. In 1856 the fortress is used as Pupillenshool for European youngster who born in Indonesia (formerly Hindia Belanda). And finally, the Dutch colonial changed the name to Van Der Wijck Fortress.

The fortress has octagon shape with 7,168 square metres, 10-metre height and 1.4-metre wall depth with 2 storeys.^[7]

Administration

Kebumen Regency Leader

**The name of Tumenggung/Adipati (Duke)/Bupati (Regent) who had led Kebumen**
No.	Name	Year	Area Name
1	Panembahan Bodronolo	1642–1657	Panjer
2	Hastrosuto	1657–1677	Panjer
3	Kalapaking I	1677–1710	Panjer
4	KRT. Kalapaking II	1710–1751	Panjer
5	KRT. Kalapaking III	1751–1790	Panjer
6	KRT. Kalapaking IV	1790–1833	Panjer
7	KRT. Arungbinang IV	1833–1861	Panjer
8	KRT. Arungbinang V	1861–1890	Kebumen
9	KRT. Arungbinang VI	1890–1908	Kebumen
10	KRT. Arungbinang VII	1908–1934	Kebumen
11	KRT. Arungbinang VIII	1934–1942	Kebumen
12	R. Prawotosoedibyo S	1942–1945	Kebumen
13	KRT. Said Prawirosastro	1945–1947	Kebumen
14	RM. Soedjono	1947–1948	Kebumen
15	R.M. Istikno Sosrobusono	1948–1951	Kebumen
16	R.M. Slamet Projorahardjo	1951–1956	Kebumen
17	R. Projosudarto	1956–1961	Kebumen
18	R. Sudarmo Sumohardjo	1961–1963	Kebumen
19	R.M. Suharjo Notoprojo	1963–1964	Kebumen
20	DRS. R. Soetarjo Kolopaking	1964–1966	Kebumen
21	R. Suyitno	1966–1968	Kebumen
22	Mashud Mertosugondo	1968–1974	Kebumen
23	R. Soepeno Soerjodiprodjo	1974–1979	Kebumen
24	DRS. H. Dadiyono Yudoprayitno	1979–1984	Kebumen
25	Drs. Iswarto	1984–1985	Kebumen
26	H. M.C. Tohir	1985–1990	Kebumen
27	H.M. Amin Soedibyo	1990–1995	Kebumen
28	H.M. Amin Soedibyo	1995–2000	Kebumen
29	Dra. Rustriningsih, M.Si	2000–2005	Kebumen
30	Dra. Rustriningsih, M.Si	2005–2008	Kebumen
31	K.H. Nashiruddin Al Mansyur	2008–2010	Kebumen
32	H. Buyar Winarso, SE	2010–2015	Kebumen
33	Ir. H. Yahya Fuad, SE	2016–2018	Kebumen
34	K. H. Yazid Mahfudz	2019–2021	Kebumen
35	H. Arif Sugiyanto, S.H.	2021–2026	Kebumen

Education

TK (Taman Kanak-Kanak) / Kindergarten

TK Aisyiyah 9 Kalibeji
TK Pertiwi Kalirancang
RA Masyithoh Gombong

SD (Sekolah Dasar) / Elementary School

SD N 1 Klirong
SD N 1 Pringtutul
SD N Sitirejo
SD N 4 Karanganyar
SD N 2 Pringtutul
SD N 2 Wonokromo
SD N Purwodadi
SD N 2 Sukomulyo
SD N 1 Candi
SD N Pondok Gebangsari
SD N 1 Sawangan
SD N 3 Sawangan
SD N 1 Sidomukti
SD N 2 Sidomukti
SD N 1 Kalirancang
SD N 2 Kalirancang
SD N 3 Kalirancang
MI N Grogolpenatus
SD N Jatiluhur
MI S Islamiyah Logede
SD N Ginandong
SD N 1 Kritig
SD N Panjatan
SD N 3 Klapasawit
SD N 1 Brecong
SD N 1 Jatijajar
SD N 1 Pangempon
SD N Menganti
SD N Karangsari
SD N 1 Kuwayuhan
SD N 3 Jatisari
SD N Arjosari
SD N 1 Kajoran
SD N 2 Kajoran
SD N 1 Karanggayam
SD N 2 Karanggayam
SD N 3 Karanggayam
SD N 1 Kalirejo
SD N 1 Karangtengah
SD N 1 Karangsambung
SD N 2 Karangsambung
SD N 3 Karangsambung
SD N 1 Tunggalroso
SD N 2 Tunggalroso
SD N Aditirto

SMP (Sekolah Menengah Pertama) / Junior High School

SMP Islam Al Kahfi Somalangu Kebumen
SMP N 1 Gombong
SMP N 1 Alian
SMP Ma'arif 1 Alian
SMP N 1 Karanganyar
SMP N 2 Karanganyar
SMP N 3 Karanganyar
SMP N 1 Rowokele
MTs S Plus Nururrohmah Tambaksari
MTs S Mafatikhul Huda
SMP N 1 Kutowinangun
SMP N 4 Gombong
SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Gombong
SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Karanganyar
SMP Taman Dewasa Kebumen
MTs N Kaleng Puring
MTs N 2 Kebumen
MTs N Klirong
SMP N 1 Klirong
SMP N 1 Kebumen
SMP N 2 Kebumen
SMP N 3 Kebumen
SMP N 4 Kebumen
SMP N 5 Kebumen
SMP N 6 Kebumen
SMP N 7 Kebumen
SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Kebumen
SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Kebumen
SMP N 1 Karanggayam
SMP N 2 Karanggayam
SMP N 1 Karangsambung
SMP N 2 Karangsambung
SMP N 1 Prembun
SMP N 2 Prembun
MTs N 7 Kebumen

SMA / SMK / MA / Senior High School

SMA Negeri 1 Kebumen
SMA Negeri 2 Kebumen
SMA Negeri 1 Gombong
SMA Negeri 1 Karanganyar
SMA Negeri 1 Ayah
SMA Negeri 1 Buluspesantren
SMA Negeri 1 Karangsambung
SMA Negeri 1 Kutowinangun
SMA Negeri 1 Pejagoan
SMA Negeri 1 Mirit
SMA Negeri 1 Klirong
SMA Negeri 1 Petanahan
SMA Negeri 1 Prembun
SMA Negeri 1 Rowoekele
SMA Negeri 1 Karanggayam
SMK Negeri 1 Kebumen
SMK Negeri 2 Kebumen
SMK Negeri 1 Gombong
SMK Negeri 1 Karanganyar
SMK Negeri 1 Puring
SMK Negeri 1 Ambal
SMK Ma'rif 1 Kebumen
SMK Ma'arif 4 Kebumen
SMK Batik Sakti 1 Kebumen
SMK Batik Sakti 2 Kebumen
SMK Taman Karya Madya Kebumen
SMK Purnama 2 Gombong
SMK Tamtama Karanganyar
SMK Bina Karya 1 Karanganyar
SMK Plus Nurrohmah Kuwarasan
SMK Bina Nusantara Kebumen
SMK Ristek Rowokele
SMK Bina Teknika Sruweng
SMK Wongsorejo Gombong
SMK Muhammadiyah Kutowinangun
SMK Komputer Karanganyar
SMK Mutiara Alian
SMA PGRI Prembun
MAN 1 Kebumen
MAN 2 Kebumen
MAN Gombong
SMK VIP Al-Huda
MAN 3 Kebumen

University / College

Media

Mass Media

Kebumen has a relatively complete mass media, both print and electronic media. Currently in Kebumen region there is published a daily newspaper "Kebumen Express", "Kebumen Online Archived 17 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine" which is part of Jawa Pos Group. In addition, there is also a "Radar Kebumen".

For electronic media, there are several commercial radio stations and one Kebumen district government-owned public radio, and a local television station.

Radio

Radio broadcasts from the town of Kebumen

Radio in FM
Bimasakti FM
Mas FM
Radio DVK
Ardana FM

Radio broadcasts from Karanganyar

Radio Ardana FM
Ratih FM
Mandala FM
Swara Kedu FM
Hasta Brata FM
Kedu Community FM
Radio Rodja AM
At Tarbiyah FM

Radio broadcasts from Gombong

SKB Pop FM
RP FM
Gong Radio Gombong

Television Channel

Local Television Channel

Ratih TV (Gelombang 47 UHF), Kebumen district government-owned television.

Transportation

Kebumen are on track across the southern island of Java. Intercity public transportation is served by buses and trains. Station Kebumen, Gombong and Karanganyar is a big station in Kebumen, in addition there are small stations such as Prembun, Soka, Kutowinangun and among railroad crossing Kebumen is Senja Utama and Fajar Utama (Jakarta Pasar Senen-Yogyakarta), Argo Wilis-Turangga (Bandung-Surabaya Gubeng), Bima-Argo Semeru (Jakarta Gambir-Surabaya Gubeng), Lodaya (Bandung-Solo Balapan), Malabar (Bandung-Malang), Logawa (Purwokerto-Jember-Ketapang), and Kutojaya (Kutoarjo-Jakarta) Sawunggalih (Jakarta-Kutoarjo).

Adisutjipto Airport can be reached by DAMRI buses, which is based at Pemuda street. In addition, the airport can be reached by Maguwo KRD Railway Express (Purwokerto-Kebumen-Maguwo) to Maguwo station that is located inside the airport.

Sports

Football

Kebumen Regency also has a football team, under the name Persak Kebumen which stands for Indonesian Football Association of Kebumen. This team in the 2008–2011 period held a competition in the Indonesian Third Division. Persak Kebumen played in the 2014–2015 period playing in the Nusantara League competition. After the return of the Indonesian League, Persak Kebumen played in Liga 3 in 2019. Chandradimuka Stadium is a home venue of Persak Kebumen.

Futsal

In addition to football clubs, Kebumen Regency has a professional futsal club namely SKN FC Kebumen. SKN FC Kebumen played in the Indonesia Pro Futsal League since 2018 as runner up. The competition that followed was 2018 AFF Futsal Championship as a semifinalist.

Typical Food

Jenang Soap (Jenang Sabun)

Typical food, there are areas petanahan districts. It was sweet and typical, but already rare.

Lanthing

Lanthing (sometimes called klanthing), is a kind of snack crackers made from cassava in the form of a figure eight or a small circle like a ring. Originally only have a savoury flavour and salty but are now starting to appear a variety of spicy and salty flavours such as cheese flavour. This food very heavy if eating.

Obang Abing

The food is made from sticky rice sprinkled with sugar, but this food is getting hard to find.

Sale bananas (Sale Pisang)

Sale bananas are foods produced from thin combed bananas and then dried. Drying the goal is to reduce the water content of bananas so as banana sale more durable. This sale bananas can be eaten or fried with flour first. in addition, the current sale of bananas have a variety of flavours such as cheese flavour. Currently, the sale of banana production has penetrated the international market.

Sale of banana is a banana products are made by drying and curing process. Sale is known to have a distinctive flavour and aroma.

Sate ambal

Sate ambal is a type of chicken skewers unique to Ambal, Kebumen, Central Java.

Sate ambal differs to the typical sate due to the different ingredients used in the sauce. Instead of peanut sauce like sate Madura, sate ambal's sauce is very smooth more creamy in consistency rather than rough with crushed peanut texture. The sauce is more similar to those of sate padang in texture. Furthermore, what makes the sauce unique is the use of tempeh which is crushed and mixed with the seasoning and spices, making it indistinguishable anymore.

Soto petanahan

Soto petanahan is quite different from the soup in other areas, its uniqueness make soup petanahan very popular with the public at large, soto petanahan containing the diamond, sprouts green, shredded chicken and sauce were tasty, but the soup is not as famous soto bandung and soto of other areas, if kebumen you stop by to try taking the time to try this culinary one. Traders soto petanahan petanahannya often found in the village itself and the area around the village petanahan, while the seller is already very famous, namely soup petanahan kored pack. Diselatan located petanahan market.

Soto Tahu

The food is typical of this one now very rare, even the food was only famous dikecamatan petanahan. When viewed dar, his name might appear normal, but once you try it you will feel addicted, this soup made with tofu, crank, sprouts and tofu kebumen typical peanut sauce smothered in gravy. fresh taste, suitable dinikamati harim during the day if you visit you must try the food kebumen this one. The food is not fancy but served direstoran on vendors who people call petanahan bango (a kind of selling houses made of bamboo and simple).

Empog empog

Kethek

Jipang nut (Jipang Kacang)

Lenthis

Rice penggel (Nasi Penggel)

Soto Tamanwinangun / Soto Kasaran

Thepleng pejet

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kebumen Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3305)
^ ^a ^b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ "Tentang UPT". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ Ansori, Chusni; Warmada, I. Wayan; Setiawan, Nugroho Imam; Yogaswara, Herry (September 2023). "Geospatial analysis of the distribution of the Megalithic to colonial cultural features at the Karangsambung-Karangbolong National Geopark, Kebumen, Indonesia and its surrounding area". International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks. 11 (3): 407–432. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ansori et al. 2023, Appendix A.
^ "Benteng Van Der Wijck / Fort Generaal Cochius Gombong – Kebumen dan Pelurusan Sejarahnya". 8 April 2013.

External links

Official site (in Indonesian)
Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen Archived 20 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Indonesian)
Politeknik Dharma Patria Kebumen (in Indonesian)
STIE Putra Bangsa (in Indonesian)
AMIK PGRI Kebumen Archived 19 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Indonesian)
IAINU Kebumen (in Indonesian)
STIKES Muhammadiyah Gombong (in Indonesian)
STT Muhammadiyah Kebumen (in Indonesian)
Universitas Sebelas Maret Kampus VI PGSD Kebumen (in Indonesian)

Kebumen Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀, romanized: Kêbumèn) is a regency in the southern part of the Indonesian province of Central Java. It covers an area of 1,281.12 km² and had a population of 1,159,926 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 1,350,438 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,414,754 (comprising 717,127 males and 697,627 females).^[1] Its capital is the large town of Kebumen.

There is an area in this regency which is used for geology research, namely Karangsambung.^[4]

Geography

Geographically, Kebumen is located at 7 ° 27 '- 7 ° 50' south latitude and 109 ° 22 '- 109 ° 50' east longitude. The southern part of Kebumen Regency is lowland, while in the northern part are the mountains and hills that are part of a series of South Serayu Mountains. Meanwhile, in the western region around Gombong, the Karst of South Gombong is a limestone mountain range that stretches to the south coast of north–south trending. This area has more than a hundred caves. The largest rivers in Kebumen are the Luk Ulo River, Jatinegara River, Karanganyar River, Kretek River, Kedungbener River, Kemit River, Gombong River, Ijo River, Kejawang River, and Gebang River.

Total area and use

Kebumen has a total area of 128,111.50 ha or 1,281.115 km². Of this area, 49,768.00 hectares (or about 31.04%) were recorded as wetland and 108,343.50 hectares (or 68.96%) as dry land.

According to its use, the vast majority of irrigated land technical and almost entirely (46.18%) can be planted twice a year, partly in the form of rain-fed (37.82%), which in some places can be planted twice a year, and 11.25% of irrigated land half-technical and simple.

Dry land is used for building area of 40,985.00 hectares (37.73%), dry land / garden area of 33,777.00 hectares (33.57%) as well as state forest covering an area of 22,861.00 hectares (21.08%) and the rest is used for field pasture, pond, pool, woody plants, as well as land and land cultivated while not others.