Banjarnegara () is an inland
regency
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() in the southwestern part of
Central Java
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province in
Indonesia
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. The regency covers an area of 1,069.71 km
2, and it had a population of 868,913 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 1,017,767 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,071,977 (comprising 545,513 males and 526,464 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Banjarnegara Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3304)] The majority speak the
Banyumasan dialect of
Javanese. Its capital is the town of
Banjarnegara
Banjarnegara is a town in Central Java, Indonesia and the seat of Banjarnegara Regency. It is 55 km from the Dieng Plateau region and a centre for ceramic arts.
Climate
Banjarnegara has a tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest c ...
.
Administrative Districts
Banjarnegara Regency comprises twenty
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Banjarnegara Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3304)] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (totalling 266 rural ''desa'' and 12 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postal code.
Notes: (a) comprising 9 urban ''keluraham'' (Argasoka, Karangtengah, Krandegan, Kutabanjarnegara, Parakancanggah, Semampir, Semarang, Sokanandi and Wangon) and 4 ''desa''.
(b) including one ''kelurahan'' (Kalibenda). (c) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Kenteng and Rejasa).
Transport
There is a bus terminal called
Mandiraja Terminal in this regency.
Agriculture
*
Batur sheep
References
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Serayu basin