Tegal Regency
Tegal Regency is one of the regencies in the northwest part of Central Java province of Indonesia, with an area of 878.79 km2 (339.30 sq mi). The administrative center used to be in Tegal City, in the northwest corner of the regency, but then Tegal City was administratively separated from the regency and formed into its own territory. The city was later replaced as the administrative center of Tegal Regency by Slawi Town, which is a suburb about 20 km (12 mi) to the south of the city and within the district boundary. The regency had a population of 1,394,839 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,596,996 at the 2020 Census.[3]
Tegal Regency
Kabupaten Tegal | |
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 Clockwise from top: Tegal Regency scenery from the top of Star hills, Great Mosque of Tegal Regency, Guci Tourism Site, Countryside scenery in Guci village, Adiwerna City Walk and Slawi Town Roundabout | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Tegal Hadiningrat | |
 Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 06°57′56″S 109°10′45″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Central Java |
| Settled | May 18, 1601 |
| Founded by | Ki Gede Sebayu |
| Named for | Teteguall Land |
| Capital | Slawi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Tegal Regency Government |
| • Regent | Umi Azizah |
| • Vice Regent | Sabilillah Adrie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 878.79 km2 (339.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st in Central Java |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,596,996 |
| • Rank | [1] |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tegalese |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Javanese (98%) Chinese (2%) |
| • Languages | Tegalese Javanese Indonesian |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 283 |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-SLW |
| Vehicle registration | G |
| Largest district by area | Bumijawa - 88.55 square kilometres (34.19 sq mi) |
| Largest district by population | Adiwerna - (130,224 in 2020) |
| Districts | 18 |
| - Rural Villages - Urban Villages | 281 6 |
| Website | tegalkab |
