Kebumen Regency

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 1,281.115 km² and had a population of 1,159,926 at the 2010 Census and 1,350,438 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,397,555 (comprising 708,362 males and 689,193 females). Its capital is the large town of 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
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Anniversary	August 21, 1629 (1629-08-21)
Capital	Kebumen
Government
• Regent	Arif Sugiyanto
• Vice Regent	Ristawati Purwaningsih
Area
• Total	1,281.115 km2 (494.641 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	1,397,555
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/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

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

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.

The 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 and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. 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 2023 Estimate	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
33.05.01	Ayah	76.37	53,970	63,886	66,415	Demangsari	18	54473
33.05.02	Buayan	68.42	53,466	64,643	67,616	Buayan	20	54474
33.05.03	Puring	61.97	51,986	62,788	65,655	Sitiadi	23	54383
33.05.04	Petanahan	44.84	51,951	59,724	61,563	Petanahan	21	54382
33.05.05	Klirong	43.25	53,445	63,305	65,823	Klirong	24	54381
33.05.06	Buluspesantren	48.77	51,524	58,175	59,653	Setropenar	21	54391
33.05.07	Ambal	62.41	54,050	61,901	63,737	Ambalresmi	32	54392
33.05.08	Mirit	52.35	43,367	51,524	53,620	Mirit	22	54396
33.05.23	Bonorowo	20.91	18,289	20,962	21,589	Boborowo	11	54395
33.05.09	Prembun	22.96	25,984	28,478	28,950	Prembun	13	54397
33.05.24	Padureso	28.95	13,146	16,347	17,239	Padureso	9	54394
33.05.10	Kutowinangun	33.73	41,619	47,518	48,883	Kutowinangun	19	54393
33.05.11	Alian	57.75	53,343	65,776	69,195	Krakal	16	54352
33.05.25	Poncowarno	27.37	14,717	18,044	18,950	Poncowarno	11	54390
33.05.12	Kebumen (town)	42.04	118,847	131,749	134,382	Kebumen	29 (a)	54311 - 54317
33.05.13	Pejagoan	34.58	47,264	54,834	56,672	Pejagoan	13	54361
33.05.14	Sruweng	43.68	52,747	60,779	62,692	Sruweng	21	54362
33.05.15	Adimulyo	43.43	33,669	37,152	37,843	Adimulyo	23	54363
33.05.16	Kuwarasan	33.84	43,389	50,157	51,784	Kuwarasan	22	54366
33.05.17	Rowokele	53.79	41,766	50,295	52,547	Rowokele	11	54472
33.05.18	Sempor	100.15	58,418	68,121	70,509	Sempor	16	54421
33.05.19	Gombong	19.48	46,732	50,196	50,731	Gombong	14 (b)	54411 -54416
33.05.20	Karanganyar	31.40	33,548	37,269	38,036	Karanganyar	11 (c)	54364
33.05.21	Karanggayam	109.29	47,801	57,993	60,720	Karanggayam	19	54365
33.05.22	Sadang	54.23	17,899	22,294	23,521	Sadang	7	54354
33.05.26	Karangsambung	65.15	36,989	46,528	49,230	Karangsambung	14	54353
	Totals	1,281.12	1,159,926	1,350,438	1,397,555	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 3 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.

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)

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)

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.

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

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

• Nahdlatul Ulama Ma'arif University (id:Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen)
• Dharma Patria Polytechnic (id:Politeknik Dharma Patria Kebumen)
• Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic Institute (previous name STAINU Kebumen) (id:Institut Agama Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen)
• Sebelas Maret University Campus VI PGSD Kebumen (id:Universitas Sebelas Maret Kampus VI PGSD Kebumen)
• Putra Bangsa Institute of Economic Science (id:Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Putra Bangsa)
• Academy of Information and Computer Management PGRI (id:Akademi Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer PGRI Kebumen)
• Muhammadiyah Institute of Technology (id:Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Muhammadiyah Kebumen)
• Muhammadiyah Institute of Health Science of Gombong (id:Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Muhammadiyah Gombong)

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" 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 Senen Market-Yogyakarta), Argo Wilis (Bandung-Surabaya Gubeng), Bima (Jakarta-Surabaya City Gubeng), Logawa (Purwokerto-Jember), and Kutojaya (Kutoarjo-Jakarta) Sawunggalih (Jakarta-Kutoarjo).

Adisucipto 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

See also

• Persak Kebumen
• SKN FC Kebumen

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)