Purbalingga
Purbalingga Regency
Kabupaten Purbalingga
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦥꦸꦂꦧꦭꦶꦁꦒ
Alun-alun Purbalingga
Alun-alun Purbalingga
Nickname: 
Kota Perwira
Motto: 
Prasetyaning Nayaka Amangun Praja
Location of Purbalingga Regency in Central Java
Location of Purbalingga Regency in Central Java
Purbalingga is located in Java
Purbalingga
Purbalingga
Location in Java
Purbalingga is located in Indonesia
Purbalingga
Purbalingga
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°17′0″S 109°21′0″E / 7.28333°S 109.35000°E / -7.28333; 109.35000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
CapitalPurbalingga
Government
 • RegentDyah Hayuning Pratiwi SE, B.Econ
 • Vice RegentSudono
Area
 • Total777.64 km2 (300.25 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total1,019,840
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code+62 281
Websitepurbalinggakab.go.id

Purbalingga Regency (Javanese: ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦭꦶꦁꦒ) is an inland regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Purbalingga Regency has an area of 777.64 km2 and population of 848,952 at the 2010 census[2] and 998,561 at the 2020 census, comprising 505,281 male and 493,280 female inhabitants;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,019,840 (comprising 515,842 males and 503,998 females).[1] The administrative capital is the town of Purbalingga.

Etymology

The term Purbalinga comes from the Sanskrit root words of Hindu origin, purba (east) and linga (an abstract representation of Hindu deity Lord Shiva), thus meaning the Lord Shiva of East. This reflects the historic origin of the place that the Srivijaya-era or earlier founders of the place had built a Hindu temple of the Lord Shiva here in whose honor the place was named by the founder ruling dynasty.

History

Purbalingga is steeped in the ancient history of the Hindu empires of the Srivijaya and Majapahit era, with several following extant ancient Hindu temples scattered in and around the regency:[4]

Administrative districts

Purbalingga Regency comprises eighteen 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 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 224 rural desa and 15 urban kelurahan - the latter consists of 11 villages in Purlalingga (town) District, 3 in Kalimanah District and 1 in Padamara District), together with its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
census
Pop'n
2020
census
Pop'n
mid 2022
estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
Villages
Post
code
33.03.01 Kemangkon 45.13 52,260 63,622 65,402 Panican 19 53381
33.03.02 Bukateja 42.40 65,381 78,114 80,006 Bukateja 14 53382
33.03.03 Kejobong 39.99 42,237 50,738 52,023 Kejobong 13 53392 (a)
33.03.16 Pengadegan 41.75 35,249 41,046 41,833 Pengadegan 9 53393
33.03.04 Kaligondang 50.54 55,343 65,548 67,024 Kaligondang 18 53391 (b)
33.03.05 Purbalingga
(capital town)
14.72 55,615 57,580 57,364 Penambongan 13 (c) 53311
-53319
33.03.06 Kalimanah 22.51 49,347 57,667 58,813 Selabaya 17 (d) 53371 (e)
33.03.15 Padamara 17.27 38,698 46,533 47,721 Padamara 14 (f) 53372
33.03.07 Kutasari 52.90 54,278 65,235 66,894 Kutasari 14 53361
33.03.14 Bojongsari 29.25 54,874 64,147 63,534 Bojongsari 13 53362
33.03.08 Mrebet 47.89 65,042 77,869 79,789 Mangunegara 19 53352
33.03.09 Bobotsari 32.28 46,593 53,319 54,158 Bobotsari 16 53353
33.03.10 Karangreja 74.49 39,092 46,640 47,758 Karangreja 7 53358
33.03.17 Karangjambu 46.09 23,422 28,078 28,778 Karangjambu 6 53357
33.03.11 Karanganyar 30.55 34,171 40,091 40,919 Karanganyar 13 53354
33.03.18 Kertanegara 38.02 30,177 36,926 37,997 Kertanegara 11 53351
33.03.12 Karangmoncol 60.27 49,790 58,543 59,777 Pekiringan 11 53355
33.03.13 Rembang 91.59 57,385 67,917 69,437 Bantarbarang 12 53356
Totals 777.64 848,952 998,561 1,019,840 Purbalingga 239

Notes: (a) except the village of Timbang, which has a post code of 53314.
(b) except the village of Penaruban, which has a post code of 53331.
(c) comprises 11 classed as kelurahan (Bancar, Bojong, Kandang Gampang, Kedung Menjangan, Kembaran Kulon, Penambongan, Purbalingga Kidul, Purbalingga Kulon, Purbalingga Lor, Purbalingga Wetan and Wirasana) and 2 as desa.
(d) comprises 3 kelurihan (Kalikabong, Karangmanyar and Mewek) and 14 desa. (e) except the village of Kalikabong, which has a post code of 53321. (f) includes one kelurahan (Karangsentul).

Gallery

Ahmad Yani Rd, Purbalingga
MT Haryono Rd, Purbalingga

Climate

Purbalingga Regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to June. The following climate data is for the town of Purbalingga.

Climate data for Purbalingga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
31.3
(88.3)
31.4
(88.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.6
(87.1)
30.1
(86.2)
30.4
(86.7)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.2
(77.4)
25.4
(77.7)
26.0
(78.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
21.3
(70.3)
20.4
(68.7)
20.5
(68.9)
21.1
(70.0)
21.8
(71.2)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 389
(15.3)
341
(13.4)
406
(16.0)
297
(11.7)
230
(9.1)
139
(5.5)
81
(3.2)
83
(3.3)
124
(4.9)
319
(12.6)
402
(15.8)
427
(16.8)
3,238
(127.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Famous people

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Purbalingga Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3303)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ 2004, "Raditya, Issues 79-83", Manikgeni Dharma Sastra Foundation, p. 21.
  5. ^ "Climate: Purbalingga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 13 November 2020.