Cilacap Regency

Cilacap Regency Kabupaten Cilacap
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪
top to bottom: Pertamina Refinery Unit in Cilacap viewed from Kutawaru; Benteng Pendem
Coat of arms
Location within Central Java
Cilacap Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Cilacap Regency Cilacap Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°44′S 109°0′E / 7.733°S 109.000°E / -7.733; 109.000
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Region	Java
Settled	20 April 1205
Capital	Cilacap
Government
• Regent (Acting)	Mohamad Arief Irwanto
• Vice Regent	vacant
Area
• Total	2,249.28 km2 (868.45 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	2,007,829
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 280/282
Website	cilacapkab.go.id

Cilacap Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀, also spelt: Chilachap, old spelling: Tjilatjap, Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap, which had 260,376 inhabitants in mid 2023, spread over three administrative districts.

Cilacap Regency covers an area of 2,249.28 km² (including the 115-km² Nusakambangan Island off the south coast), and it had a population of 1,642,107 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 1,944,857 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 2,007,829 (comprising 1,011,586 males and 996,243 females).^[1] The languages used in Cilacap are Javanese and Sundanese, but most people can speak Indonesian. The dialect used is Banyumasan.

There are schools of all levels in Cilacap and several higher-learning institutions. Several academies exist, such as Akademi Maritim Nusantara (National Maritime Academy). A polytechnic, Politeknik Cilacap, was established in 2008 and offers Engineering, Electronics and Informatics education.