Purbalingga Regency Kabupaten Purbalingga
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦭꦶꦁꦒ
Panorama ofMount Slamet from the Lembah Asri valley
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Kota Perwira
Motto:  Prasetyaning Nayaka Amangun Praja
Location of Purbalingga Regency in Central Java
Purbalingga Regency Location inJava Show map of Java Purbalingga Regency Location in Indonesia Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates:7°17′0″S109°21′0″E / 7.28333°S 109.35000°E /-7.28333; 109.35000
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Capital	Purbalingga
Government
• Regent	Fahmi Muhammad Hanif
• Vice Regent	Dimas Prasetyahani [id]
Area
• Total	805.76 km2 (311.11 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	1,037,637
• Density	1,287.8/km2 (3,335.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Postal code	53300
Area code	+62 281
Website	purbalinggakab.go.id

Purbalingga Regency (Indonesian:Kabupaten Purbalingga,pronounced[kabuˌpat̪ɛnpʊrbaˈliŋɡa];Javanese:Kabupatèn Purbalingga) is an inlandregency (kabupaten) in the southwestern part ofCentral Java province inIndonesia. Purbalingga Regency has an area of 805.76 km² and a 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-2024 was 1,037,637.^[1] The administrative capital is the town ofPurbalingga.

The termPurbalinga comes from theSanskrit root words ofHindu origin,purba (east) andlinga (an abstract representation of the Hindu deity LordShiva), thus meaning theLord Shiva of East. This reflects the historical origin of the place that theSrivijaya-era or earlier founders of the place had built a Hindu temple of LordShiva here in whose honor the place was named by the founder ruling dynasty.

Purbalingga is steeped in the ancient history of the Hindu empires of theSrivijaya andMajapahit eras, with several extant ancient Hindu temples scattered in and around the regency:^[4]

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Purbalingga Regency comprises eighteendistricts (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 of mid-2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number ofadministrative villages in each district (a total of 224 ruraldesa and 15 urbankelurahan - the latter consists of 11 villages in Purlalingga (town) District, 3 in Kalimanah District and 1 in Padamara District), together with its postcode.

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 askelurahan (Bancar, Bojong, Kandang Gampang, Kedung Menjangan, Kembaran Kulon, Penambongan, Purbalingga Kidul, Purbalingga Kulon, Purbalingga Lor, Purbalingga Wetan and Wirasana) and 2 asdesa.
(d) comprises 3kelurihan (Kalikabong, Karangmanyar and Mewek) and 14desa. (e) except the village of Kalikabong, which has a post code of 53321. (f) includes onekelurahan (Karangsentul).

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  Ahmad Yani Rd, Purbalingga
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  MT Haryono Rd, Purbalingga
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  Great Mosque of Purbalingga
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  Statue of generalSudirman at Purbalingga
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  Runaway at Jenderal Besar Soedirman airport

Purbalingga Regency has atropical 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.

• Sudirman, General of the Army and the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces - one of the most prominent national heroes of Indonesia - was born in Bodas Karangjati village, in the district of Rembang, Purbalingga Regency, on 24 January 1916.
• Indro (Warkop), (born 1958), Indonesian comedian and a member of the Indonesian legendary comedy groupWarkop.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide forPurbalingga.

• (in Indonesian)Official site of Local Government of Purbalingga Regency

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