List of Central Java regencies and cities

The Indonesian province of Central Java comprises the following 29 regencies (kabupaten) and 6 cities (kota, previously kotamadya and kota pradja).

The districts are listed below with their areas and populations at the 2000, 2010 and 2020 Censuses, and are grouped (for convenience) according to the now defunct residenties in which they were formerly situated.

Name	Capital	Area (km²)	Population 2000 Census	Population 2010 Census	Population 2020 Census
Cilacap Regency	Cilacap	2,124.47	1,613,964	1,642,107	1,944,857
Banyumas Regency	Purwokerto	1,335.30	1,460,324	1,554,527	1,776,918
Purbalingga Regency	Purbalingga	677.55	788,675	848,952	998,561
Banjarnegara Regency	Banjarnegara	1,023.73	838,962	868,913	1,017,767
Southwestern region ^(a)		5,161.05	4,701,925	4,914,499	5,738,103
Kebumen Regency	Kebumen	1,211.74	1,166,604	1,159,926	1,350,438
Purworejo Regency	Purworejo	1,091.49	704,063	695,427	769,880
Wonosobo Regency	Wonosobo	981.41	739,648	754,883	879,124
Magelang Regency	Mungkid	1,102.93	1,102,359	1,181,723	1,299,859
Magelang City	Magelang	16.06	116,800	118,227	121,526
Southern (Kedu) region ^(b)		4,403.63	3,829,474	3,910,186	4,420,827
Boyolali Regency	Boyolali	1,008.45	897,207	930,531	1,062,713
Klaten Regency	Klaten	658.22	1,109,486	1,130,047	1,260,506
Sukoharjo Regency	Sukoharjo	489.12	780,949	824,238	907,587
Wonogiri Regency	Wonogiri	1,793.67	967,178	928,904	1,043,177
Karanganyar Regency	Karanganyar	775.44	761,988	813,196	931,963
Sragen Regency	Sragen	941.54	845,320	858,266	976,951
Surakarta (or Solo) City	Surakarta	46.01	489,900	499,337	522,364
Southeastern (Solo) region ^(c)		5,712.45	5,852,028	5,984,519	6,705,261
Grobogan Regency	Purwodadi	2,013.86	1,271,500	1,308,696	1,453,526
Blora Regency	Blora	1,804.59	813,675	829,728	884,333
Rembang Regency	Rembang	887.13	559,523	591,359	645,333
Pati Regency	Pati	1,489.19	1,154,506	1,190,993	1,324,188
Kudus Regency	Kudus	425.15	709,905	777,437	849,184
Jepara Regency	Jepara	1,059.25	980,443	1,097,280	1,184,947
Northeastern region ^(d)		7,679.17	5,489,552	5,795,493	6,341,511
Demak Regency	Demak	900.12	984,741	1,055,579	1,203,956
Semarang Regency	Ungaran	950.21	834,314	930,727	1,053,094
Salatiga City	Salatiga	57.36	155,244	170,332	192,322
Semarang City	Semarang	373.78	1,353,047	1,555,984	1,653,524
Temanggung Regency	Temanggung	837.71	665,470	708,546	790,174
Kendal Regency	Kendal	1,118.13	851,504	900,313	1,018,505
Northern (Kedungsapur) region ^(e)		4,237.31	4,844,320	5,321,481	5,911,575
Batang Regency	Batang	788.65	665,426	706,764	801,718
Pekalongan City	Pekalongan	45.25	263,190	281,434	307,150
Pekalongan Regency	Kajen	837.00	807,051	838,621	968,821
Pemalang Regency	Pemalang	1,118.03	1,271,404	1,261,353	1,471,489
Tegal City	Tegal	39.68	236,900	239,599	273,825
Tegal Regency	Slawi	876.10	1,391,184	1,394,839	1,596,996
Brebes Regency	Brebes	1,902.37	1,711,364	1,733,869	1,978,759
Northwestern region ^(f)		5,607.08	6,346,519	6,456,479	7,398,758
Totals		32,800.69	31,223,258	32,382,657	36,516,035

Notes: The regencies now appear in the formal order prescribed by the Indonesian Statistics Board (Badan Pusat Statistik).
(a) the Southwestern region equates to the former Dutch East Indies Residentie Banjoemas.
(b) the Southern region equates to the former Dutch East Indies Residentie Kedoe, with the removal of the Temanggung Regency.
(c) the Southeastern region equates to the former Dutch East Indies Residentie Soerakarta (including the Residentie Klaten), formerly the Surakarta Sunanate. It also equates to the Surakarta extended metropolitan zone (Subosukawonosraten).
(d) the Northeastern region equates to the former Dutch East Indies Residentie Djepara-Rembang, with the addition of the Grobogan Regency which is now listed with it by BPS.
(e) the Northern region equates to the former Dutch East Indies Residentie Semerang, with the removal of the Grobogan Regency. It also equates to the Semerang Metropolitan zone (Kedungsapur). The Temanggung Regency is now included with this region by BPS (listed between Semerang Regenmcy and Kendal Regency).
(f) the Northeastern region equates to the former Dutch East Indies Residentie Pekalongan.

List of Central Java regencies and cities

See also