Banyumas Regency
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Banyumas (formerly spelt "Banjoemas") Regency is a regency(Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Purwokerto. It covers an area of 1,335.30 km2, and had a population of 1,554,527 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest estimate (as at January 2014) is 1,573,593.
The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language and peoples of the wider Banyumas area, equivalent to the pre-independence Banyumas Residency. The language of Banyumasan is ofAustronesian origin, and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese.
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Administrative Districts[edit]
Banyumas Regency comprises twenty-seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]
Tourism[edit]
Curug Cipendok is a waterfall 93 meters high, about 15 kilometers west of Purwokerto, 500 meters from the road through a walking trail. It is still natural and is easily accessible on a good road, although there is no public transportation yet. The area surrounding the location belongs to Perhutani, a Forest State Company.[3] North of the capital of Purwokerto,Baturraden Resort features views from the slopes of Mount Slamet.[4]
Among the religious tourism sites in Banyumas is Saka Tunggal Mosque, established in 1871.[5]
Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyumas_Regency
Where is Banyumas ?
Our location guide for Banyumas provides some basic essentials for the more adventurous visitor. A simple location map is provided but also a detailed topography map that shows the location of the nearest places where you can surf, ski or mountain climb (if they are close by). Of course some of these will be at long distances from Banyumas and those far flung spots are provided on the ‘nearest’ tables. If you are traveling to other cities or towns near Banyumas you will also find weather forecasts for those locations below.
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 Banyumas is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Purwokerto.The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language and peoples of larger Banyumas area. The language of Banyumasan are of Austronesian origin, and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
foto: Isro Adi Harso
Conspicuous area with expressive language style is located between east protractor line 108 degrees 39’ 17’ until 109 degrees 27’ 15’ and south diagonal line 7 degrees 15’ 05’ until 7 degrees 37’ 10’ or in southern half of equator.
So that Banyumas has wet tropical climate. Maximum temperature is 30, 9 degrees of Celsius with minimum temperature is 21, 4 degrees of Celsius. Daily temperature is about 26, 5 degrees of Celsius. All year long have about 116 rain days with capacity 2.527 mm. Natural Tourism Area Baturraden which become mainstay of Banyumas has highest rainfall until 168 days each year with capacity is about 5.320 mm.
Banyumas is connected with various little and big cities in Central Java through traffic highway and railway crossing. Banyumas is border on Tegal and Pemalang Regency in northern and Purbalingga, Banjarnegara, Kebumen in eastern; Cilacap Regency in the southern and Brebes and Cilacap Regency in western. Distance of Banyumas from Semarang, capital city of Central Java is 211 kilometres. http://banyumas.web44.net/
