Tegal Regency is one of the regencies in the northwest part of Central Java province of Indonesia, with an area of . The administrative center used to be in Tegal City, in the northwest corner of the regency, but then Tegal City was administratively separated from the regency and formed into its own territory. The city was later replaced as the administrative center of Tegal Regency by Slawi Town, which is a suburb about to the south of the city and within the district boundary. The regency had a population of 1,394,839 at the 2010 Census and 1,596,996 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,623,595 (comprising 823,044 males and 800,551 females).
History
The name of Tegal comes from the word Tetegal which means fertile soil capable of producing agricultural crops. Another source states, Tegal name is believed to come from the word Teteguall. The name given by a trader from Portugal named Tome Pires who stopped at the Port of Tegal in the 1500s.
Tegal regency was established on 18 May 1601 when Ki Gede Sebayu was appointed as a Juru Demung in Tegal by the Sultan of Mataram, and began to build this area.
Geography
The northern part of Tegal Regency is lowland. While in the southern part is a mountain, Mount Slamet, rising to a peak of 3,428 m2. At the border with Pemalang Regency, there are a series of steep hills down which large rivers flow, namely Kali Gung and Kali Erang, both of which are water-eyed upstream of Mount Slamet.
Geographic location
Tegal Regency is located in the northwest part of Central Java province, with geographical location 108° 57 ' 06" - 109° 21' 30" E and 6° 02' 41" - 7° 15' 30" S. Tegal Regency has a strategic location that are in the road of Semarang - Tegal - Cirebon and Semarang - Tegal - Purwokerto - Cilacap, with port facilities located in Tegal City.
Boundaries
The boundaries of Tegal Regency are:
Administrative division
Administratively, Tegal Regency is divided into 18 districts (kecamatan), which are sub-divided into administrative villages - 281 rural villages (desa) and 6 urban villages (kelurahan). The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 281 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan).
Notes: (a) including 5 kelurahan. (b) including 1 kelurahan - Dampyak.
From its establishment, the administrative center of Tegal Regency was located in Tegal City. However, following the issuance of Government Regulation No. 2/1984, its administrative centre was moved from the Tegal City area to the town of Slawi. Beginning in late 1989, Slawi was developed into the capital of Tegal Regency. The districts and villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in Tegal Regency are:
Government
Regents of Tegal Regency
From Mataram era to Dutch East Indies era
Ki Gede Sebayu (Democrat) is level with Regent (1601 - 1620) Buried in Danawarih Village, Balapulang District. Ki Gede Honggowono (Democrat) is level with Regent (1620 - 1625) Buried in Kalisoka Village, Dukuhwaru district. Prince Duke Arya Martoloyo "The First Duke of Tegal" (1625 - 1678). Tumenggung Sindurejo aka Pranantaka aka Gendowor (1678 - 1679). Tumenggung Honggowono aka Duke Reksonegoro I (1679 - 1680). Tumenggung Secowijoyo (1680 - 1697). Tumenggung Secomenggolo (1697 - 1700). Raden Mas Tumenggung Tritonoto (1700 - 1702). Tumenggung Bodroyudho Secowardoyo I aka Duke Reksonegoro II (1702 - 1746). Tumenggung Bodroyudho Secowardoyo II aka Duke Reksonegoro III (1746 - 1776) Buried in Kalisoka Village, Dukuhwaru district. Tumenggung Kartoyudho aka Duke Reksonegoro IV (1776 - 1800). Raden Mas Panji Haji Cokronegoro IV (1800 - 1816) Buried in Semedo Village, Kedungbanteng district. Tumenggung Surenggono (1816) Died after being appointed as Tumenggung. Tumenggung Surodiwongso aka Tumenggung Suronegoro (1816 - 1819). Tumenggung Secomenggolo (1819 - 1821). Raden Mas Arya Haji Reksonegoro VI (1821 - 1857). Tumenggung Sosronegoro (1857 - 1858). Raden Mas Ronggo Surodipuro (1858 - 1862). Raden Tumenggung Widyoningrat (1862 - 1864). R. Tumenggung Panji Sosrokusumo (1864 - 1869). R.M. Ore (R.M.A. Reksonegoro VII) (1869 - 18 ...). R.M. Kis (R.M.A. Reksonegoro VIII) (... - 1903) Buried In Pesarean Village, Adiwerna District. R.M. Suyitno (R.M.A. Reksonegoro IX) (1903 - 1929). R.M. Susmono (R.M.A. Reksonegoro X) (1929 - 1935). J. Patih R. Subiyanto (1935 - 1937). R. Tumenggung Slamet Kertonegoro (1937 - 1942).