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Tegal

Also known as Tegal City

Tegal is a city in the northwest part of Central Java of Indonesia. It is situated on the north coast (or pesisir) of the province of Central Java, about from Semarang, the capital of the province. It had a population of 239,599 at the 2010 Census and 273,825 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 297,173 (comprising 149,957 males and 147,216 females).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tegal
Settlement.official_name: City of Tegal
Settlement.translit_lang1: Other
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hanacaraka
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Pegon
Settlement.nickname: Kota Bahari ( 'Maritime City')
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.imagesize: 250
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Tegal City.png
Settlement.image_shield: Shield of the city of Tegal.svg
Settlement.image_map: Locator kota tegal.gif
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Central Java
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Java and Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dedy Yon Supriyono

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Official website

Pemerintah Kota Tegal - Beranda

Pemerintah Kota Tegal

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kota Tegal
Population: 275789
Area: 39.68
Elevation: 7
Official website: www.tegalkota.go.id
Image: COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De haven van Tegal Midden-Java TMnr 10007956.jpg
Dialing code: 0283

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Commons category: Tegal
inception: 1580-04-12
Statistics Indonesia area code: 3376
P12749: rings of Neptune
name: Tegal

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History
Administrative division
Geography
Climate
Economy
Language
Greetings
Interesting places and buildings
Places
Buildings
Notable people
References
External links

The city is administratively separate from Tegal Regency, which borders it to the south and east; Brebes Regency borders it to the west. As originally calculated, the metropolitan area of the city and surrounding districts within Tegal Regency at the 1990 Census was 719,847 (not including 289,103 inhabitants within Brebes Regency). Its built-up (or metro) area made up of Tegal Municipality and 12 districts spread over Tegal and Brebes Regencies was home to 1,410,124 inhabitants as at the 2010 census and 1,602,546 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 1,698,092.