Pekalongan Regency is a regency on the north coast of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 836.13 km² and had a population of 838,621 at the 2010 census and 968,821 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,007,384. Its administrative centre was formerly at Pekalongan City, but since that …Pekalongan Regency is a regency on the north coast of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 836.13 km² and had a population of 838,621 at the 2010 census and 968,821 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,007,384. Its administrative centre was formerly at Pekalongan City, but since that city was administratively separated from the regency, the regency's capital is now at Kajen, which is located in the middle of the regency, about 25 km south of Pekalongan City. The regency was originally much larger, but on 14 June 1965 its eastern half was split off and formed into a separate Batang Regency. Pekalongan residents are well known for their pursuit of perfection regarding the Indonesian traditional clothing called Batik.
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