Tegal

Tegal is a city on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia, about 175 kilometres from the provincial capital Semarang. It is administratively separate from Tegal Regency, which borders it to the south and east, while Brebes Regency borders it to the west. The city had 239,599 people at the 2010 census, 273,825 at the 2020 census and an official estimate of 297,173 for mid-2025, and the wider built-up area around it was estimated at about 1.7 million. The Dutch colonial sugar industry began in Tegal and nearby Pekalongan, and the city served as a port for sugar from the plantations. Today it is famous for the warung Tegal, or warteg, eating houses, and for tea brands. The city grew from a village called Tetegual and was said to be founded by Ki Gede Sebayu, whose anniversary is celebrated on 28 July.