Banyumas at this time developed into one of the most progressive districts in Central Java. Purwokerto city became the center of government, education center, service center and trade center with the highest amount of money circulating after Semarang and Solo.
Government divided into 27 districts supervise the total 331 villages and villages. The entire area covers 132,759 hectares wide, and only 18,811 which is a residential area. The biggest part is the rice field, farm, and forest plantation. There are only 45% of the plateau in the middle of the center and south, and the rest is a fertile hilly area.
Tourism is one of the backbone of the economy Banyumas, so that the region-tourism kawasaan new enchantment on the beauty of nature and culture, continue to be developed along with the awareness campaign on how unique and different Banyumas. The concept of tourism is to leave only the classical style on the beauty of nature, and is now more important on how the whole holiday experience Banyumas.
As the former kingdom of the strength of the various Java and Dutch Colonial, Banyumas nowadays are struggling to find the identity of the area again. Banyumas location far from the central government and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Indies colonial government, making their identity creates a relatively more independent. Now the trust is being Kebudayan to dig up the identity of a source of local power in the new build Banyumas.
Source : Visit Banyumas with translate by dyandepe
