CILACAP

also spelled Chilachap, or Tjilatjap, port and kabupaten (regency), Jawa Tengah provinsi (province), Indonesia, on the southern coast of Java. Its harbour is formed by the long, narrow Kambangan Island, which affords protection from the monsoon seas and swells of the Indian Ocean. Wharves accommodate vessels drawing up to 23 feet (7 m). The harbour was used during the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942. Cilacap has road and rail connections to the rest of Java. Main exports are copra, rubber, tea, and cassava. Pop. (1980) regency, 1,333,211.