Purwakarta Regency

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Purwakarta Regency
Kabupaten Purwakarta
Other transcription(s)
  Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ
Jatiluhur Dam
Coat of arms of Purwakarta Regency
Motto: 
Wibawa Karta Raharja
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Purwakarta Regency is located in Java
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Purwakarta Regency is located in Indonesia
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°33′22″S 107°26′32″E / 6.5560°S 107.4421°E / -6.5560; 107.4421
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Government
  RegentSaepul Bahri Binzein|id
  Vice RegentAbang Ijo Hapidin|id
Area
  Total
971.72 km2 (375.18 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
  Total
1,050,344
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 [1]
The majority are Sundanese, the minority are Javanese, Batak and Betawi
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (WIB)
Area code0264
HDIIncrease 0.678 (Medium)
Websitepurwakartakab.go.id

Purwakarta Regency (Sundanese: ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ) is a district area located in the Province of West Java, Indonesia. The administrative capital is the large town of Purwakarta, which is approximately 80 km southeast of Jakarta and 44 km northwest of Bandung. This district borders Karawang Regency in the west and Subang Regency in the east, while to the south it borders West Bandung Regency and Cianjur Regency.

The land area of the Regency is 971.72 km2, and it had a population of 852,521 in the 2010 Census[2] and 997,869 in the 2020 Census,[3] while the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,050,344 - comprising 532,509 males and 517,835 females[1] - for a density of 1,067.2 people per km2.[4] The west of the regency includes the huge reservoir of the Waduk Jatiluhur (which forms a freshwater lake with a surface area of 83 km2), west of Purwakarta town and 70 km from Jakarta, created by the Jatiluhur Dam on the Tarum River.

Administrative districts

The Purwakarta Regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[1] The table also gives the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 183 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter are 9 of the 10 villages in Purwakarta (town) District), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
sq. km
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2024
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
32.14.03Jatiluhur60.1161,93173,95378,410Jatiluhur1041152 - 41161
32.14.15Sukasari (a)92.0114,45517,25818,300Kertamanah541116
32.14.07Maniis71.6431,20536,05237,740Citamiang841166
32.14.08Tegalwaru73.2344,16053,18456,570Sukahaji1341165
32.14.04Plered31.4871,09983,42587,850Plered1641162
32.14.05Sukatani95.4363,73076,90781,870Sukatani1441167
32.14.06Darangdan67.3959,70570,89475,000Darangdan1541163
32.14.11Bojong68.6944,75752,99856,010Sukamanah1441164
32.14.09Wanayasa56.5538,92143,30344,670Wanayasa1541174
32.14.17Kiarapedes52.1623,59428,38730,180Kiarapedes1041175
32.14.10Pasawahan36.9640,51849,45852,880Sawah Kulon1241171 & 41172
32.14.16Pondoksalam44.0826,32930,73432,300Salammulya1141115
32.14.01Purwakarta
(town)
24.83165,447179,233183,000Nagri Kaler10 (b)41111 - 41119
32.14.12Babakancikao42.4047,47659,90964,890Babakancikao Desa941151
32.14.02Campaka43.6040,90750,34254,000Campaka1041180
32.14.14Cibatu56.5026,98931,26732,760Cibatu1041182
32.14.13Bungursari54.6651,29860,56563,930Bungursari1041181
Totals971.72852,521997,8691,050,344Purwakarta192

Note: (a) Sukasari District lies to the west and north of the vast Waduk Jatiluhur Reservoir, which largely separates it from the rest of the regency.
(b) comprising the 9 kelurahan (Cipaisan, Ciseureuh, Purwamekar, Munjuljaya, Nagrikaler, Nagrikidul, Nagritengah, Sindangkasih and Tegalmunjul), plus one desa.

Toll Road Access

KMToll RoadDestination
76Cipularang Toll RoadSadang, Purwakarta, Subang
84Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, Ciganea

Harmoni Award 2016

The Ministry of Religion has awarded a Harmoni Award in 2016 to Purwakarta Regency for religion tolerance in this area. It is one of the only ten such awards across Indonesia. West Java Province is categorized by the Setara Institute as the best for tolerance in Indonesia, although West Java Province itself has not received an award.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Profil Daerah Jawa Barat Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Gita Pratiwi (February 26, 2017). "Pelayanan ke Semua Agama Baik, Purwakarta Diganjar Harmoni Award".