Babakan Madang | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | West Java |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | Bogor Regency |
Area Total Km2: | 43.76 |
Population Total: | 114641 |
Population As Of: | 2020 Census |
Leader Title: | Camat |
Leader Name: | Azzhahir |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+62) 251 |
Timezone: | IWST |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia_Bogor Regency#Indonesia_Java#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bogor Regency, Java and Indonesia |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
Registration Plate: | F |
Blank Name Sec1: | Villages |
Blank Info Sec1: | 9 |
Coordinates: | -6.5939°N 106.9004°W |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Max M: | 1515 |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Elevation Min M: | 168 |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 26 May 1999 |
Babakan Madang is a district (Indonesian: kecamatan) in the Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. Because of the regency's recognition as part of Jakarta's larger conurbation, the regency is often considered as the city's outermost suburbs, the closest city in the region to Babakan Madang being Bogor. It lies just a few kilometres east of Bogor, and lies directly east of another district named Sukaraja.
Babakan Madang was created from the southern part of Citeureup district in 1999.
Babakan Madang features a lot of new housing complexes and planned neighbourhoods built to serve commuters to Jakarta; with most of these projects being centred in an area now known as "Sentul". Out of all the many architectural and real estate projects that have ever taken place here, most were from the construction of "Sentul City".
Lying within these neighbourhoods and "Sentul City" itself, is the famous Sentul International Circuit, which has hosted plentiful of international racing events in the past, namely in the years/seasons of 1996–97, 2005–07, and 2008. Also within the district is the large Sentul International Convention Center (or SICC for short), which became one of Greater Jakarta's largest and well-known commercial conference halls.
Overall, the main way to access both Sentul and Babakan Madang, is through the Jagorawi toll road, which is located on the district's western edge. It has direct access to both the capital city; that is Jakarta, as well as to Bogor and Ciawi to the south.