North Sumedang | |
Native Name: | Sumedang Utara |
Other Name: | Sumedang Kalér |
Settlement Type: | District |
Translit Lang1: | Regional |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Sundanese |
Etymology: | Kingdom of Sumedang Larang |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia_Java#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Java and Indonesia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | -6.8353°N 107.9303°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | West Java |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | Sumedang Regency |
Leader Title: | Camat |
Leader Name: | Nandang Suparman |
Leader Title1: | Secretary |
Leader Name1: | Ellyana |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 30.40 |
Elevation M: | 468 |
Population Total: | 97997 |
Population As Of: | 2020 Cenus |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IWT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4532x |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+62) 261 |
Blank Name: | Villages |
Blank Info: | 13 |
North Sumedang (Indonesian: Sumedang Utara, Sundanese: ᮞᮥᮙᮨᮓᮀ ᮊᮜᮦᮁ; Sumedang Kalér) is a district in Sumedang Regency, West Java, Indonesia which serves as the regency seat of Sumedang Regency. It is located halfway along the provincial route connecting Bandung and Cirebon. The Cisumdawu Toll Road is planned to connect to the district in 2021, to ease travels and economic activities between Bandung, Sumedang and Kertajati International Airport.[2]
North Sumedang is one of districts of Sumedang Regency known for its production of Tahu sumedang, a local Sundanese variant of tofu popular in West Java and other provinces of Indonesia.[3] [4]
North Sumedang has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with short dry season from June to September and very significant rainfall in December, January and March.
The district comprises 13 desa and kelurahan (administrative villages) which are as follows: