North Sumedang Explained

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]

Climate

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.

Administrative divisions

The district comprises 13 desa and kelurahan (administrative villages) which are as follows:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sumedang Utara Subdistrict in Figures 2020. . December 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2020-11-16. Sumedang Masuk dalam Rebana Metropolitan, Masa Depan Ekonomi Jawa Barat. 2020-12-12. SUMEDANG ONLINE. id-ID.
  3. Indrayani. Irma. Haryatiningsih. Ria. Haviz. Meidy. 2019-01-25. Dampak Kegiatan Industri Tahu terhadap Sosial, Ekonomi dan Lingkungan Masyarakat di Sumedang Utara Studi Kasus (Desa Kebonjati). Prosiding Ilmu Ekonomi. id. 9–17. 10.29313/.v0i0.14490. 31 January 2024. 2460-6553.
  4. Sungkawa. Dadang. Tahu Sebagai Andalan Industri Pariwisata di Sumedang. 2007. Jurnal Geografi Gea. id. 7. 2. 10.17509/gea.v7i2.1725. 2549-7529. free.