Purwakarta Regency Explained

Official Name:Purwakarta Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Purwakarta
Native Name Lang:id
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type1:Sundanese
Motto:Wibawa Karta Raharja
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Pushpin Label:Purwakarta Regency
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Java and Indonesia
Coordinates:-6.556°N 107.4421°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Java
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Benni Irwan (acting)
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Area Total Km2:971.72
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:1037068
Timezone:WIB
Utc Offset:+07:00
Area Code:0264
Blank Name Sec1:HDI
Blank Info Sec1: 0.678

Purwakarta Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of West Java, Indonesia. The town of Purwakarta is its regency seat.

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 2023 was 1,037,068 - comprising 526,035 males and 511,033 females[4] - for a density of 1,067.2 people per km2.[5] The west of the regency includes the huge reservoir of the Waduk Jatiluhur, 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[6] and 2020 Census,[7] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[8] 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), 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 2023
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages!
Post
code
32.14.03 Jatiluhur 60.11 61,931 73,95377,280Jatiluhur1041152 - 41161
32.14.15 Sukasari 92.01 14,455 17,25818,030Kertamanah541116
32.14.07 Maniis 71.64 31,205 36,05237,310Citamiang841166
32.14.08 Tegalwaru 73.23 44,160 53,18455,710Sukahaji1341165
32.14.04 Plered 31.48 71,099 83,42586,730Plered1641162
32.14.05 Sukatani 95.43 63,730 76,90780,610Sukatani1441167
32.14.06 Darangdan 67.39 59,705 70,89473,960Darangdan1541163
32.14.11 Bojong 68.69 44,757 52,99855,250Sukamanah1441164
32.14.09 Wanayasa 56.55 38,921 43,30344,330Wanayasa1541174
32.14.17 Kiarapedes 52.16 23,594 28,38729,730Kiarapedes1041175
32.14.10 Pasawahan 36.96 40,518 49,45855,010Sawah Kulon1241171 & 41172
32.14.16 Pondoksalam 44.08 26,329 30,73431,900Salammulya1141115
32.14.01 Purwakarta
(town)
24.83 165,447 179,233182,070Nagri Kaler10 (a) 41111 - 41119
32.14.12 Babakancikao 42.40 47,476 59,90963,610Babakancikao Desa941151
32.14.02 Campaka 43.60 40,907 50,34253,070Campaka1041180
32.14.14 Cibatu 56.50 26,989 31,26732,390Cibatu1041182
32.14.13 Bungursari 54.66 51,298 60,56563,080Bungursari1041181
Totals 971.72 852,521 997,8691,037,068Purwakarta192
Note: (a) compring the 9 kelurahan (Cipaisan, Ciseureuh, Purwamekar, Munjuljaya, Nagrikaler, Nagrikidul, Nagritengah, Sindangkasih and Tegalmunjul), plus one desa.

The 192 villages comprise 183 classed as rural desa and 9 classed as urban kelurahan - the latter are 9 of the 10 villages in Purwakarta (town) District.

Toll Road Access

KM Toll Road Destination
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.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  5. http://www.indonesia.go.id/id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2566&Itemid=1347 Profil Daerah Jawa Barat
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  9. Web site: Pelayanan ke Semua Agama Baik, Purwakarta Diganjar Harmoni Award . Gita Pratiwi . February 26, 2017.