West Bandung Regency Explained

Official Name:West Bandung Regency
Native Name:Indonesian: Kabupaten Bandung Barat
Native Name Lang:id
Translit Lang1:Regional
Translit Lang1 Type1:Sundanese
Motto:Wibawa Mukti Kerta Raharja

Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Pushpin Label:West Bandung Regency
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Java and Indonesia
Coordinates:-6.8393°N 107.5119°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Java
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Ade Zakir Hasim (acting)
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Established Date:2007
Area Total Km2:1287.41
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:1846969
Timezone:IWST
Utc Offset:+7
Elevation M:680
Elevation Ft:2520
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 22

West Bandung Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bandung Barat) is a landlocked regency of West Java. It was established on 2 January 2007, having been formerly part of Bandung Regency. The capital of this new regency is Ngamprah, an industrial district on the west side of Bandung. The entire regency is all part of the Bandung Metropolitan Area.

The area of the regency is 1,287.41 km2 and the population was 1,506,448 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,788,336 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,859,636 - comprising 948,045 males and 911,591 females.[4]

History

The idea of dividing Bandung Regency into two separate regencies originated in 1999, based on a proposal from the current regent (H.U. Hatta Djati Permana) for the parliament to consider and approve the idea of splitting off the western part of the existing Bandung Regency. Before the split-off was successfully completed, the Bandung suburb of Cimahi (an area consisting of three districts, which used to be part of Bandung Regency) had been promoted in 2001 to become an autonomous city. After Cimahi became an autonomous administration, the request to split off the western portion of Bandung Regency as a separate regency grew.

Finally in 2006, the government of Indonesia approved the proposal to separate the western part of Bandung Regency to become a separate regency, the West Bandung Regency.On its birth on 2 January 2007, this new regency in West Java were headed by an appointed acting regent H. Tjatja Kuswara (an officer from West Java provincial government) until April 2008, when the first direct election of West Bandung Regency Regent was held, with H. Abubakar and H. Agus Yasmin as the contestants; H. Abubakar with his running mate Ernawan Natasaputra won the election and became the Regent and Vice-Regent of West Bandung Regency.

Administration

West Bandung Regent currently is Hengky Kurniawan.[5]

Administrative Districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Bandung Regency was divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), but in October 2011 a sixteenth district (Saguling) was created by the division of the existing Batujajar District. Parongpong and Lembang Districts lie immediately north of Bandung city, and contain many suburbs of the city. The districts (which each bears the name of the town which is its administrative centre) are all listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census,[7] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023 (the latter rounded to the nearest 100 persons).[8] The districts each have the same name as the town that is its administrative centre. The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (all 165 classed as rural desa), and its post code(s).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan!
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate
No.
of
villages
Post
code
32.17.13 Rongga 112.64 51,521 60,666 63,000 8 40566
32.17.15 Gununghalu 155.47 68,442 79,175 81,800 9 40565
32.17.14 Sidangkerta 106.30 61,296 73,458 76,600 11 40563
32.17.11 Cililin 77.83 80,235 95,470 99,400 11 40567
32.17.10 Cihampelas 47.04 102,518 132,659 141,500 10 40562
32.17.12 Cipongkor 80.16 81,813 99,991 104,900 14 40564
Southern sector 579.44 445,825 541,419 567,200 63
32.17.09 Batujajar 31.11 114,254 107,835 113,600 7 40561
32.17.16 Saguling 51.58 (a) 33,820 35,600 6 40560
32.17.07 Cipatat 125.98 119,376 140,301 145,600 12 40554
32.17.08 51.63 155,534 181,359 187,700 10 40553
32.17.06 Ngamprah 35.65 154,166 177,690 183,300 11 40552
32.17.02 Parongpong 45.02 97,724 113,005 116,700 7 40559
32.17.01 98.22 173,350 197,640 203,200 16 40391
32.17.03 Cisarua 55.63 66,826 79,154 82,300 8 40551
32.17.04 110.94 108,480 128,106 133,100 13 40556
32.17.05 Cipeundeuy 102.19 74,749 88,007 91,400 12 40558
Totals for Regency 1,287.41 1,506,448 1,788,336 1,859,636 165

Note: (a) the 2010 population figure for the new Saguling District is included in the figure given for the Batujajar District, from which it was split off in 2011.

Tourism

Tourist destinations are:

Bandung Regency Administration will build information centres at their leading sites, Maribaya, Situ Ciburuy and Pawon Cave.[13]

Al Irsyad Mosque

The unique Al Irsyad Mosque received the fifth place award in the Building Of The Year 2010, and is located in Kota Baru Parahyangan with a capacity of 1,500 people. The mosque is box-shaped like the Ka'bah with grey colour, but it has many holes on its walls for ventilation and makes 2 sentences of shahada.[14]

Industry

Several industries are located in this area :

Transport

West Bandung Regency position is between Jakarta and Bandung city. It is the place where 2 main state road (Jakarta-Puncak/Sukabumi-Bandung) and (Jakarta-Purwakarta-Bandung) and 2 railroad route (Jakarta-Bandung) and (Cianjur-Bandung) were merged. It also has a connection to other cities using the Jakarta-Bandung intercity highway, with its Padalarang Toll Gate.

It also has a major train station, the Padalarang railway station, where several economy-class intercity and domestic trains stop.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bandung Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3217)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bandung Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3217)
  5. Web site: Profil Hengky Kurniawan, Resmi Dilantik Jadi Bupati Bandung Barat. 2022-11-07. 2023-03-20. kompas. id.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bandung Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3217)
  9. Web site: Chasing waterfalls: An easy weekend getaway to Curug Cimahi . Brata Kusuma . March 17, 2014.
  10. http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/node/150833 Ciwangun Indah Camp
  11. Web site: The Enchanting Miniature of Niagara . July 15, 2014.
  12. Web site: Ini Bukan Gunung Avatar di China, Tapi di Padalarang! . Muhammad Haitami . September 10, 2014.
  13. http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/node/152042 Tourism Leading Sites
  14. Web site: Subhanallah...Inilah Masjid Yang Berdinding 2 Kalimat Syahadat . August 11, 2013.