Bandung Regency

Bandung Regency (Kabupaten Bandung) is an administrative landlocked regency located to the south, southeast, east and northeast of the city of Bandung. The northern parts of the Bandung Regency are effectively part of Greater Bandung (technically the whole of the Regency is within the Bandung Metropolitan Area), with the southern third being less urbanized and jutting upwards from the Valley, though not as sharply as the mountain range to the immediate north of Bandung. The Regency is part of the Indonesian province of West Java, and is situated about 75 miles southeast of Jakarta. The town of Soreang is the regency seat.

Bandung Regency
Kabupaten Bandung
Regency
Regional transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ
Town of Soreang at night
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Repeh Rapih Kerta Raharja
ᮛᮦᮕᮦᮂ ᮛᮕᮤᮂ ᮊᮨᮁᮒ ᮛᮠᮁᮏ
Peaceful, harmonious, fruitful, affluent
Location within West Java
Bandung Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Bandung Regency
Bandung Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°01′16″S 107°31′47″E
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province West Java
Regency seatSoreang
Government
 • RegentDadang Supriatna
 • Vice RegentSahrul Gunawan
Area
 • Total1,762.40 km2 (680.47 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,520 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total3,721,111
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 22
Websitebandungkab.go.id

The Regency was reduced in size as first Cimahi City (which became an independent city on 21 June 2001) and then West Bandung Regency (on 2 January 2007) were split off from the regency, resulting in a land area of 1,762.40 km2. In the 2010 Census, the population of this residual area reached 3,178,543 after final adjustments,[2] while the 2020 Census increased the total to 3,623,790;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 3,721,111 - comprising 1,894,101 males and 1,827,010 females,[1] for an average density of roughly 2,111.4 per square kilometre. It is the second most populous (after Bogor Regency) of all the regencies of Indonesia.

Administration

Bandung Regency's current regent is Dadang Supriatna, while Sahrul Gunawan is the vice regent.

Administrative districts

Bandung Regency is divided into thirty-one districts (kecamatan), encompassing 280 administrative villages (desa and kelurahan). The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 270 rural desa and 10 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
{kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
32.04.39Ciwidey48.4772,45086,44589,863Lebakmuncang740973
32.04.40Rancabali148.3747,35151,09651,589Patengan540974
32.04.38Pasirjambu239.5879,33391,19193,775Pasirjambu1040972
32.04.17Cimaung55.0072,30886,07589,418Cipinang1040374 - 40375
32.04.15Pangalengan195.41138,268154,286157,296Pangalengan1340378
32.04.31Kertasari152.0765,27671,25572,183Cibeureum840386
32.04.30Pacet91.94100,246115,066118,278Cikitu1340385
32.04.36Ibun54.5775,04887,02089,712Ibun1240384
32.04.35Paseh51.03118,324136,202140,119Tangsimekar1240383
32.04.27Cikancung40.1481,16096,710100,495Cikancung940396
32.04.25Cicalengka35.99108,049122,162125,022Cicalengka Kulon1240395
32.04.26Nagreg49.3048,70458,40460,807Ganjarsabar840215
32.04.28Rancaekek45.25164,633185,499189,653Rancaekek Wetan(a) 1440394
32.04.33Majalaya25.36150,342160,617161,696Majasetra1140382
32.04.34Solokanjeruk24.0176,89086,78688,774Solokanjeruk740375
32.04.29Ciparay46.18149,572172,589177,677Pakutandang1440381
32.04.32Baleendah41.56220,762263,724274,244Baleendah(b) 840375 (c)
32.04.16Arjasari64.9890,162105,593109,176Patrolsari1140379
32.04.13Banjaran42.92113,280132,184136,524Banjaran1140377
32.04.44Cangkuang24.6163,74779,66583,935Ciluncat740238
32.04.14Pameungpeuk14.6268,75584,55788,676Sukasari640976
32.04.11Katapang15.72107,679130,417136,164Sangkanhurip740921
32.04.37Soreang25.51103,054116,651119,422Soreang1040911 - 40915
32.04.46Kutawaringin47.3088,359102,455105,625Jatisari1140911
32.04.10Margaasih18.35132,280148,544151,722Margaasih640214 - 40218
32.04.09Margahayu10.54119,742121,608120,638Sukamenak(d) 540225 - 40229
32.04.12Dayeuhkolot11.03112,790107,186105,855Citeureup(e) 640238 - 90267
32.04.08Bojongsoang27.81101,628112,671114,654Bojongsoang640287 - 40288
32.04.05Cileunyi31.58159,764186,543192,693Cileunyi640621 - 40626
32.04.07Cilengkrang30.1245,84356,01858,637Jatiendah640615 - 40619
32.04.06Cimenyan53.08102,714114,567116,789Cimenyan(f) 940191 - 40198
Totals1,762.403,178,5433,623,7903,721,111Soreang280

Cimenyan, Cilrengkrang and Cileunyi Districts (which lie immediately to the north and east of the city) and Bojongsoang, Dayeuhkolot, Margahayu and Margaasih Districts (which lie immediately to the south of the city) are virtually extensions to the built-up area of Bandung.

Notes: (a) including the urban kelurahan of Rancaekek Kencana. (b) comprising 5 kelurahan (Andir, Baleendah, Jelekong, Manggahang and Wargamekar) and 3 desa.
(c) except Malakasari desa, which has a post code of 40258. (d) including the kelurahan of Sulaeman. (e) including the kelurahan of Pasawahan.
(f) including the 2 kelurahan of Cibeunying and Padasuka.

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Neighbouring administrations

Bandung Regency is bordered by:

Nature reserves
  • Mount Tilu (Nature Reserve) in Pangalengan and Pasirjambu.
  • Patengan (Nature Reserve) in Rancabali.
  • Malabar (Nature Reserve) in Pangalengan.
  • Mount Patuha (Nature Reserve) in Rancabali and Pasirjambu with the Kawah Putih tourist site.
  • Situ Cisanti (Nature Reserve) in Kertasari

Mountains and volcanoes
  • Mount Tilu in Pangalengan.
  • Mount Waringin in Pasirjambu and Pangalengan.
  • Malabar Mountain, Besar Peak in Pangalengan, Puntang Peak in Cimaung, Haruman Peak in Pangalengan and Cimaung, Malabar Peak in Pacet, and also several peaks in Pangalengan, Cimaung, Banjaran, and Pacet.
  • Mount Riung Gunung in Pangalengan.
  • Mount Maud in Pasirjambu.
  • Mount Kendang in Kertasari.
  • Mount Bedil in Pangalengan.
  • Mount Kencana in Pangalengan.
  • Mount Mandalawangi in Rancabali and Ciwidey.
  • Mount Kendeng, stratovolcano west of Rancabali and east of Sukanagara [id] in Cianjur Regency[4][5]
  • Mount Patuha volcano in Rancabali and Pasirjambu with Kawah Putih crater nearby.
  • Wayang volcano in Pangalengan and Kertasari.
  • Windu volcano in Pangalengan.
  • Manglayang volcano in Cimenyan and Cikacung.
  • Kawah Ciwidey volcano in Pasirjambu.
  • Papandayan volcano in Kertasari.
  • Kamojang volcano in Ibun.

Because of the mountainous nature of parts of the Bandung District, major landslides are a significant natural hazard for the people of the District. In February 2010, for example, over 15 people were killed in a large landslide in the Ciwidey area.[6]

Industry

Various local manufacturing activities take place in the District including the following.

  • KPBS, Koperasi Peternakan Bandung Selatan (milk producer) (Pangalengan)
  • Asia Sport (Apparel) (Katapang)
  • Ceres (Chocolate) (Dayeuhkolot)
  • PanAsia Indosyntec (Textiles) (Dayeuhkolot)
  • Polyfin (Cileunyi)
  • PT Mitra Rajawali Banjaran (Condoms) (Banjaran) received the 2010 ASEAN Business Development Award for best quality. The factory produces around 18.7 million condoms a year, 65 percent of which are for export[7]

Sport

Bandung regency has an impressive stadium, the best and well known in West Java Province, it is the Si Jalak Harupat stadium, the home base stadium for Persikab Bandung and Persib Bandung the two football teams from this region. A representative athletic track located in the town of Pangalengan.

Cuisine

This area has a unique cuisine, such as Milk Caramels (in Pangalengan), Fresh Milk (in Pangalengan), Milk Snack (in Pangalengan), Bandrek (in Ciwidey), Borondong (in Majalaya)

Transport

Transport to the Bandung Regency mainly is from Bandung. No major bus terminals, train stations or airports are located in the region. Traditional transport arrangements such as the delman horse passenger carriages are found in such places as the Banjaran Sub- district.

Nagreg Ring Road

To ease traffic jams in the Nagreg hill area close to Bandung, in 2011 the government completed part of the Nagreg ring road (5.4 km in length, 10 degrees in steepness, with a 400 meters semi-tunnel) at a cost of Rp.90 billion (around $US 10.6 million). The ring road will serve vehicles from travelling from south to north and can be used during Eid ul-Fitr 2011. Traffic from north to south will still use the old road.[8]

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bandung Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3204)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Kendeng". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  5. Bachtiar, T. (16 July 2016). "Gunung Kendeng" [Mount Kendeng]. Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. Camelia Pasandaran, Dessy Sagita and Nurfika Osman, 'Bandung Disaster a Wake-Up Call: Indonesian VP', The Jakarta Globe, 25 February 2010.
  7. "Pabrik Kondom Banjaran Dapat Penghargaan ASEAN | Pikiran Rakyat Online". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  8. "H-10, Tol Kanci- Pejagan Siap | www.indopos.co.id | Djoko, Nagrek, Jalur, Lingkar, Jalan, Persen". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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