Purwakarta Regency

Not to be confused with Purwokerto, a city in Central Java province.
Purwakarta Regency
Kabupaten Purwakarta
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ
Coat of arms of Purwakarta Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Wibawa Karta Raharja
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Purwakarta Regency is located in Java
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Purwakarta Regency is located in Indonesia
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°33′22″S 107°26′32″E / 6.5560°S 107.4421°E / -6.5560; 107.4421
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Government
 • RegentBenni Irwan (acting)
Area
 • Total971.72 km2 (375.18 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total1,037,068
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (WIB)
Area code0264
HDIIncrease 0.678 (Medium)
Websitepurwakartakab.go.id

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[1] - for a density of 1,067.2 people per km2.[4] The west of the regency includes the huge reservoir of the Waduk Jatiluhur (which forms a freshwater lake with a surface area of 83 km2), west of Purwakarta town and 70 km from Jakarta, created by the Jatiluhur Dam on the Tarum River.

Administrative districts

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The Purwakarta Regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), 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 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 73,953 77,280 Jatiluhur 10 41152 - 41161
32.14.15 Sukasari (a) 92.01 14,455 17,258 18,030 Kertamanah 5 41116
32.14.07 Maniis 71.64 31,205 36,052 37,310 Citamiang 8 41166
32.14.08 Tegalwaru 73.23 44,160 53,184 55,710 Sukahaji 13 41165
32.14.04 Plered 31.48 71,099 83,425 86,730 Plered 16 41162
32.14.05 Sukatani 95.43 63,730 76,907 80,610 Sukatani 14 41167
32.14.06 Darangdan 67.39 59,705 70,894 73,960 Darangdan 15 41163
32.14.11 Bojong 68.69 44,757 52,998 55,250 Sukamanah 14 41164
32.14.09 Wanayasa 56.55 38,921 43,303 44,330 Wanayasa 15 41174
32.14.17 Kiarapedes 52.16 23,594 28,387 29,730 Kiarapedes 10 41175
32.14.10 Pasawahan 36.96 40,518 49,458 55,010 Sawah Kulon 12 41171 & 41172
32.14.16 Pondoksalam 44.08 26,329 30,734 31,900 Salammulya 11 41115
32.14.01 Purwakarta
(town)		 24.83 165,447 179,233 182,070 Nagri Kaler 10 (b) 41111 - 41119
32.14.12 Babakancikao 42.40 47,476 59,909 63,610 Babakancikao Desa 9 41151
32.14.02 Campaka 43.60 40,907 50,342 53,070 Campaka 10 41180
32.14.14 Cibatu 56.50 26,989 31,267 32,390 Cibatu 10 41182
32.14.13 Bungursari 54.66 51,298 60,565 63,080 Bungursari 10 41181
Totals 971.72 852,521 997,869 1,037,068 Purwakarta 192

Note: (a) Sukasari District lies to the west and north of the vast Waduk Jatiluhur Reservoir, which largely separates it from the rest of the regency.
(b) comprising 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

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KM Toll Road Destination
76 Cipularang Toll Road Sadang, Purwakarta, Subang
84 Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, Ciganea

Harmoni Award 2016

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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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Profil Daerah Jawa Barat Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Gita Pratiwi (February 26, 2017). "Pelayanan ke Semua Agama Baik, Purwakarta Diganjar Harmoni Award".
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