Purwakarta Regency

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

Not to be confused with Purwokerto, a city in Central Java province.
Purwakarta Regency
Kabupaten Purwakarta
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ
Statue in the Sri Baduga Maharaja park, the central square of Purwakarta
Statue in the Sri Baduga Maharaja park, the central square of Purwakarta
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
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Government
 • RegentAnne Ratna Mustika
 • Vice RegentAming
Area
 • Total971.72 km2 (375.18 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total1,028,569
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (WIB)
Area code0264
HDIIncrease 0.678 (Medium)
Websitepurwakartakab.go.id

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 2022 was 1,028,569[1] for a density of 1,040.9 people per km2.[4] 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[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also gives the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each distrioct, and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
sq. km		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Jatiluhur60.1161,93173,95376,510Jatiluhur1041152 - 41161
Sukasari92.0114,45517,25817,850Kertamanah541116
Maniis71.6431,20536,05237,060Citamiang841166
Tegalwaru73.2344,16053,18455,110Sukahaji1341165
Plered31.4871,09983,42586,010Plered1641162
Sukatani95.4363,73076,90779,730Sukatani1441167
Darangdan67.3959,70570,89473,260Darangdan1541163
Bojong68.6944,75752,99854,740Sukamanah1441164
Wanayasa56.5538,92143,30344,190Wanayasa1541174
Kiarapedes52.1623,59428,38729,410Kiarapedes1041175
Pasawahan36.9640,51849,45851,380Sawah Kulon1241171 & 41172
Pondoksalam44.0826,32930,73431,660Salammulya1141115
Purwakarta
(town)		24.83165,447179,233181,960Nagri Kaler1041111 - 41119
Babakancikao42.4047,47659,90962,640Babakancikao Desa941151
Campaka43.6040,90750,34252,390Campaka1041180
Cibatu56.5026,98931,26732,160Cibatu1041182
Bungursari54.6651,29860,56562,520Bungursari1041181
Totals971.72852,521997,8691,028,569Purwakarta192

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
KMToll RoadDestination
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.[5]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 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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