Purwakarta Regency

Not to be confused with Purwokerto, a city in Central Java province.

Place in West Java, Indonesia

Purwakarta Regency

Kabupaten Purwakarta

Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese| ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ

Statue in the Sri Baduga Maharaja park, the central square of Purwakarta

Coat of arms

Motto:

Wibawa Karta Raharja

Location within West Java

Purwakarta Regency

Location in Java and Indonesia

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Purwakarta Regency

Purwakarta Regency (Indonesia)

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Coordinates: 6°33′22″S 107°26′32″E﻿ / ﻿6.5560°S 107.4421°E﻿ / -6.5560; 107.4421
Country| Indonesia
Province| West Java
Government

• Regent| Benni Irwan (acting)
Area

• Total| 971.72 km2 (375.18 sq mi)
Population

(mid 2022 estimate)

• Total| 1,028,569
| [1]
Time zone| UTC+07:00 (WIB)
Area code| 0264
HDI|  0.678 (Medium)
Website| purwakartakab.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 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[edit]

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 administrative villages in each district (totaling 183 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah | Name of
District
(kecamatan) | Area

sq. km | Pop'n
2010
Census | Pop'n
2020
Census | Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate | Admin
centre | No.

villages | Post
code

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32.14.03 | Jatiluhur | 60.11 | 61,931 | 73,953 | 76,510 | Jatiluhur | 10 | 41152 - 41161
32.14.15 | Sukasari | 92.01 | 14,455 | 17,258 | 17,850 | Kertamanah | 5 | 41116
32.14.07 | Maniis | 71.64 | 31,205 | 36,052 | 37,060 | Citamiang | 8 | 41166
32.14.08 | Tegalwaru | 73.23 | 44,160 | 53,184 | 55,110 | Sukahaji | 13 | 41165
32.14.04 | Plered | 31.48 | 71,099 | 83,425 | 86,010 | Plered | 16 | 41162
32.14.05 | Sukatani | 95.43 | 63,730 | 76,907 | 79,730 | Sukatani | 14 | 41167
32.14.06 | Darangdan | 67.39 | 59,705 | 70,894 | 73,260 | Darangdan | 15 | 41163
32.14.11 | Bojong | 68.69 | 44,757 | 52,998 | 54,740 | Sukamanah | 14 | 41164
32.14.09 | Wanayasa | 56.55 | 38,921 | 43,303 | 44,190 | Wanayasa | 15 | 41174
32.14.17 | Kiarapedes | 52.16 | 23,594 | 28,387 | 29,410 | Kiarapedes | 10 | 41175
32.14.10 | Pasawahan | 36.96 | 40,518 | 49,458 | 51,380 | Sawah Kulon | 12 | 41171 & 41172
32.14.16 | Pondoksalam | 44.08 | 26,329 | 30,734 | 31,660 | Salammulya | 11 | 41115
32.14.01 | Purwakarta
(town) | 24.83 | 165,447 | 179,233 | 181,960 | Nagri Kaler | 10 (a) | 41111 - 41119
32.14.12 | Babakancikao | 42.40 | 47,476 | 59,909 | 62,640 | Babakancikao Desa | 9 | 41151
32.14.02 | Campaka | 43.60 | 40,907 | 50,342 | 52,390 | Campaka | 10 | 41180
32.14.14 | Cibatu | 56.50 | 26,989 | 31,267 | 32,160 | Cibatu | 10 | 41182
32.14.13 | Bungursari | 54.66 | 51,298 | 60,565 | 62,520 | Bungursari | 10 | 41181
| Totals | 971.72 | 852,521 | 997,869 | 1,028,569 | Purwakarta | 192 |

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[edit]

KM | Toll Road | Destination

|
|

76 | Cipularang Toll Road | Sadang, Purwakarta, Subang
84 | Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, Ciganea

## Harmoni Award 2016[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2023 (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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