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Purwakarta Regency

Purwakarta Regency
Kabupaten Purwakarta
Other transcription(s)
  Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ
Jatiluhur Dam
Coat of arms of Purwakarta Regency
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
  RegentSaepul Bahri Binzein [id]
  Vice RegentAbang Ijo Hapidin [id]
Area
  Total
971.72 km2 (375.18 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2026 estimate)
  Total
1,075,243
  Density1,106.5/km2 (2,865.9/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (WIB)
Area code0264
HDIIncrease 0.678 (Medium)
Websitepurwakartakab.go.id

Purwakarta Regency (Sundanese: ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ) is a district area located in the Province of West Java, Indonesia. The administrative capital is the large town of Purwakarta, which is approximately 80 km southeast of Jakarta and 44 km northwest of Bandung. This district borders Karawang Regency in the west and Subang Regency in the east, while to the south it borders West Bandung Regency and Cianjur Regency.

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 projected for mid 2026 was 1,075,243 (comprising 544,524 males and 530,719 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 projected for mid 2026.[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 - the latter are 9 of the 10 villages in Purwakarta (town) District), 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 2026
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
32.14.03Jatiluhur60.1161,93173,95380,410Jatiluhur1041152 - 41161
32.14.15Sukasari (a)92.0114,45517,25818,760Kertamanah541116
32.14.07Maniis71.6431,20536,05238,580Citamiang841166
32.14.08Tegalwaru73.2344,16053,18458,060Sukahaji1341165
32.14.04Plered31.4871,09983,42589,940Plered1641162
32.14.05Sukatani95.4363,73076,90784,040Sukatani1441167
32.14.06Darangdan67.3959,70570,89476,870Darangdan1541163
32.14.11Bojong68.6944,75752,99857,390Sukamanah1441164
32.14.09Wanayasa56.5538,92143,30345,500Wanayasa1541174
32.14.17Kiarapedes52.1623,59428,38730,980Kiarapedes1041175
32.14.10Pasawahan36.9640,51849,45854,350Sawah Kulon1241171 & 41172
32.14.16Pondoksalam44.0826,32930,73433,050Salammulya1141115
32.14.01Purwakarta
(town)
24.83165,447179,233185,900Nagri Kaler10 (b)41111 - 41119
32.14.12Babakancikao42.4047,47659,90966,900Babakancikao Desa941151
32.14.02Campaka43.6040,90750,34255,540Campaka1041180
32.14.14Cibatu56.5026,98931,26733,500Cibatu1041182
32.14.13Bungursari54.6651,29860,56565,490Bungursari1041181
Totals971.72852,521997,8691,075,243Purwakarta192

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.

Toll Road Access

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KMToll RoadDestination
72 Japek Toll Road Cikampek, Purwakarta, Bungursari
76Cipularang Toll RoadSadang, Purwakarta, Subang
84Jatiluhur, 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. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 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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