Sumedang Regency

Sumedang Regency
Kabupaten Sumedang
Other transcription(s)
  Sundanese ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮙᮨᮓᮀ
Motto: Tandang (Tertib, Aman, Nyaman, Damai, Anggun)
Sumedang Regency

Location of Sumedang Regency in Indonesia

Coordinates: 6°51′S 107°55′E / 6.850°S 107.917°E / -6.850; 107.917Coordinates: 6°51′S 107°55′E / 6.850°S 107.917°E / -6.850; 107.917
Country Indonesia
Province West Java
Government
  Regent Ade Irawan
Area
  Total 1,518.33 km2 (586.23 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 1,176,074
  Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) 0261
Website http://www.sumedangkab.go.id
Sumedang Regency in West Java province

Sumedang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java province, Indonesia. The city of Sumedang is its capital. The regency covers an area of 1,518.33 km2, and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 1,176,074.

The city of Sumedang is famous for its tofu, Tahu bungkeng, that was first produced by a Chinese immigrant from China.

Administrative districts

Sumedang Regency is divided into twenty-six districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[1]

District Population
2010 Census
Jatinangor 107,695
Cimanggung 80,372
Tanjungsari 76,275
Sukasari 31,105
Pamulihan 54,306
Rancakalong 37,492
Sumedang Selatan
(South Sumedang)
73,881
Sumedang Utara
(North Sumedang)
88,161

District Population
2010 Census
Ganeas 23,398
Situraja 35,910
Cisitu 26,185
Darmaraja 37,028
Cibugel 20,787
Wado 42,959
Jatinunggal 41,198
Jatigede 23,701
Tomo 23,562

District Population
2010 Census
Ujung Jaya 29,033
Conggeang 28,855
Paseh 35,848
Cimalaka 57,465
Cisarua 19,028
Tanjungkerta 33,436
Tanjungmedar 24,152
Buahdua 31,921
Surian 10,849

The first three districts named above - Jatinangor, Cimanggung and Tanjungsari - are in the southwest corner of the regency adjacent to Bandung City and lie within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. They cover 112 km2 and had a combined population of 264,342 at the 2010 Census.

Jatigede Dam

In August 2011, the project of Jatigede Dam in Cimanuk River has been initialized. The dam capacity is almost one billion cubic metre will be the Indonesian second biggest dam in capacity after Jatiluhur Dam.[2]

An agreement to make a hydro power plant with capacity of 2x25 megawatts and an estimated cost $224.4 million has been signed in December 2011. The production will be incorporated to the Java-Bali 150KiloVolt transmission system in 2015.[3]

Waterfalls

In Citengah village area, South Sumedang district there are 18 waterfalls. Citengah agro tourism and waterfalls village can be reached from Sumedang Central Park to the east through Cipameungpeuk bridge. The unique waterfalls are Cigorobog waterfall with its 4 step waterfalls, 30 meters Cimecek waterfall and U-shape Ciparahu waterfall. The environment is well preserved with monkeys and wild pigs in the hill.[4]

References


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