Tangerang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Banten Province, Indonesia. It is located in the northwest of the island of Java. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakarta City but is part of the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Region (which is called Jabodetabek, Tangerang being the "ta" of the acronym). Originally created in 1950 and then including 1,371 km2 of territory to the west of Jakarta, since 1993 the regency has lost territory as first Tangerang city (Kota Tangerang) was split off on 27 February 1993 and subsequently South Tangerang city (Kota Tangerang Selatan) was split off on 29 October 2008.
The residual Regency now has an area of 1,034.54 km2 and a population of 2,834,376 at the 2010 census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. growing to 3,245,619 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the latest official estimate (for mid 2025) is 3,516,095 (comprising 1,789,061 males and 1,727,034 females), with population still growing since 2020 at an average 2.83% per year.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tangerang Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603) If the two cities had not been split off in 1993 and 2008, on its original boundaries the regency would have had 6,967,005 inhabitants as of mid-2025, which would have given it the largest population of any regency in Indonesia.
The current regent (bupati) is Andi Ony Prihartono (from 21 September 2023). The town of Tigaraksa is the regency seat.
Tangerang Regency is bounded by the Java Sea to the north, by Jakarta city, Tangerang city and South Tangerang city to the east, by Bogor Regency (in West Java) to the south, by a small section of Lebak Regency to the southwest, and by Serang Regency to the west.
Tangerang city was formed as an autonomous city on 27 February 1993 out of districts in the eastern part of the Tangerang Regency. The city was previously an administrative city within that Regency.
From 1993 until 2008, Tangerang Regency was divided into 36 Districts (kecamatan). On 27 October 2008, seven further districts in the south-eastern part of Tangerang Regency were cut out to form the South Tangerang autonomous city/municipality. They were Ciputat, Ciputat Timur (East Ciputat), Pamulang, Pondok Aren, Serpong, Serpong Utara (North Serpong) and Setu Districts. After losing seven districts, which were removed to form the new South Tangerang municipality, the Tangerang Regency administration planned to divide three of the remaining 29 districts into six in the near future. "We have conducted a study on the regional division, and the results suggest the division of Rajeg, Pakuhaji and Teluknaga districts", Muhamad, administration affairs chief at the regional administration said in April 2010. But these new districts have not materialised by 2025.
Administrative districts Following the creation of the cities of Tangerang and South Tangerang from parts of the regency, the present Tangerang Regency now comprises the following 29 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Tangerang Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (comprising 246 rural desa and 28 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
The districts are grouped below for ease of reference into five geographical areas (which have no administrative significance). The first sixteen districts in the following table indicate those sixteen districts in the southwest of Tangerang Regency which would remain in the putative renamed "Tigaraksa Regency" if government proposals to divide the existing Regency were to be carried out. The last thirteen districts are those districts in North Tangerang which would then form a separate "North Tangerang Regency". Other proposals which were considered involved creating a "Central Tangerang Municipality" (from Curug, Kelapa Dua, Legok, Pagedangan and Cisauk Districts) with some 715,305 inhabitants in mid 2025, and creating another municipality in the north-east of the regency (from Sepatan, Sepatan Timur, Pakuhaji, Teluknaga and Kosambi Districts) with some 664,144 inhabitants in mid 2025. Kode Wilayah Name of District (kecamatan) Area in sq. km Pop'n 2010census Pop'n 2020census Pop'n mid 2025Estimate Admin centreNo.of villagesPostcodes 36.03.05 CisokaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cisoka Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603010) 31.21 78,854 96,433 105,364 Cisoka1015730 36.03.31 SolearBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Solear Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603011) 34.07 73,888 95,521 111,928 Solear715731 36.03.03 TigaraksaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tigeraksa Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603020) 55.30 119,245 155,557 173,585 Tigaraksa14 (a) 15721 36.03.04 JambeBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Jambe Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603021) 28.25 40,187 51,136 59,668 Tiparaya1015720 36.03.18 CikupaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cikupa Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603030) 45.75 224,678 208,302 216,322 Budimulya14 (b) 15710 36.03.19 PanonganBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Panongan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603040) 35.61 96,383 130,489 138,592 Panongan8 (c) 15711 Totals for Southwest area 230.19 633,235 737,438 805,459 63 36.03.17 CurugBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Curug Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603050) 30.83 165,812 174,867 186,559 Cukanggalih7 (d) 15810 36.03.28 Kelapa DuaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kelapa Dua Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603051) 26.22 178,035 169,340 175,455 Curug Sangereng6 (e) 15811 36.03.20 LegokBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Legok Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603060) 37.74 98,171 118,391 132,434 Caringin11 (f)15820 36.03.22 PagedanganBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pagedangan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603070) 50.75 95,194 107,897 121,572 Pagedangan11 (g)15330 - 15339 (h) 36.03.23 CisaukBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cisauk Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603081) 30.05 64,083 90,846 99,285 Sampora6 (j)15340- 15345 Totals for South Central area 175.59 601,295 661,341 715,305 41 36.03.01 BalarajaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Balaraja Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603130) 32.30 111,475 119,409 130,843 Talagasari9 (k)15610 36.03.02 JayantiBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Balaraja Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603131) 24.88 63,494 65,545 74,039 Cikande815611 36.03.27 SukamulyaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sukamulya Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603132) 25.88 59,027 69,275 77,931 Sukamulya815612 36.03.06 KresekBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kresek Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603140) 29.99 60,735 68,039 75,530 Kresek915621 36.03.32 Gunung KalerBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Gunung Kaler Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603141) 32.77 47,699 51,102 59,910 Gunung Kaler915620 36.03.07 KronjoBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kronjo Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603150) 46.51 55,152 61,719 69,479 Pagedangan Ilir1015550 36.03.33 Mekar BaruBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Mekar Baru Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603151) 25.78 35,417 41,329 47,296 Mekar Baru815551 Totals for Northwest area 218.11 432,999 476,418 535,028 61 36.03.12 PasarkemisBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pasarkemis Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603120) 30.73 238,377 273,659 265,683 Sukamantri 9 (l) 15560 36.03.29 Sindang JayaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sindang Jaya Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603121) 41.39 77,025 91,170 102,506 Sindang Asih715561 36.03.08 MaukBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Mauk Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603160) 44.94 77,599 85,573 95,945 Mauk Timur12 (m)15531 36.03.09 KemiriBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kemiri Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603161) 33.45 40,605 48,061 54,418 Kemiri715530 36.03.10 SukadiriBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sukadiri Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603162) 24.99 53,100 63,489 70,463 Rawa Kidang815532 36.03.11 RajegBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Rajeg Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603170) 53.30 133,274 190,946 (n) 206,784 Mekarsari13 (n)15540 Totals for North Central area 228.80 619,980 752,898 795,799 56 36.03.16 SepatanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sepatan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603180) 19.22 92,353 116,690 119,432 Sepatan8 (p)15520 36.03.30 Sepatan TimurBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sepatan Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603181)(East Sepatan) 19.66 81,667 105,578 113,160 Kedaung Barat815521 36.03.15 PakuhajiBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pakuhaji Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603190) 54.55 103,506 119,050 135,053 Buaran Bambu14 (q)15570 36.03.13 Teluknaga (r) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Teluknaga Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603200) 52.41 138,330 160,946 178,331 Kampung Melayu Timur1315510 36.03.14 KosambiBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kosambi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603210) 36.09 131,011 115,260 118,168 Selembaran Jaya10 (s) 15211- 15215 Totals for Northeast area 181.93 546,867 617,524 664,144 53
Notes: (a) includes 2 kelurahan (Tigaraksa and Kadu Agung). (b) includes 2 kelurahan (Bunder and Sukamulya). (c) includes the kelurahan of Mekar Bakti. (d) includes 3 kelurahan (Binong, Curug Kulon and Sukabakti). (e) comprises 5 kelurahan (Bencongan, Bencongan Indah, Bojong Nangka, Kelapa Dua and Pakulonan Barat) and one desa. (f) includes the kelurahan of Babakan. (g) includes the kelurahan of Medang. (h) except the village of Karangtengah, which has a post code of 15157. (j) includes the kelurahan of Cisauk. (k) includes the kelurahan of Balaraja. (l) comprises 4 kelurahan (Kuta Baru, Kutabumi, Kuta Jaya and Sindangsari) and 5 desa. (m) includes the kelurahan of Mauk Timur. (n) includes the kelurahan of Sutatani. (p) includes the kelurahan of Sepatan. (q) includes the kelurahan of Pakuhaji. (r) including the offshore island of Pulau Betingan. (s) including 3 kelurahan (Dadap, Kosambi Barat and Salembaran Jaya).
Transportation Transportation in Tangerang Regency: Current Services and Future Developments
Tangerang Regency is rapidly evolving as a key area for transportation infrastructure, offering a variety of commuting options for its residents. With the current services provided by Kereta Api Indonesia, KAI Commuter, Transjakarta, and Perum DAMRI, and with future developments on the horizon, Tangerang Regency is set to become even more accessible and connected.
Kereta Api Indonesia and KAI Commuter
The Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) service is a vital part of Tangerang Regency’s transportation network, particularly through the KAI Commuter system. The Rangkasbitung Line serves the area with six operational stations, ensuring residents can easily travel to Jakarta and other parts of the Greater Jakarta area.