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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 997,869 in the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. while the official estimate as projected for mid 2026 was 1,075,243 (comprising 544,524 males and 530,719 females)Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214) - for a density of 1,067.2 people per km2.Profil Daerah Jawa Barat 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 The Purwakarta Regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as projected for mid 2026.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214) 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 ofDistrict (kecamatan) Areain sq. km Pop'n 2010Census Pop'n 2020Census Pop'n mid 2026Estimate AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 32.14.03 Jatiluhur 60.11 61,931 73,953 80,410Jatiluhur 1041152 - 41161 32.14.15 Sukasari (a) 92.01 14,455 17,258 18,760Kertamanah 541116 32.14.07 Maniis 71.64 31,205 36,052 38,580Citamiang 841166 32.14.08 Tegalwaru 73.23 44,160 53,184 58,060Sukahaji 1341165 32.14.04 Plered 31.48 71,099 83,425 89,940Plered 1641162 32.14.05 Sukatani 95.43 63,730 76,907 84,040Sukatani 1441167 32.14.06 Darangdan 67.39 59,705 70,894 76,870Darangdan 1541163 32.14.11 Bojong 68.69 44,757 52,998 57,390Sukamanah 1441164 32.14.09 Wanayasa 56.55 38,921 43,303 45,500Wanayasa 1541174 32.14.17 Kiarapedes 52.16 23,594 28,387 30,980Kiarapedes 1041175 32.14.10 Pasawahan 36.96 40,518 49,458 54,350Sawah Kulon 1241171 & 41172 32.14.16 Pondoksalam 44.08 26,329 30,734 33,050Salammulya 1141115 32.14.01 Purwakarta (town) 24.83 165,447 179,233 185,900Nagri Kaler 10 (b) 41111 - 41119 32.14.12 Babakancikao 42.40 47,476 59,909 66,900Babakancikao Desa 941151 32.14.02 Campaka 43.60 40,907 50,342 55,540Campaka 1041180 32.14.14 Cibatu 56.50 26,989 31,267 33,500Cibatu 1041182 32.14.13 Bungursari 54.66 51,298 60,565 65,490Bungursari 1041181 Totals 971.72 852,521 997,869 1,075,243 Purwakarta 192 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 KM Toll Road Destination72Japek Toll RoadCikampek, Purwakarta, Bungursari76Cipularang Toll RoadSadang, Purwakarta, Subang84Jatiluhur, 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.
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