Purwakarta

Purwakarta
Regional transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ
Pile of coaches in Purwakarta Station
Pile of coaches in Purwakarta Station
Purwakarta is located in Java
Purwakarta
Purwakarta
Location in Java and Indonesia
Purwakarta is located in Indonesia
Purwakarta
Purwakarta
Purwakarta (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°33′12″S 107°26′50″E / 6.55333°S 107.44722°E / -6.55333; 107.44722
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Java
RegencyPurwakarta Regency
Government
 • CamatDodih Hamdani
 • SecretaryBaban Sobandi
Area
 • Total
24.39 km2 (9.42 sq mi)
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[2]
 • Total
183,613
 • Density7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWT)
Postal code
4111x
Area code(+62) 264
Villages10
WebsiteOfficial website
Purwakarta Regency in West Java

Purwakarta (Dutch: Poerwakarta) is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) in West Java, Indonesia which serves as the regency seat of the Purwakarta Regency (not to be confused with the district of the same name in Cilegon city). It covers a land area of 24.39 km2, and had a population of 165,447 at the 2010 Census,[3] rising to 179,233 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 183,813 - comprising 92,178 males and 91,635 females.[2]

The district centre is at Nagri Kaler, and the district is sub-divided into nine urban communities (kelurahan) and one rural village (desa) - the last being Citalang village - all listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023,[2] together with their postcodes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
or desa
Area
in
km2
Population
mid 2023
estimate
Post
code
32.14.01.1001 Nagri Kidul
(East Karawang)
2.23 16,029 41111
32.14.01.1002 Nagri Kaler
(East Adiarsa)
1.73 24,562 41115
32.14.01.1003 Nagri Tengah 1.92 11,472 41114
32.14.01.1004 Sindangkasih 1.52 21,049 41112
32.14.01.1005 Cipaisan 1.36 12,622 41113
32.14.01.1006 Purwamekar 1.83 10,320 41119
32.14.01.1007 Ciseureuh 3.79 39,056 41118
32.14.01.1008 Tegalmunjul 2.79 15,527 41116
32.14.01.1009 Munjuljaya 3.83 21,475 41117
32.14.01.2010 Citalang 3.39 11,701 41111
32.14.01 Totals 24.39 183,813
  1. ^ "Purwakarta Subdistrict in Figures 2020". Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214100)
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.