Sukabumi Regency

Sukabumi Regency
Kabupaten Sukabumi
Regional transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮊᮘᮥᮙᮤ
Clockwise, from top left : Karanghawu Beach, Streetscape of Pelabuhan Ratu, Cikaso waterfall, Pelabuhan Ratu Bay
Coat of arms of Sukabumi Regency
Motto(s): 
Gemah Ripah Loh Jinawi
ᮌᮨᮙᮂ ᮛᮤᮕᮂ ᮜᮧᮂ ᮏᮤᮔᮝᮤ
Prosperous, Serene, Abundantly Fertile
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Sukabumi Regency is located in Java
Sukabumi Regency
Sukabumi Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Sukabumi Regency is located in Indonesia
Sukabumi Regency
Sukabumi Regency
Sukabumi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°59′19″S 106°33′03″E / 6.9886°S 106.5508°E / -6.9886; 106.5508
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Consolidated1 June 1921
Anniversary Day1 October 1945
Regency seatPalabuhanratu
Administrative divisions47 Districts
386 Villages
Government
 • RegentMarwan Hamami
 • Vice RegentIyos Somantri
Area
 • Total
4,164.15 km2 (1,607.79 sq mi)
Highest elevation
3,019 m (9,905 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
2,802,404
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postal code(s)
431xx, 433xx
Area code+62 266
Vehicle registrationF
HDIIncrease 0.644 (Medium)
Websitesukabumikab.go.id

Sukabumi Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sukabumi; Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮊᮘᮥᮙᮤ) is a regency (kabupaten) in southwestern Java, as part of West Java province of Indonesia. The regency seat is located in Palabuhan Ratu, a coastal district facing the Indian Ocean. The regency fully encircles the administratively separated city of Sukabumi. Covering an area of 4,164.15 km2, the regency is the largest regency in West Java and the second largest regency on Java after the Banyuwangi Regency in East Java. The regency had a population of 2,341,409 at the 2010 census[2] and 2,725,450 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,802,404 (comprising 1,421,474 males and 1,380,930 females),[1] with a large proportion of it living in the northeastern part of the regency that encircles Sukabumi City, south of Mount Gede. A plan to create a new regency, the putative North Sukabumi Regency, was considered by the Indonesian government in 2013, but has been deferred until the end of the current morotorium on new creations of regencies.[4]

Sukabumi is strategically located south of Jabodetabek (the Jakarta Metropolitan Area) and west of the Bandung Metro, two largest metropolitan area in Indonesia. Geologically, the regency is at the western end of the Cimandiri Fault, which splits the northern plateau from the southern hilly areas.[5][6][7] Its southern region is less populated and contains a high level of biodiversity and significant geological heritage, acknowledged in 2015 by UNESCO with the declaration of Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark located in the southwestern coast of the regency.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sukabumi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3202)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Dana Pemekaran Terancam Batal
  5. ^ "Perpustakaan Digital ITB - WELCOME | Powered by GDL4.2". digilib.itb.ac.id. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  6. ^ Gatra (in Indonesian). Era Media Informasi. 2006-01-01.
  7. ^ Tempo (in Indonesian). Badan Usaha Jaya Press Jajasan Jaya Raya. 2006-01-01.
  8. ^ "Indonesia to promote geological heritage in Global Geoparks Network". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  9. ^ "UNESCO Kukuhkan Ciletuh Sebagai Geopark Nasional". National Geographic Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  10. ^ "Geopark Ciletuh, Perawan yang Memantaskan Diri". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  11. ^ "Geopark Ciletuh Juga Miliki Keragaman Budaya". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2017-04-25.