Sumedang Regency

Sumedang Regency
Kabupaten Sumedang
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮙᮨᮓᮀ
Rectorate of Padjadjaran University
Coat of arms of Sumedang Regency
Motto(s): 
Insun Medal Tandang
(Orderly, Safe, Comfortable, Peaceful, Elegant)
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Sumedang Regency is located in Java
Sumedang Regency
Sumedang Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Sumedang Regency is located in Indonesia
Sumedang Regency
Sumedang Regency
Sumedang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°51′44″S 107°55′15″E / 6.8621°S 107.9207°E / -6.8621; 107.9207
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province West Java
CapitalNorth Sumedang
Government
 • RegentYudia Ramli (Acting)[1]
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total
1,558.72 km2 (601.83 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023)
 • Total
1,178,235
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 [2]
DemonymsSumedangite
Warga Sumedang (id)
Urang Sumedang (su)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 261
Websitesumedangkab.go.id

Sumedang Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of the West Java Province of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,558.72 km2 and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 Census[3] and 1,152,507 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,178,235 - comprising 593,815 males and 584,420 females.[2] Its administrative centre is in the district of North Sumedang.

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

  1. ^ "Plh. Kapuspen Kemendagri Yudia Ramli Dilantik sebagai Pj. Bupati Sumedang". kemendagri.go.id (in Indonesian). Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumedang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3211)
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.