Tangerang Regency
Kabupaten Tangerang | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮒᮍᮨᮛᮀ |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Kota Benteng (City of citadel) | |
| Motto(s): Satya Karya Kerta Raharja (Work faithfully towards prosperity) | |
 Location within Banten | |
| Coordinates: 6°12′S 106°29′E / 6.20°S 106.49°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Banten |
| Regency seat | Tigaraksa |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ahmed Zaki Iskandar |
| • Vice Regent | Mad Romli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,034.54 km2 (399.44 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,309,365 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | tangerangkab |
Tangerang Regency is a regency of Banten Province, Indonesia. It is located in the northwest of the island of Java. The current regent is Ahmed Zaki Iskandar. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakarta City but is part of Greater Jakarta (which is called Jabodetabek, Tangerang being the "ta" of the acronym). 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,[2] growing to 3,245,619 at the 2020 census;[3] the latest official estimate (for mid 2022) is 3,309,365 (comprising 1,683,841 males and 1,625,524 females), reflecting a recent slowing down in the rate of population growth since 2020.[1] 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.