Ciamis Regency

Summary

Ciamis Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Ciamis; Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪, romanized: Kabupatén Ciamis) is a landlocked regency in West Java, Indonesia, and shares a provincial border with Central Java. Its seat is the town of Ciamis, also the primary urban center. Formerly, the regency included the town of Banjar, which was separated out to become an independent city on 11 December 2002; it also included areas bordering the Indian Ocean, but these southern districts were cut off to form a separate Pangandaran Regency on 25 October 2012. The regency now covers 1,597.67 km2, and had a 2020 census population of 1,229,069,[2] but the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,251,544 (comprising 625,771 males and 625,773 females).[1]

Ciamis Regency
Kabupaten Ciamis
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪
From top, left to right: : Cukang Taneuh, Situ Lengkong, Ciamis Great Mosque, Ciamis Station, Alun-alun Ciamis
Flag of Ciamis Regency
Coat of arms of Ciamis Regency
Motto(s): 
ᮙᮠᮚᮥᮔ ᮃᮚᮥᮔ ᮊᮓᮒ᮪ᮝᮔ᮪
Mahayuna Ayuna Kadatuan
(Sundanese)
(meaning: Face Development, Regional Happiness)
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Ciamis Regency is located in Java
Ciamis Regency
Ciamis Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Ciamis Regency is located in Indonesia
Ciamis Regency
Ciamis Regency
Ciamis Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°19′36″S 108°21′07″E / 7.3266°S 108.3519°E / -7.3266; 108.3519
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Government
 • RegentHerdiat Sunarya
 • Vice RegentYana D. Putra
Area
 • Total1,595.94 km2 (616.20 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total1,251,544
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 265
Websiteciamiskab.go.id

Recent changes edit

Prior to the separation of part of this regency in 2012, it had an area of 2,556.75 km2 and population of 1,528,306 (at the 2010 census); the regency was until 2012 divided into 36 districts. However, as from 25 October 2012, the existing regency has been split, with 10 districts comprising the southern portion being formed into a new Pangandaran Regency in the extreme southeast of the province (with a 2010 census population of 383,848), leaving 26 districts in the residual Ciamis Regency. The reduced Ciamis Regency covers 1,595.94 km2 and the districts comprising it had a population of 1,148,656 at the 2010 census,[3] which rose to 1,229,069 at the 2020 census[2] and to an official estimate of 1,251,544 as at mid 2023.[1]

Tourist destinations edit

In 2011 Ciamis Regency was boosting the (new) tourist destinations with an idea of making a new Regency in the southern 10 districts of the regency, where there were already several tourist destinations (e.g. Pangandaran Beach). The separate Pangandaran Regency was split off in 2012.

In the five months up to end of May 2014, Ciamis Regency was only visited by 156,423 domestic tourists and just 3 foreign tourists as a spill-off from Pangandaran Beach. The low count was a significant drop compared to when Pangandaran was still part of Ciamis Regency, because Ciamis Regency until now has not yet arranged affordable tourist sites, mainly for foreign tourists.[4]

A number of artistic and tourist attractions are located in the town of Ciamis Regency.[5]

Administrative districts edit

Prior to the separation of Pangandaran Regency as a separate regency, there were 36 districts (kecamatan) within Ciamis Regency. Six of these districts (Baregbeg, Lumbung, Mangunjaya, Purwadadi, Sindangkasih and Sukamantri) had been created between the censuses of 2000 and 2010.

Following the separation of ten districts (Cigugur, Cijulang, Cimerak, Kalipucang, Langkaplancar, Mangunjaya, Padaherang, Pangandaran, Parigi and Sidamulih) to form the new Pangandaran Regency, the remaining Ciamis Regency was divided into 26 districts (kecamatan), but an additional district (Banjaranyar) was subsequently created by splitting of Banjarsari District. The 27 districts are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010[3] and 2020 census populations,[2] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] Every district is named after the town which is its administrative centre. The table also includes the number of villages in each district (totaling 258 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Ciamis Town District), and its post code.

The first seven of the districts listed below, with a combined area of 483.46 km2 and 310,330 inhabitants in mid 2023, lie to the south and west of Banjar city, whose area (not being administered by the regency) nearly separates these southern districts geographically from the rest of the regency to the north.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
No.
of
villages
Post
code
32.07.18 Banjarsari 58.01 102,848 68,974 69,890 12 46383
32.07.37 Banjaranyar 109.85 (a) 39,380 39,900 10 46384
32.07.17 Lakbok 57.63 48,381 54,706 56,580 10 46385
32.07.35 Purwadidi 50.90 35,147 38,935 40,030 9 46380
32.07.19 Pamarican 124.32 64,057 67,416 68,290 14 46361
- 46382
32.07.05 Cidolog 56.32 18,745 19,293 19,420 6 46352
32.07.29 Cimaragas 26.43 15,460 16,066 16,220 5 46381
32.07.03 Cijeungjing 60.67 50,103 53,065 53,850 11 46271
32.07.30 Cisaga 80.07 36,455 37,365 37,560 11 46386
32.07.16 Tambaksari 60.26 21,587 20,775 20,740 6 46388
32.07.15 Rancah 86.61 55,646 56,123 56,150 13 46387
32.07.13 Rajadesa 61.59 48,391 52,526 53,690 11 46254
32.07.14 Sukadana 57.89 22,727 22,923 22,940 6 46272
32.07.01 Ciamis (town) 33.80 93,744 98,610 99,880 12 46211
- 46219
32.07.32 Baregbeg 38.24 40,556 43,811 44,720 9 46274
32.07.02 Cikoneng 47.06 49,852 54,978 56,450 9 46261
32.07.31 Sindangkasih 29.85 44,745 51,038 52,920 9 46268
32.07.06 Cihaurbeuti 64.06 46,815 50,663 51,740 11 46262
32.07.04 Sadananya 46.17 33,527 37,906 39,210 8 46256
32.07.11 Cipaku 78.56 58,649 65,991 68,160 13 46252
32.07.12 Jatinagara 34.12 26,047 27,588 28,000 6 46273
32.07.10 Panawangan 82.26 47,614 50,510 51,280 18 46255
32.07.09 Kawali 36.23 39,027 41,840 42,610 11 46253
32.07.34 Lumbung 27.87 28,335 29,857 30,260 8 46258
32.07.08 Panjalu 73.49 43,391 45,841 46,490 8 46264
32.07.33 Sukamantri 50.55 20,942 22,687 23,180 5 46265
32.07.07 Panumbangan 63.13 55,865 60,202 61,400 14 46263
Totals 1,595.94 1,148,656 1,229,069 1,251,544 265

Note: (a) the population of what is now Banjaranyar District in 2010 was included with the figure for Banjarsari District, from which it was subsequently separated.

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ciamis Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3207)
  2. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ "Pascapisahnya Pangandaran, Wisman ke Kabupaten Ciamis Anjlok". June 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "Best Places to Visit in Ciamis". June 23, 2018.