Purwakarta Regency

Purwakarta Regency
Kabupaten Purwakarta
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ
Statue in the Sri Baduga Maharaja park, the central square of Purwakarta
Statue in the Sri Baduga Maharaja park, the central square of Purwakarta
Coat of arms of Purwakarta Regency
Motto: 
Wibawa Karta Raharja
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Purwakarta Regency is located in Java
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Purwakarta Regency is located in Indonesia
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°33′22″S 107°26′32″E / 6.5560°S 107.4421°E / -6.5560; 107.4421
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Government
 • RegentBenni Irwan (acting)
Area
 • Total971.72 km2 (375.18 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total1,037,068
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (WIB)
Area code0264
HDIIncrease 0.678 (Medium)
Websitepurwakartakab.go.id

Purwakarta Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of West Java, Indonesia. The town of Purwakarta is its regency seat.

The land area of the Regency is 971.72 km2, and it had a population of 852,521 in the 2010 Census[2] and 997,869 in the 2020 Census,[3] while the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,037,068 - comprising 526,035 males and 511,033 females[1] - for a density of 1,067.2 people per km2.[4] The west of the regency includes the huge reservoir of the Waduk Jatiluhur, west of Purwakarta town and 70 km from Jakarta, created by the Jatiluhur Dam on the Tarum River.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3214)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Profil Daerah Jawa Barat Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

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