Sumedang Regency

Sumedang Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java province, Indonesia. The subdistrict of North Sumedang is its capital. The regency covers an area of 1,518.33 km², and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2015) is 1,137,273.

Sumedang Regency Kabupaten Sumedang
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮙᮨᮓᮀ
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Insun Medal Tandang (Tertib, Aman, Nyaman, Damai, Anggun)
Location within West Java
Sumedang Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Sumedang Regency Sumedang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°51′44″S 107°55′15″E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Java
Province	West Java
Capital	North Sumedang
Government
• Regent	Eka Setiawan
Area
• Total	1,518.33 km^2 (586.23 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,137,273
• Density	750/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
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Demonyms	Sumedangite Warga Sumedang (id) Urang Sumedang (su)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 261
Website	sumedangkab.go.id

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

Administrative districts

Sumedang Regency is divided into twenty-six districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census[2] nd according to the latest official estimates (for 2015).[3]

District Area in km^2. Population 2010 Census Population 2015 Estimate Jatinangor 25.98 107,695 112,621 Cimanggung 43.19 80,372 82,965 Tanjungsari 43.49 76,275 79,903 Sukasari 38.77 31,105 33,237 Pamulihan 53.77 54,306 58,510 Rancakalong 57.78 37,492 38,844 Sumedang Selatan (South Sumedang) 96.82 73,881 76,897 Sumedang Utara (North Sumedang) 31.17 88,161 95,409 Ganeas 25.50 23,398 24,319 Situraja 49.30 35,910 38,472 Cisitu 63.98 26,185 26,899 Darmaraja 53.98 37,028 37,626

District Area in km^2. Population 2010 Census Population 2015 Estimate Cibugel 50.63 20,787 21,326 Wado 70.80 42,959 44,191 Jatinunggal 63.99 41,198 42,613 Jatigede 113.95 23,701 24,013 Tomo 82.18 23,562 22,956 Ujung Jaya 85.85 29,033 29,582 Conggeang 109.09 28,855 29,085 Paseh 33.25 35,848 36,680 Cimalaka 47.61 56,465 58,891 Cisarua 14.48 19,028 19,327 Tanjungkerta 43.79 33,436 34,588 Tanjungmedar 64.92 24,152 24,852 Buahdua 111.81 31,921 32,503 Surian 81.45 10,849 10,964

The first five districts named above - Jatinangor, Cimanggung, Tanjungsari, Sukasari and Pamulihan - are in the southwest corner of the regency adjacent to Bandung City and lie within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. They cover 205.20 km² and had a combined population of 349,750 at the 2010 Census, and 367,236 in 2015.

Jatigede Dam

In August 2011, the project of Jatigede Dam in Cimanuk River has been initialized. The dam capacity is almost one billion cubic metre will be the Indonesian second biggest dam in capacity after Jatiluhur Dam.[4]

An agreement to make a hydro power plant with capacity of 2x25 megawatts and an estimated cost $224.4 million has been signed in December 2011. The production will be incorporated to the Java-Bali 150KiloVolt transmission system in 2015.[5]

Waterfalls

In Citengah village area, South Sumedang district there are 18 waterfalls. Citengah agro tourism and waterfalls village can be reached from Sumedang Central Park to the east through Cipameungpeuk bridge. The unique waterfalls are Cigorobog waterfall with its 4 step waterfalls, 30 meters Cimecek waterfall and U-shape Ciparahu waterfall. The environment is well preserved with monkeys and wild pigs in the hill.[6]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2014-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "PLN ready to build Jatigede hydro power plant". December 15, 2011.
6. "Ada Niagara Cigorobog di Desa Citengah Kabupaten Sumedang (BAGIAN 1)". December 7, 2014.