Majalengka Regency is the landlocked regencies(kabupaten) in West Java, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,204.24 sq. km, and had a population of 1,166,473 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,305,476 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,340,617 (comprising 672,694 males and 667,923 females).[1] The administrative capital is the town of Majalengka.
Administrative districts
The Majalengka Regency consists of twenty-six districts(kecamatan), subdivided into 13 urban villages (kelurahan) and 318 rural villages (desa); 10 of the kelurahan are in Majalengka (town) District, and the other 3 are in Cigasong District. These districts are as follows, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census;[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 330 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan), and its post-code(s).
Note: (a) comprising 10 kelurahan (Babakan Jawa, Cicurug, Cijati, Cikasarung, Majalengka Kulon, Majalengka Wetan, Munjul, Sindangkasih, Tarikolot and Tonjong) and 4 desa. (b) comprising 3 kelurahan (Cicenang, Cigasong and Simpeureum) and 7 desa. (c) except for the village (desa) of Banjaran, which has a postcode of 45468.
The incumbent regency officer (Bupati) of this regency is Dr. H. Karna Sobahi.
The new airport serves Bandung as well as West Java. The construction was started in 2015 and inaugurated in 2018 after the completion of the first phase.[4]
Tourism
Mount Panten
In March 2012, 2 foreign national champion paragliders surveyed Mount Panten. Landing area, wind velocity, and mainly take-off area are suitable for paragliding world championship. The take-off area is very vast, possible to make take-off for several paragliders at the same time, and cannot be found in other countries.[5]
References
^ abcBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Majalengka Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3210)