Purwakarta Regency
Purwakarta Regency
Kabupaten Purwakarta | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ |
| Motto: Wibawa Karta Raharja | |
Location within West Java | |
| Coordinates: 6°33′22″S 107°26′32″E / 6.5560°S 107.4421°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Saepul Bahri Binzein|id |
| • Vice Regent | Abang Ijo Hapidin|id |
| Area | |
• Total | 971.72 km2 (375.18 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 1,050,344 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| The majority are Sundanese, the minority are Javanese, Batak and Betawi | |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (WIB) |
| Area code | 0264 |
| HDI | 0.678 (Medium) |
| Website | purwakartakab.go.id |
Purwakarta Regency (Sundanese: ᮕᮥᮁᮝᮊᮁᮒ) is a district area located in the Province of West Java, Indonesia. The administrative capital is the large town of Purwakarta, which is approximately 80 km southeast of Jakarta and 44 km northwest of Bandung. This district borders Karawang Regency in the west and Subang Regency in the east, while to the south it borders West Bandung Regency and Cianjur Regency.
The land area of the Regency is 971.72 km2, and it had a population of 852,521 in the 2010 Census and 997,869 in the 2020 Census, while the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,050,344 - comprising 532,509 males and 517,835 females - for a density of 1,067.2 people per km2. The west of the regency includes the huge reservoir of the Waduk Jatiluhur (which forms a freshwater lake with a surface area of 83 km2), west of Purwakarta town and 70 km from Jakarta, created by the Jatiluhur Dam on the Tarum River.