Rangkasbitung ( Sundanese: ) (colloquially called Rangkas) is a town which is the administrative centre of

Lebak Regency Lebak Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The regency has an area of 3,305.072 km2 and had a population of 1,204,095 at the 2010 census and 1,386,793 at the 2020 census; the official estima ...

, in Banten Province of

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. It had a population of 134,945 at the 2020 Census, while the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 137,041. It is the site of the Multatuli Museum, a history museum which opened in 2018.

Climate

Rangkasbitung has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Transportation

The town lies on the road connecting Jakarta, Serpong and

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. It is also connected with western railway line of Java, connecting Jakarta with

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until Merak. The town is served by Jakarta Metrorail.

Notable residents

* Eduard Douwes Dekker or Multatuli, the author of

Max Havelaar ''Max Havelaar; or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company'' ( nl, Max Havelaar; of, De koffi-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappy) is an 1860 novel by Multatuli (the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker), which played a key rol ...

, once lived and worked in the town. His experience and observation during his time here triggered him to write the famous romance. *Eugenia van Beers, the mother of American rock musicians

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and

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File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het huis van de assistent-resident in Rangkasbitoeng TMnr 60016558.jpg, House of assistant-resident of Lebak in Rangkasbitung, where Eduard Douwes Dekker once lived. File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Samenvloeiing van de rivieren Ciberang en Ciujung bij Rangkasbitoeng TMnr 60016560.jpg, The Ciberang and Ciujung rivers coming together at Rangkasbitung

References

{{Reflist Lebak Regency Districts of Banten Regency seats of Banten Populated places in Banten