Cariu is a town and an administrative
district
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: ''kecamatan'') in the
Bogor Regency
Bogor Regency ( Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Bogor'') is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java province in Indonesia, situated south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,991.78 km2, it is considered largely a bedroom community for J ...
,
West Java
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. The district is part of the
Greater Jakarta metropolitan area, and covers a land area of 73.66 km
2. It had a population of 46,186 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 51,619 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 54,478 - comprising 27,285 males and 27,193 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Cariu Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201160)]
Cariu was previously part of
Jonggol
Jonggol is a town and an administrative district ( Indonesian: ''Kecamatan'') in the Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The town is located 50 km to the southeast of Jakarta. The district is part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area, and i ...
district before it was split off from the eastern part of the district in 1984.
The district centre is at the town of Cariu, and the district is sub-divided into ten villages (''desa''), all sharing the postcode of 16840, as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Cariu Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201160)]
References
Districts of Bogor Regency
Districts of West Java
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