Ciamis Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Ciamis'', Sundanese: ) is a landlocked

regency In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

, and shares a provincial border with

Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...

. Its seat is the town of Ciamis, also the primary urban center. Formerly, the regency included the town of Banjar, which was separated out to become an independent city on 11 December 2002; it also included areas bordering the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

, but these southern districts were cut off to form a separate Pangandaran Regency on 25 October 2012. The regency now covers 1,597.67 km², and had a 2020 census population of 1,229,069,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.> but the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,251,544 (comprising 625,771 males and 625,773 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Ciamis Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3207)

Recent changes

Prior to the separation of part of this regency in 2012, it had an area of 2,556.75 km² and population of 1,528,306 (at the 2010 census); the regency was until 2012 divided into 36

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

s. However, as from 25 October 2012, the existing regency has been split, with 10 districts comprising the southern portion being formed into a new Pangandaran Regency in the extreme southeast of the province (with a 2010 census population of 383,848), leaving 26 districts in the residual Ciamis Regency. The reduced Ciamis Regency covers 1,595.94 km² and the districts comprising it had a population of 1,148,656 at the 2010 census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which rose to 1,229,069 at the 2020 censusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and to an official estimate of 1,251,544 as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Ciamis Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3207)

Tourist destinations

In 2011 Ciamis Regency was boosting the (new) tourist destinations with an idea of making a new Regency in the southern 10 districts of the regency, where there were already several tourist destinations (e.g. Pangandaran Beach). The separate Pangandaran Regency was split off in 2012. In the five months up to end of May 2014, Ciamis Regency was only visited by 156,423 domestic tourists and just 3 foreign tourists as a spill-off from Pangandaran Beach. The low count was a significant drop compared to when Pangandaran was still part of Ciamis Regency, because Ciamis Regency until now has not yet arranged affordable tourist sites, mainly for foreign tourists. A number of artistic and tourist attractions are located in the town of Ciamis Regency.

Administrative districts

Prior to the separation of Pangandaran Regency as a separate regency, there were 36

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(''kecamatan'') within Ciamis Regency. Six of these districts (Baregbeg, Lumbung, Mangunjaya, Purwadadi, Sindangkasih and Sukamantri) had been created between the censuses of 2000 and 2010. Following the separation of ten districts (Cigugur, Cijulang, Cimerak, Kalipucang, Langkaplancar, Mangunjaya, Padaherang, Pangandaran, Parigi and Sidamulih) to form the new Pangandaran Regency, the remaining Ciamis Regency was divided into 26

(''kecamatan''), but an additional district (Banjaranyar) was subsequently created by splitting of Banjarsari District. The 27 districts are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 census populations,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Ciamis Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3207) Every district is named after the town which is its administrative centre. The table also includes the number of

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

in each district (totaling 258 rural ''desa'' and 7 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter all in Ciamis Town District), and its post code. The first seven of the districts listed below, with a combined area of 483.46 km² and 310,330 inhabitants in mid 2023, lie to the south and west of Banjar city, whose area (not being administered by the regency) nearly separates these southern districts geographically from the rest of the regency to the north. Note: (a) the population of what is now Banjaranyar District in 2010 was included with the figure for Banjarsari District, from which it was subsequently separated.

Gallery

File:Lambang_Kabupaten_Ciamis_di_sebuah_Monumen_Perbatasan.jpg, Coat of arms of the regency in a boundary monument

References

{{West Java Citanduy basin