Cianjur Regency is a

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''(kabupaten)'' of

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. The area of the regency is 3,503.75 km² and its population at the 2010 Census was 2,171,281;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. the 2020 Census produced a total of 2,477,560Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the official estimate published by the regency government as at mid 2023 was 2,535,002 (comprising 1,298,946 males and 1,236,056 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Cianjur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3203) The town (district) of

Cianjur Cianjur () is a town and district in the West Java province of Indonesia, and is the regency seat, seat of Cianjur Regency. The district of Cianjur is located along one of the main roads between Jakarta (120 km to the northwest) and Bandung ...

is its

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. Northern parts of the regency form a valley (above the 'neck' or narrowest part of the regency), and are far more densely populated than southern regions, with 68% of the regency's population in just 29.5% of its area. As such, a portion of the northern valley (consisting of Cugenang, Pacet, Sukaresmi and Cipanas Districts in the far northwest of the regency) was briefly included in a definition of

Greater Jakarta The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta– Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regenc ...

called ''Jabodetabekjur'' (''jur'' for Cianjur).

Administrative divisions

Cianjur Regency is divided into thirty-two

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(''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Cianjur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3203) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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in each district (totaling 354 rural ''desa'' and 6 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. (A) Districts south of the "neck" (B) Districts north of the "neck" Notes: (a) these 4 districts for a while formed part of the defined metropolitan district of ''Jabodetabekjur''. (b) except the village of Ciputri, which has a post code of 43281.
Of the 360 villages, 354 are rural ''desa'', while 6 are urban ''kelurahan'' (Bojongherang, Muka, Pamoyanan, Sawah Gede, Sayang and Solokpandan), which are all part of Cianjur (town) District (''kecamatan'').

Geotourism

Mount Padang

A terracing structure, although local people mention it as a

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, lies on Mount Padang, 31 kilometer from

through Warung Kondang. It is the biggest Megalithic Site in

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Mount Kendeng

Mount Kendeng is located at on the border between

Bandung Regency Bandung Regency () is an administrative landlocked regency located to the south, southeast, east and northeast of the city of Bandung. The northern parts of the Bandung Regency are effectively part of Greater Bandung (technically the whole of t ...

and Cianjur Regency. It is one of three pronounced peaks of the

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, along with Mount Batu at and Mount Malang at . Mount Kendeng reaches .

References

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