Indramayu Regency is a
regency
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(''kabupaten'') of
the West Java province of
Indonesia
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. It covers an area of 2,078.03 km
2 and had a population of 1,663,737 at the 2010 census and 1,834,434 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid 2023 was 1,914,037 (comprising 960,198 males and 953,839 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Indramayu Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3212)] The town of
Indramayu is its capital.
This regency is located in the northeastern corner of West Java. Its borders include:
North and East: Java Sea
South:
Cirebon Regency
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,
Majalengka Regency and
Sumedang Regency
West:
Subang Regency
Subang Regency (; ) is a regency (''kabupaten'') in West Java province of Indonesia. The Regency is bordered by the Java Sea in the north, Indramayu Regency in the east, Sumedang Regency in the southeast, West Bandung Regency in the south, and ...
.
Administrative division
Indramayu Regency is administratively divided into thirty-one districts (''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Indramayu Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3212)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (totaling 309 rural ''desa'' and 8 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter all in Indramayu (town) District), and its post codes.
Notes: (a) including 8 ''kelurahan'' (Bojongsari, Karanganyar, Karangmalang, Kepandean, Lemahabang, Lemahmekar, Margadadi and Paoman) and 10 ''desa''.
(b) except the village of Cemara, which has a postcode of 45253.
(c) includes three small offshore islands - ''Pulau Biawak'' (which lies about 30 km off the north coast of Java), ''Pulau Candikian,'' and ''Pulau Gosongtengah''.
(d) except for the village of Karanganyar, which has a post code of 45213.
Climate
The Indramayu Regency has a tropical wet and dry
Aw climate with two seasons, namely the rainy season and the dry season. The rainy season usually lasts from December to March. The dry season lasts from May to October. The average rainfall in the Indramayu Regency is 1300–1800 mm per year with the number of rainy days ranging from 90 to 140 rainy days per year. Due to its location on the coast, the average annual temperature of this area is quite high, ranging from 23° to 32 °C. The humidity level in most areas of Indramayu Regency ranges from 70 to 85% per year.
Languages
In general, there are two regional languages used by the people of Indramayu Regency: Javanese (Indramayu Dialect) and Indonesian.
The Indramayu Javanese language (Indramayu Dialect) is spoken by the majority of the local population. In addition, some migrants from outside the region who have moved to Indramayu use Indonesian.
References
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External links
Official Site
Photo Gallery
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