Pangandaran Regency is a Regency in
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 ...
province, Indonesia, formed on 25 October 2012 out of the former southern portion of
Ciamis Regency
Ciamis Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Ciamis'', Sundanese: ) is a landlocked regency in West Java, Indonesia, and shares a provincial border with Central Java. Its seat is the town of Ciamis, also the primary urban center. Formerly, the rege ...
. The population of this area as of the 2010 Census was 383,848,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and was 423,670 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 431,464 (comprising 215,696 males and 215,768 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Pangandaran Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218)] The administrative capital is the town of
Parigi.
Pangandaran Regency contains a beach called Pantai
Pangandaran (''Pangandaran Beach'') and
Cukang Taneuh Canyon (''Green Canyon'').
Administration
The regency is divided into ten
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''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates for mid-2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Pangandaran Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218)] The administrative centre of each district is in the town of the same name. The table also includes the numbers of
administrative village
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s (all classed as rural ''desa'') in each district, and its postcode(s).
Note: (a) except the villages of Ciganjeng (with a postcode of 46372) and Sukanagara (with a postcode of 46267).
Tourism
In 2011 Ciamis Regency was boosting the (new) tourist destinations with the idea of making a new Regency on the south of the '(virtual) isthmus' where there is also a tourist destination (
Pangandaran Beach) as a cash cow. The tourist destinations are Situ Lengkong Panjalu, Kingdom of Sunda Astana Gede Kawali site and the most potential destination is Curug Tujuh, Cibolang, Panjalu. Curug Tujuh is located 2 kilometres from Cibolang main road. Curug Tujuh means "seven waterfalls", due to there being 7 waterfalls along a 5 kilometres track. The tallest waterfall is more than one hundred metres high.
Situ Lengkong Panjalu, 76.2 hectares has a small island in the centre of the lake called Nusa Gede where many East Javanese people come to visit King of Panjalu's son's cemetery.
In June 2011 the Tourism and Culture Ministry agreed to make the
Pangandaran area into a National Tourism Site like
Bali
Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller o ...
. It covers Karapyak Beach in Kalipucang District through Pangandaran Beach in Pangandaran District and Batu Karas Beach in Cijulang District.
In 2010, Green Canyon was visited by 125,000 visitors, and in 2011 by 150,000 visitors. On holiday there were more than 2,000 visitors per day increased boat waiting time due to narrow access to Green Canyon and the boat had to wait for those who swam.
Several artistic and tourist attractions attract visitors.
References
States and territories established in 2012
2012 establishments in Indonesia
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