Parung Panjang is a town and an administrative
district
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: ''kecamatan'') in the
Bogor Regency
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of
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Province,
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and thus part of
Jakarta's metropolitan area.
Parung Panjang District covers an area of 64.65 km
2, and had a population of 110,004 at the 2010 Census and 118,176 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 125,341 - comprising 63,670 males and 61,671 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Parung Panjang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201300)] The administrative centre is at the town of Parung Panjang, and the district is sub-divided into eleven villages (''desa''), all sharing the postcode of 16360, as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Parung Panjang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201300)]
References
Districts of Bogor Regency
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