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Palabuhanratu or Pelabuhan Ratu ( Sundanese for: 'Harbor of the Queen') is an administrative district (''kecamatan'') and a fishing town which serves as the regency seat of
Sukabumi Regency Sukabumi Regency (; Sundanese: ) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' in southwestern Java, as part of West Java province of Indonesia. The regency seat is located in Palabuhan Ratu, a coastal district facing the Indian Ocean. The regency fully encirc ...
. The town is at the southwest coast of Palabuhanratu Bay,
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facing the Indian Ocean. It is a four-hour drive from Bandung and up to a 12-hour drive from Indonesia's capital
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due to traffic jams in Ciawi, Cicurug, Cibadak and Pelabuhan Ratu gate, whose residents love to visit the bay 'Teluk Palabuhanratu', once named 'Wijnkoopersbaai' (wine merchant's bay) by the Dutch. The bay is shaped like a horseshoe and has enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Sundanese locals say that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul who reigns along the southern coast of Java. The town had 36,317 inhabitants in 2023, while the district had 120,488. The district is composed of the town (''kelurahan'') and nine surrounding rural villages (''desa''), all sharing the postcode 43364. These are tabulated below with their areas and the populations as at 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Palabuhanratu Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3202110)


Economy


Ocean fishing port

The current port has been improved to become an ocean fishing port with an investment of Rp.415 billion ($48.8 million) on a 17-hectare area expansion. The project was initialized in September 2011.


Tourism


Coastline

The Pelabuhan Ratu's white sands beach is a popular vacation destination for visitors from Sukabumi, Bogor, Bandung, and
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. However, because of high rolling waves, some spots on the beach are considered too dangerous for swimming. Together with Pangandaran, the beaches are popular in West Java, both facing south towards the Indian Ocean. Hotels, restaurants, resorts, and tourism facilities were built in the vicinity. Among the oldest is The Samudra Beach Hotel, established in 1966 and commissioned by then-Indonesian president
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. Sukarno was involved with the exact location and the idea for the Samudra Beach Hotel. The hotel keeps room 308 furnished with green colours and reserved for Nyai Loro Kidul. A painting of Nyai Rara Kidul by Basuki Abdullah, a famous Indonesian painter, is displayed in this room.


Surfing location

Palabuhanratu has become a popular location for surfers in recent years, with its Indian Ocean location providing good waves. Several spots that are popular with surfers are Cimaja Beach, Sunset Beach, Karang Sari Beach, and Karang Aji Beach. From June 12 to 18, 2011 the second event of the West Java Surfing Championship was initialized at Cimaja Beach: a 750-meter beach with waves about 1 to 2 meters high. The competition got 6 stars surfing premium (the highest rank) as a part of the Indonesian Surfing Championship and Asian Surfing Championship Tours. Cimaja Beach has many rocks, so sometimes it is called 'Beach Without Sand.' sian Surfing Championship Tours/ref>


Climate

Palabuhanratu has a
tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...
(Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.


References

{{Tourist attractions in Indonesia Fishing communities Populated places in West Java Regency seats of West Java Sukabumi Regency Tourist attractions in West Java