Indramayu Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of the West Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,099.42 km2 and had a population of 1,663,737 at the 2010 census and 1,834,434 at the 2020 census;[2] the official estimate as of mid 2023 was 1,894,325 (comprising 950,963 males and 943,362 females).[1] The town of Indramayu is its capital.

Indramayu Regency
Kabupaten Indramayu
Regional transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮄᮔ᮪ᮓᮢᮙᮚᮥ
 • Hanacarakaꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦩꦪꦸ
Coat of arms of Indramayu Regency
Motto(s): 
Remaja (Religius, Maju, Mandiri dan Sejahtera; Religious, Advanced, Independent, Affluent)
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Indramayu Regency is located in Java
Indramayu Regency
Indramayu Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Indramayu Regency is located in Indonesia
Indramayu Regency
Indramayu Regency
Indramayu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°19′35″S 108°19′22″E / 6.3265°S 108.3228°E / -6.3265; 108.3228
Country Indonesia
Province West Java
Government
 • RegentNina Agustina
 • Vice RegentLucky Hakim
Area
 • Total2,099.42 km2 (810.59 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total1,894,325
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 [1]
Demographics
 • LanguageIndonesian (official)
Javanese
Sundanese (Indramayu dialect)
 • ReligionIslam (majority)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Area code+62 234
Websiteindramayukab.go.id

This regency is located in the northeastern corner of West Java. Its borders include:
North and East: Java Sea
South: Cirebon Regency, Majalengka Regency and Sumedang Regency
West: Subang Regency.

Administrative division

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Indramayu Regency is administratively divided into thirty-one districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[3] and the 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as of mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 309 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Indramayu (town) District), and its post codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
census
Pop'n
2020
census
Pop'n
mid 2023
estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code(s)
32.12.01 Haurgeulis 64.46 87,832 91,833 93,330 Haurgeulis 7 45266
32.12.25 Gantar 172.03 60,573 61,190 61,570 Gantar 7 45264
32.12.02 Kroya 135.55 60,437 66,012 67,940 Kroya 9 45265
32.12.03 Gabuswetan 77.44 53,864 58,297 59,840 Gabuskulon 10 45263
32.12.04 Cikedung 113.78 38,580 41,024 41,900 Cikedung 7 45262
32.12.26 Terisi 177.59 52,516 56,715 58,180 Terisi 9 45260
32.12.05 Lelea 60.83 46,851 48,671 49,370 Lelea 11 45261
32.12.06 Bangodua 47.89 26,950 30,174 31,280 Wanasari 8 45272
32.12.30 Tukdana 73.76 49,916 56,966 59,390 Tukdana 14 45270
32.12.07 Widasari 40.07 33,489 37,688 39,130 Kongaijaya 10 45271
32.12.08 Kertasemaya 39.53 59,700 63,132 64,370 Tulungagung 13 45274
32.12.27 Sukagumiwang 33.02 36,805 36,460 36,580 Sukagumiwang 7 45275
32.12.09 Krangkeng 73.93 62,354 68,041 70,010 Krangkeng 11 45284
32.12.10 Karangampel 30.80 61,020 69,329 72,180 Karangampel 11 45283
32.12.28 Kedokan Bunder 31.70 43,378 49,020 50,960 Kedokanbunder 7 45280
32.12.11 Juntinyuat 54.14 76,199 88,307 92,470 Juntikebon 12 45282
32.12.12 Sliyeg 55.06 57,674 63,810 65,920 Sliyeg 14 45281
32.12.13 Jatibarang 43.10 68,575 76,530 79,260 Bulak 15 45273
32.12.14 Balongan 37.74 37,918 46,150 49,020 Balongan 10 45217 & 45285
32.12.15 Indramayu
(town)
51.78 106,390 119,558 124,080 Margadadi (a) 18 45211 - 45216
45218 & 41219
32.12.16 Sindang 34.68 49,186 55,940 58,260 Sindang 10 45221 - 45227
32.12.17 Cantigi 83.32 22,465 30,776 33,830 Panyingkiran Kidul 7 45258 (b)
32.12.29 Pasekan (c) 76.78 23,362 28,024 29,640 Pasekan 6 45213, 45219,
45227 - 45229
32.12.18 Lohbener 37.95 53,716 57,699 59,100 Lohbener 12 45252
32.12.19 Arahan 33.99 31,305 35,818 37,370 Arahan Lor 8 45267
32.12.20 Losarang 111.61 54,872 54,862 55,040 Jangga 12 45253
32.12.21 Kandanghaur 85.07 84,433 93,647 96,820 Eretanwetan 7 45254 (d)
32.12.22 Bongas 48.74 45,982 50,633 52,240 Margamulya 8 45255
32.12.23 Anjatan 85.52 80,624 88,716 91,510 Anjatan 13 45256
32.12.24 Sukra 44.50 42,976 48,950 51,000 Sukra 8 45259
32.12.31 Patrol 41.06 53,795 60,462 62,750 Patrol 8 45257
Totals 2,099.42 1,663,737 1,834,434 1,894,325 Indramayu 317

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

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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

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In general, there are two regional languages used by the people of Indramayu Regency, namely Javanese (Indramayu Dialect) and Sundanese. The Indramayu Javanese language (Indramayu Dialect) is used by the majority of the Indramayu people, in addition to the Indramayu Javanese language (Indramayu Dialect) in the southern and southwest regions using Sundanese. Sundanese Standard Sundanese There are two types of Sundanese used. First, the Priangan Sundanese or new phase Sundanese, which is used by the people in the Gantar sub-district and parts of Haurgeulis (bordering the Subang district), the southern Terisi District (which borders Majalengka and Sumedang Regencies), and the Karangjaya block in Mangunjaya village in Anjatan District. Sundanese Indramayu - there is also the original Sundanese Indramayu phase in the Indramayu Regency, namely in Ilir, Bulak, and Parean Girang villages in Kandanghaur District, and Lelea and Tamansari villages in Lelea District. The Sundanese phase of Old Sundanese is somewhat different from the new Sundanese phase due to temporal dialect differences. The most obvious difference is that in the ancient Sundanese language, there were no undak-usuk (levels of language). Old Sundanese also did not recognize the vowel /eu/, but only /e/. Not to mention the difference in vocabulary. Javanese There are currently three dialects of Javanese in Indramayu Regency. The majority are Dermayu dialects (Indramayu). But there is also a Javanese dialect of Cerbon (Cirebon), namely in Krangkeng Village, Kalianyar, and around it in Krangkeng District, which borders Cirebon Regency. The Tegal-Brebes dialect of Javanese language also exists in the western region of Indramayu Regency because in the 1920s there was migration from Tegal-Brebes to the region, namely in several villages or blocks in the Haurgeulis, Anjatan, Patrol, Sukra, and Bongas Districts. The Javanese language dialect Dermayu is mostly used by the people of Indramayu, who total about 1.894 million people in 2023. There are two levels in the Dermayu dialect of Javanese which is a social dialect (sociolect), namely the bagongan level or ngoko and the level of freedom or besiken or krama. It is estimated that the residents who control the freedom are around 20%-40%.

References

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  • Turner, Peter (1997). Java (1st ed.). Melbourne: Lonely Planet. p. 315. ISBN 0-86442-314-4.
  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Indramayu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3212)
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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