Ciamis Regency

Ciamis Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Ciamis, Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪) 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 regency included the town of Banjar, which was separated out to become an independent city on 11 December 2002; it also included areas bordering the Indian Ocean, but these southern districts were cut off to form a separate Pangandaran Regency on 25 October 2012. The regency now covers 1,597.67 km², and had a 2020 census population of 1,229,069,^[2]> but the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,251,544 (comprising 625,771 males and 625,773 females).^[1]

Ciamis Regency Kabupaten Ciamis
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  ᮙᮠᮚᮥᮔ ᮃᮚᮥᮔ ᮊᮓᮒ᮪ᮝᮔ᮪ Mahayuna Ayuna Kadatuan (Sundanese) (meaning: Face Development, Regional Happiness)
Location within West Java
Ciamis Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Ciamis Regency Ciamis Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°19′36″S 108°21′07″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Government
• Regent	Engkus Sutisna (Acting)
• Vice Regent	Vacant
Area
• Total	1,595.94 km2 (616.20 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	1,251,544
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 265
Website	ciamiskab.go.id

Recent changes

Prior to the separation of part of this regency in 2012, it had an area of 2,556.75 km² and population of 1,528,306 (at the 2010 census); the regency was until 2012 divided into 36 districts. However, as from 25 October 2012, the existing regency has been split, with 10 districts comprising the southern portion being formed into a new Pangandaran Regency in the extreme southeast of the province (with a 2010 census population of 383,848), leaving 26 districts in the residual Ciamis Regency. The reduced Ciamis Regency covers 1,595.94 km² and the districts comprising it had a population of 1,148,656 at the 2010 census,^[3] which rose to 1,229,069 at the 2020 census^[2] and to an official estimate of 1,251,544 as at mid 2023.^[1]

Tourist destinations

In 2011 Ciamis Regency was boosting the (new) tourist destinations with an idea of making a new Regency in the southern 10 districts of the regency, where there were already several tourist destinations (e.g. Pangandaran Beach). The separate Pangandaran Regency was split off in 2012.

In the five months up to end of May 2014, Ciamis Regency was only visited by 156,423 domestic tourists and just 3 foreign tourists as a spill-off from Pangandaran Beach. The low count was a significant drop compared to when Pangandaran was still part of Ciamis Regency, because Ciamis Regency until now has not yet arranged affordable tourist sites, mainly for foreign tourists.^[4]

A number of artistic and tourist attractions are located in the town of Ciamis Regency.^[5]

Administrative districts

Prior to the separation of Pangandaran Regency as a separate regency, there were 36 districts (kecamatan) within Ciamis Regency. Six of these districts (Baregbeg, Lumbung, Mangunjaya, Purwadadi, Sindangkasih and Sukamantri) had been created between the censuses of 2000 and 2010.

Following the separation of ten districts (Cigugur, Cijulang, Cimerak, Kalipucang, Langkaplancar, Mangunjaya, Padaherang, Pangandaran, Parigi and Sidamulih) to form the new Pangandaran Regency, the remaining Ciamis Regency was divided into 26 districts (kecamatan), but an additional district (Banjaranyar) was subsequently created by splitting of Banjarsari District. The 27 districts are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010^[3] and 2020 census populations,^[2] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] Every district is named after the town which is its administrative centre. The table also includes the number of villages in each district (totaling 258 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Ciamis Town District), and its post code.

The first seven of the districts listed below, with a combined area of 483.46 km² and 310,330 inhabitants in mid 2023, lie to the south and west of Banjar city, whose area (not being administered by the regency) nearly separates these southern districts geographically from the rest of the regency to the north.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n census 2010	Pop'n census 2020	Pop'n estimate mid 2023	No. of villages	Post code
32.07.18	Banjarsari	58.01	102,848	68,974	69,890	12	46383
32.07.37	Banjaranyar	109.85	(a)	39,380	39,900	10	46384
32.07.17	Lakbok	57.63	48,381	54,706	56,580	10	46385
32.07.35	Purwadidi	50.90	35,147	38,935	40,030	9	46380
32.07.19	Pamarican	124.32	64,057	67,416	68,290	14	46361 - 46382
32.07.05	Cidolog	56.32	18,745	19,293	19,420	6	46352
32.07.29	Cimaragas	26.43	15,460	16,066	16,220	5	46381
32.07.03	Cijeungjing	60.67	50,103	53,065	53,850	11	46271
32.07.30	Cisaga	80.07	36,455	37,365	37,560	11	46386
32.07.16	Tambaksari	60.26	21,587	20,775	20,740	6	46388
32.07.15	Rancah	86.61	55,646	56,123	56,150	13	46387
32.07.13	Rajadesa	61.59	48,391	52,526	53,690	11	46254
32.07.14	Sukadana	57.89	22,727	22,923	22,940	6	46272
32.07.01	Ciamis (town)	33.80	93,744	98,610	99,880	12	46211 - 46219
32.07.32	Baregbeg	38.24	40,556	43,811	44,720	9	46274
32.07.02	Cikoneng	47.06	49,852	54,978	56,450	9	46261
32.07.31	Sindangkasih	29.85	44,745	51,038	52,920	9	46268
32.07.06	Cihaurbeuti	64.06	46,815	50,663	51,740	11	46262
32.07.04	Sadananya	46.17	33,527	37,906	39,210	8	46256
32.07.11	Cipaku	78.56	58,649	65,991	68,160	13	46252
32.07.12	Jatinagara	34.12	26,047	27,588	28,000	6	46273
32.07.10	Panawangan	82.26	47,614	50,510	51,280	18	46255
32.07.09	Kawali	36.23	39,027	41,840	42,610	11	46253
32.07.34	Lumbung	27.87	28,335	29,857	30,260	8	46258
32.07.08	Panjalu	73.49	43,391	45,841	46,490	8	46264
32.07.33	Sukamantri	50.55	20,942	22,687	23,180	5	46265
32.07.07	Panumbangan	63.13	55,865	60,202	61,400	14	46263
	Totals	1,595.94	1,148,656	1,229,069	1,251,544	265

Note: (a) the population of what is now Banjaranyar District in 2010 was included with the figure for Banjarsari District, from which it was subsequently separated.

Gallery

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  Coat of arms of the regency in a boundary monument

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Ciamis Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3207)
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. "Pascapisahnya Pangandaran, Wisman ke Kabupaten Ciamis Anjlok". June 30, 2014.
5. "Best Places to Visit in Ciamis". June 23, 2018.