Sumedang Regency

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Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮙᮨᮓᮀ
CountryIndonesia
DemonymsSumedangite
Warga Sumedang (id)
Urang Sumedang (su)
Sumedang Regency
Kabupaten Sumedang
Sumedang Larang
Other transcription(s)
  Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮙᮨᮓᮀ
Coat of arms of Sumedang Regency
Motto: 
Insun Medal Tandang
(Orderly, Safe, Comfortable, Peaceful, Elegant)
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Sumedang Regency is located in Java
Sumedang Regency
Sumedang Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Sumedang Regency is located in Indonesia
Sumedang Regency
Sumedang Regency
Sumedang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°51′44″S 107°55′15″E / 6.8621°S 107.9207°E / -6.8621; 107.9207
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
CapitalNorth Sumedang
Government
  RegentDony Ahmad Munir [id]
  Vice RegentFajar Aldila [id]
Area
  Total
1,558.72 km2 (601.83 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025)
  Total
1,195,531
  Density766.995/km2 (1,986.51/sq mi)
 [1]
DemonymsSumedangite
Warga Sumedang (id)
Urang Sumedang (su)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 261
Websitesumedangkab.go.id

Sumedang Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of the West Java Province of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,558.72 km2 and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 Census[2] and 1,152,507 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 1,195,531 (comprising 601,748 males and 593,783 females) based on projections, but other data sourced from the records of the Sumedang Regency Population and Civil Registration Service in 2025 is 1,233,691 people (with 622,941 male and 610,750 female residents).[1] Its administrative centre is in the district of North Sumedang, one of the two administrative districts which form the town of Sumedang. The town of Sumedang is famous for its tofu (Tahu bungkeng), which was first produced by a Chinese immigrant from Qing China.

Sumedang Regency is divided into twenty-six districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 270 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2.
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2025
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
32.11.15Jatinangor31.60107,69598,034101,493Hegarmanah1245360
32.11.14Cimanggung55.5580,37287,51691,399Sindangpakuon1145364
32.11.11Tanjungsari44.8676,27585,61590,737Tanjungsari1245362
32.11.12Sukasari41.8231,10532,49533,263Sukasari745366
32.11.13Pamulihan50.7054,30661,96266,191Ciptasari1145365
32.11.16Rancakalong55.0737,49239,74040,966Nagarawangi1045361
32.11.17Sumedang Selatan
(South Sumedang)
92.5173,88178,43780,920Pasanggrahan Baru14 (a)45311
- 45315
32.11.18Sumedang Utara
(North Sumedang)
30.4088,16197,997103,373Talun13 (b)45321
- 45323
32.11.19Ganeas22.9023,39825,26726,282Cikoneng845356
32.11.06Situraja43.2335,91041,19443,801Situraja1545371
32.11.05Cisitu65.0326,18529,71531,455Situmekar1045363
32.11.03Darmaraja49.3837,02835,86035,939Darmaraja1245372
32.11.04Cibugel59.5220,78723,73525,170Cibugel745375
32.11.01Wado84.2742,95943,58443,987Wado1045373
32.11.02Jatinunggal72.1241,19844,81146,775Sirnasari945376
32.11.26Jatigede106.2423,70121,89821,946Cijeungjing1145377
32.11.24Tomo84.7423,56222,98223,033Tomo945382
32.11.25Ujungjaya86.2329,03330,98732,050Ujungjaya945383
32.11.07Conggeang106.9828,85528,23328,296Conggeangwetan1245391
32.11.08Paseh31.6235,84837,42338,294Paseh Kidul1045381
32.11.22Cimalaka43.2956,46561,89864,855Cimalaka1445353
32.11.23Cisarua17.7119,02820,22820,882Cisarua745355
32.11.20Tanjungkerta43.7233,43633,82234,086Sukamantri1245354
32.11.21Tanjungmedar60.6724,15225,78926,679Kertamukti945352
32.11.10Buahdua107.6831,92131,88331,954Buahdua1445392
32.11.09Surian70.8810,84911,40211,705Surian945393
Totals1,558.721,093,6021,152,5071,195,531Sumedang277

Notes: (a) comprising 4 kelurahan (Cipameungpeuk, Kotakulon, Pasanggrahan and Regol Wetan) and 10 desa.
(b) comprising 3 kelurahan (Kotakaler, Situ and Talun) and 10 desa.

The first five districts named above - Jatinangor, Cimanggung, Tanjungsari, Sukasari, and Pamulihan - are in the southwest corner of Sumedang Regency adjacent to Bandung City and Bandung Regency, and lie within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. They cover 224.53 km2 and had a combined population of 349,750 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 365,622 at the 2020 Census;[3] their official estimate as at mid 2025 was 383,083, whereas local registration data indicates a population for that date of 394,769 in these five districts.[1]

Jatigede Dam

Waterfalls

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