Pangandaran Regency

Pangandaran Regency is a Regency in West Java province, Indonesia, formed on 25 October 2012 out of the southern portion of Ciamis Regency.[1] The population of this area as at the 2010 Census was 383,848, and was 390,316 at the 2015 Inter-Census Survey; the latest estimate (as at 2020) is 401,493.[2] The administrative capital is Parigi.

Pangandaran Regency Kabupaten Pangandaran
Regency
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮍᮔ᮪ᮓᮛᮔ᮪
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Jaya Karsa Makarya Praja ᮏᮚ ᮊᮁᮞ ᮙᮊᮁᮚ ᮕᮢᮏ
Location within West Java
Pangandaran Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Pangandaran Regency Pangandaran Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°42′06″S 108°29′41″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Government
• Regent	Jeje Wiradinata
• Vice Regent	Adang Hadari
Area
• Total	1,680 km^2 (650 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	401,493
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	pangandarankab.go.id

Pangandaran Regency contains a beach called Pantai Pangandaran (Pangandaran Beach) and Cukang Taneuh Canyon (Green Canyon).

Administration

The regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas, their 2010 Census population [3] and the more recent estimates for 2014:[4]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010	Population Estimate 2014[5]
Cimerak	192.56	43,500	51,442
Cijulang	92.24	26,278	26,302
Cigugur	122.52	20,915	22,613
Langkaplancar	199.81	46,756	52,860
Parigi	114.79	41,967	44,090
Sidamulih	88.54	26,694	34,352
Pangandaran	78.78	52,163	65,800
Kalipucang	157.81	35,432	37,921
Padaherang	114.11	61,366	56,821
Mangunjaya	33.17	28,777	30,405

Tourism

In 2011 Ciamis Regency was boosting the (new) tourist destinations with an idea of making a new Regency on the south of the '(virtual) isthmus' where there is also a tourist destination (Pangandaran Beach) as a cash cow. The tourist destinations are Situ Lengkong Panjalu, Kingdom of Sunda Astana Gede Kawali site and the most potential destination is Curug Tujuh, Cibolang, Panjalu. Curug Tujuh is located 2 kilometres from Cibolang main road. Curug Tujuh means "seven waterfalls", due to there being 7 waterfalls along a 5 kilometres track. The tallest waterfall is more than one hundred metres high.[6]

Situ Lengkong Panjalu, 76.2 hectares has a small island in the centre of the lake called Nusa Gede where many East Javanese people come to visit King of Panjalu's son's cemetery.[7]

In June 2011 the Tourism and Culture Ministry agreed to make the Pangandaran area into a National Tourism Site like Bali. It covers Karapyak Beach in Kalipucang District through Pangandaran Beach in Pangandaran district and to Batu Karas Beach in Cijulang District.[8]

In 2010, Green Canyon was visited by 125,000 visitors and in 2011 by 150,000 visitors. On holiday there were more than 2,000 visitors per day made increase of boat waiting time due to narrow access to Green Canyon and the boat should wait for them who swam.[9]

A number of artistic and tourist attractions attract visitors.[10]

References

1. http://www.metrotvnews.com/metronews/news/2012/10/22/110975/DPR-Pemerintah-Sepakati-Provinsi-Baru-Kalimatan-Utara/1
2. Badan Pusat Statistic, Jakarta, 2020.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2015.
5. BPS, 2015.
6. "Ciamis Benahi Tempat Wisata Potensial". Poskotanews.com (in Indonesian). Poskota.co.id. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
7. "Situ Lengkong Panjalu Diserbu Wisatawan Lebaran" (in Indonesian). 4 September 2011. Lengkong Panjalu overrun with Lebaran visitors
8. NURHANDOKO (28 June 2011). "Pangandaran Diproyeksikan Jadi Andalan Wisata Nasional". Pikaran Rakyat Online (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2012. Pangandaran projected to be a National tourist location
9. "Pantai Batu Karas dan Green Canyon Dipadati Pengunjung" (in Indonesian). January 1, 2012. Rocky Karas Beach and Green Canyon filled with tourists
10. "Best Places to Visit in Pangandaran Regency". June 24, 2018.