Indramayu Regency

Indramayu Regency

*Kabupaten Indramayu*
Indramayu Regency Kabupaten Indramayu
Regency
Regional transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮄᮔ᮪ᮓᮢᮙᮚᮥ
• Hanacaraka	ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦩꦪꦸ
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Remaja (Religius, Maju, Mandiri dan Sejahtera; Religious, Advanced, Independent, Affluent)
	Location within West Java
	Indramayu Regency Location in Java and Indonesia Indramayu Regency Indramayu Regency (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 6°19′35″S 108°19′22″E / 6.3265°S 108.3228°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Government
• Regent	Nina Agustina
• Vice Regent	Lucky Hakim
Area
• Total	2,099.42 km2 (810.59 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	1,894,325
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Language	Indonesian (official); Javanese; Sundanese (Indramayu dialect)
• Religion	Islam (majority)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	+62 234
Website	indramayukab.go.id

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.

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

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

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

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

Turner, Peter (1997). Java (1st ed.). Melbourne: Lonely Planet. p. 315. ISBN 0-86442-314-4.

^ ^a ^b ^c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Indramayu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3212)
^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.