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Pangandaran Regency

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Pangandaran Regency
Kabupaten Pangandaran
Regency
Regional transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮕᮍᮔ᮪ᮓᮛᮔ᮪
Batu Karas beach
Batu Karas beach
Coat of arms of Pangandaran Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Jaya Karsa Makarya Praja
ᮏᮚ ᮊᮁᮞ ᮙᮊᮁᮚ ᮕᮢᮏ
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Pangandaran Regency is located in Java
Pangandaran Regency
Pangandaran Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Pangandaran Regency is located in Indonesia
Pangandaran Regency
Pangandaran Regency
Pangandaran Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°42′06″S 108°29′41″E / 7.7017°S 108.4946°E / -7.7017; 108.4946
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
Government
 • RegentCitra Pitriyami
 • Vice RegentIno Darsono [id]
Area
 • Total
1,010.92 km2 (390.32 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)
 • Total
436,494
 • Density431.779/km2 (1,118.30/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitepangandarankab.go.id

Pangandaran Regency is a Regency in West Java province, Indonesia, formed on 25 October 2012 out of the former southern portion of Ciamis Regency.[2] The population of this area as of the 2010 Census was 383,848,[3] and was 423,670 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 436,494 (comprising 217,904 males and 218,590 females).[1] The administrative capital is the town of Parigi.

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

Etymology

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The name "Pangandaran" has three meanings: andar, andar-andar, and pangan + daharan. Andar-andar, in Sundanese, means "traveler" or "newcomer." This is because the area was once a place explored by Sundanese fishermen. Furthermore, pangan + daharan means "place to earn a living," as they earned their living by fishing.[5]

Administration

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The regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates for mid 2025.[1] The administrative centre of each district is in the town of the same name. The table also includes the numbers of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its postcode(s).

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2025		No.
of
villages		Post
code
32.18.03Cimerak[6]187.7843,50049,19051,2651146395
32.18.02Cijulang [7]93.4226,27827,75027,979746394
32.18.04Cigugur [8]105.6620,91522,80023,341746392
32.18.05Langkaplancar [9]183.1746,75650,99052,2251546391
32.18.01Parigi [10]100.1541,96746,23047,5791046393
32.18.10Sidamulih [11]90.0226,69429,81030,888746365
32.18.09Pangandaran [12]82.6552,16358,30060,422846396
32.18.08Kalipucang [13]107.4235,43238,29039,036946397
32.18.07Padaherang [14]118.7261,36668,12070,3741446384 (a)
32.18.06Mangunjaya [15]30.1128,77732,20033,385546371
Totals1,010.92383,848423,670436,49493

Note: (a) except the villages of Ciganjeng (with a postcode of 46372) and Sukanagara (with a postcode of 46267).

Tourism

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In 2011 Ciamis Regency was boosting the (new) tourist destinations with the 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.[citation needed] The tourist destinations are Situ Lengkong Panjalu, Kingdom of Sunda Astana Gede Kawali site and the most potential destination is Curug Tujuh, Cibolang, Panjalu.[citation needed] 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.[16]

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.[17]

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 Batu Karas Beach in Cijulang District.[18]

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 increased boat waiting time due to narrow access to Green Canyon and the boat had to wait for those who swam.[19]

Several artistic and tourist attractions attract visitors.[20]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Pangandaran Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218)
  2. ↑ Fadillah, Aldi Nur. "Perjalanan Panjang Pangandaran Menjadi Kabupaten di Jawa Barat". detikjabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  3. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sejarah Pangandaran". mypangandaran (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  6. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cimerak Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218010)
  7. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cijulang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218020)
  8. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Cigugur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218030)
  9. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Langkaplancar Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218040)
  10. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Parigi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218050)
  11. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sidamulih Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218060)
  12. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Pangandaran Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218070)
  13. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kalipucang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218080)
  14. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Padaherang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218090)
  15. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Mangunjaya Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3218100)
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Situ Lengkong Panjalu Diserbu Wisatawan Lebaran" (in Indonesian). 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013. Lengkong Panjalu overrun with Lebaran visitors
  18. ↑ 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
  19. ↑ "Pantai Batu Karas dan Green Canyon Dipadati Pengunjung" (in Indonesian). January 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2013. Rocky Karas Beach and Green Canyon filled with tourists
  20. ↑ "Best Places to Visit in Pangandaran Regency". June 24, 2018.
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