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Sukabumi Regency (, ; ) is a regency (kabupaten) in southwestern Java, as part of West Java province of Indonesia. The regency seat is located in Palabuhanratu, a coastal district facing the Indian Ocean. The regency fully encircles the administratively separated city of Sukabumi. Covering an area of 4,164.15 km2, the regency is the largest regency in West Java and the second largest regency on Java after the Banyuwangi Regency in East Java. The regency had a population of 2,341,409 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2,725,450 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,802,404 (comprising 1,421,474 males and 1,380,930 females),Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sukabumi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3202) with a large proportion of it living in the northeastern part of the regency that encircles Sukabumi City, south of Mount Gede. A plan to create a new regency, the putative North Sukabumi Regency, was considered by the Indonesian government in 2013, but has been deferred until the end of the current morotorium on new creations of regencies. Dana Pemekaran Terancam Batal
Sukabumi is strategically located south of Jabodetabek (the Jakarta Metropolitan Area) and west of the Bandung Metro, two largest metropolitan area in Indonesia. Geologically, the regency is at the western end of the Cimandiri Fault, which splits the northern plateau from the southern hilly areas. Its southern region is less populated and contains a high level of biodiversity and significant geological heritage, acknowledged in 2015 by UNESCO with the declaration of Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark located in the southwestern coast of the regency.
After the fall of Sunda Kingdom in 1579, most of present-day Sukabumi Regency was under the control of Sumedang Larang, while the area west of Mount Gede was controlled by the Banten Sultanate. In 1620, King Aria Suriadiwangsa of Sumedang Larang declared his kingdom as part of Mataram Sultanate. During this era, Dipati Ukur, the local ruler of present-day Bandung revolted against Mataram after the failed Siege of Batavia. The revolt triggered migration of people from Sumedang Larang to move and settle the area around Palabuhanratu and Jampang to protect themselves from the approaching Mataram troops.
After Sultan Agung died in 1645, the Priangan region slowly broke away from Mataram influence. In 1674, Trunajaya rebellion started in Madura and greatly weakened Mataram. Sukabumi, which was still a part of Cianjur, declared itself independent from Mataram under the leadership of Wiratanu I in 1677, when Trunajaya forces sacked the Plered Palace in Mataram's capital. (1986). 9789798075001, Dinas Pariwisata Propinsi Daerah Tingket I Jawa Barat. ISBN 9789798075001 The Sultanate itself was officially ceded Priangan region west of Citarum River to the VOC on October 20, 1677, by an unequal treaty between Amangkurat II and Joan Maetsuycker, as a compensation for Dutch assistance to quell the Trunajaya rebellion. (2005). 9789798682506, Pemerintah Provinsi Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Dinas Kebudayaan dan Permuseuman. ISBN 9789798682506 By that time, there were only few rural Sundanese settlements existed, one of the largest was Cikole. Under the leadership of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Banten tried to reclaim Priangan between 1677 and 1683 via an invasion of Cianjur, however his effort was ultimately failed when Banten descended into civil war between Ageng and his crown prince Abdul Kahhar.
On January 13, 1815, under the British rule, the Tjikole Viceregency was renamed as Soekaboemi Viceregency. The name Soekaboemi was proposed by a Dutch surgeon and plantation owner named Dr. Andries de Wilde, who owned a plantation and resided in the viceregency. The origin of the name came from the combination of two Sanskrit words, Soeka (happiness, likely) and Boemi (earth, land). Thus Soekaboemi could be translated as "Likable Land".
In 1921, by the decree of Governor General Dirk Fock, Tjiandjoer Regency was divided into two regencies, Tjiandjoer and Soekaboemi regencies, effective from June 1, 1921. The first regent of Soekaboemi was R. A. A. Soerianatabrata, who also held position as Sukabumi's last viceregent. He held this position until 1930. From 1926 to 1931, Soekaboemi served as the capital of the short-lived West Priangan Residency.
The Cikaso Waterfall (Ciniti Waterfall) is located in Jampang Kulon district, 1.5 hours drive (70 kilometres) from Sukabumi City. The waterfall height is 80 metres; it consists of 3 waterfalls, from left to right Asepan Waterfall, Meong Waterfall and Aki Waterfall.
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Notes: (a) Of the 47 district capitals, 5 are classed as urban kelurahan (Surade, Palabuhanratu, Cibadak, Cicurug and Jampang Kulon) while the other 42 are rated as rural desa . These 5 are the only kelurahan in the regency.
(b) Ciemas District includes five small offshore islands - Pulau Gotor , Pulau Karanghantu , Pulau Kunti , Pulau Mandra and Pulau Manuk .
(c) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre). (d) except the village of Caringin, with a post code of 43154.
(e) except the village of Nagrak, with a post code of 43132, and the village of Sukasari, with a post code of 43134.
The creation of a new North Sukabumi Regency (Kabupaten Sukabumi Utara ), a proposal under consideration by the Indonesian Parliament since 2013 but currently deferred, would comprise 21 of the above 47 districts from the existing Sukabumi Regency. These 21 districts are indicated by asterisks (*) in the above table.
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