Majalengka Regency Kabupaten Majalengka |
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Regency | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮙᮏᮜᮦᮀᮊ |
Motto: Sindang Kasih Sugih Mukti | |
Location within West Java |
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Location in Java and Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 6°50′07″S 108°13′39″E / 6.8352°S 108.2276°ECoordinates: 6°50′07″S 108°13′39″E / 6.8352°S 108.2276°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | West Java |
Government | |
• Regent | Sutrisno |
Area | |
• Total | 1,204.24 km2 (464.96 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,182,109 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
Area code(s) | +62 233 |
Website | Local Government Site |
Majalengka Regency is one of the 18 regencies (kabupaten) in West Java, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,204.24 sq. km, and had a population of 1,166,473 at the 2010 Census; the latest estimate (as at 2014) was 1,254,440. The capital is the town of Majalengka.
As at the 2010 Census, this regency consists of twenty-six districts (kecamatan), subdivided into 13 urban villages (kelurahan) and 318 rural villages (desa). These districts are as follows, listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
The incumbent regency officer (Bupati) of this regency is Hj. Tutty Hayati Anwar SH. MSi.
The new airport to serve the Jakarta megacity was begun in 2015 with a 3,000 metre runway for phase-1. It is predicted that it will be completed by the end of 2016. The airport, which is 70 km east of Jakarta, will have an area of 1,800 hectares; it can accommodate a double runway of up to 4,000 meters.
In March 2012, 2 foreign national champion paragliders have surveyed Mount Panten. Landing area, wind velocity and mainly take off area are suitable for paragliding world championship. The take off area is very vast, possible to make take off for several paragliders in the same time and cannot be found in other countries.