# Sumedang Regency

Sumedang Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of the West Java Province of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,558.72 km$^2$ and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 Census and 1,152,507 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,178,235 - comprising 593,815 males and 584,420 females. Its administrative centre is in the district of North Sumedang.
The city of Sumedang is famous for its tofu, Tahu bungkeng, which was first produced by a Chinese immigrant from Qing China.

## Administrative districts

Sumedang Regency is divided into twenty-six districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 270 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$. | Pop'n 2010 Census | Pop'n 2020 Census | Pop'n mid 2023 Estimate | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
| 32.11.15 | Jatinangor | 31.60 | 107,695 | 98,034 | 100,108 | Hegarmanah | 12 | 45360 |
| 32.11.14 | Cimanggung | 55.55 | 80,372 | 87,516 | 89,838 | Sindangpakuon | 11 | 45364 |
| 32.11.11 | Tanjungsari | 44.86 | 76,275 | 85,615 | 88,664 | Tanjungsari | 12 | 45362 |
| 32.11.12 | Sukasari | 41.82 | 31,105 | 32,495 | 32,958 | Sukasari | 7 | 45366 |
| 32.11.13 | Pamulihan | 50.70 | 54,306 | 61,962 | 64,475 | Ciptasari | 11 | 45365 |
| 32.11.16 | Rancakalong | 55.07 | 37,492 | 39,740 | 40,477 | Nagarawangi | 10 | 45361 |
| 32.11.17 | Sumedang Selatan (South Sumedang) | 92.51 | 73,881 | 78,437 | 79,928 | Pasanggrahan Baru | 14 $^{(a)}$ | 45311 - 45315 |
| 32.11.18 | Sumedang Utara (North Sumedang) | 30.40 | 88,161 | 97,997 | 101,200 | Talun | 13 $^{(b)}$ | 45321 - 45323 |
| 32.11.19 | Ganeas | 22.90 | 23,398 | 25,267 | 25,875 | Cikoneng | 8 | 45356 |
| 32.11.06 | Situraja | 43.23 | 35,910 | 41,194 | 42,745 | Situraja | 15 | 45371 |
| 32.11.05 | Cisitu | 65.03 | 26,185 | 29,715 | 30,751 | Situmekar | 10 | 45363 |
| 32.11.03 | Darmaraja | 49.38 | 37,028 | 35,860 | 35,912 | Darmaraja | 12 | 45372 |
| 32.11.04 | Cibugel | 59.52 | 20,787 | 23,735 | 24,589 | Cibugel | 7 | 45375 |
| 32.11.01 | Wado | 84.27 | 42,959 | 43,584 | 43,831 | Wado | 10 | 45373 |
| 32.11.02 | Jatinunggal | 72.12 | 41,198 | 44,811 | 45,985 | Sirnasari | 9 | 45376 |
| 32.11.26 | Jatigede | 106.24 | 23,701 | 21,898 | 21,930 | Cijeungjing | 11 | 45377 |
| 32.11.24 | Tomo | 84.74 | 23,562 | 22,982 | 23,016 | Tomo | 9 | 45382 |
| 32.11.25 | Ujungjaya | 86.23 | 29,033 | 30,987 | 31,625 | Ujungjaya | 9 | 45383 |
| 32.11.07 | Conggeang | 106.98 | 28,855 | 28,233 | 28,274 | Conggeangwetan | 12 | 45391 |
| 32.11.08 | Paseh | 31.62 | 35,848 | 37,423 | 37,948 | Paseh Kidul | 10 | 45381 |
| 32.11.22 | Cimalaka | 43.29 | 56,465 | 61,898 | 63,664 | Cimalaka | 14 | 45353 |
| 32.11.23 | Cisarua | 17.71 | 19,028 | 20,228 | 20,620 | Cisarua | 7 | 45355 |
| 32.11.20 | Tanjungkerta | 43.72 | 33,436 | 33,822 | 33,984 | Sukamantri | 12 | 45354 |
| 32.11.21 | Tanjungmedar | 60.67 | 24,152 | 25,789 | 26,323 | Kertamukti | 9 | 45352 |
| 32.11.10 | Buahdua | 107.68 | 31,921 | 31,883 | 31,930 | Buahdua | 14 | 45392 |
| 32.11.09 | Surian | 70.88 | 10,849 | 11,402 | 11,585 | Surian | 9 | 45393 |
| | Totals | 1,558.72 | 1,093,602 | 1,152,507 | 1,178,235 | Sumedang | 277 | |
Notes: (a) comprising 4 kelurahan (Cipameungpeuk, Kotakulon, Pasanggrahan and Regol Wetan) and 10 desa. (b) comprising 3 kelurahan (Kotakaler, Situ and Talun) and 10 desa.
The first five districts named above - Jatinangor, Cimanggung, Tanjungsari, Sukasari, and Pamulihan - are in the southwest corner of the regency adjacent to Bandung City and lie within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. They cover 224.53 km$^2$ and had a combined population of 349,750 at the 2010 Census, and 365,622 at the 2020 Census; their official estimate as of mid-2023 was 376,043.

## Jatigede Dam

In August 2011, the project of Jatigede Dam in Cimanuk River has been initialized. The dam capacity is almost one billion cubic metre and will be Indonesia's second-biggest dam in capacity after Jatiluhur Dam.
An agreement to make a hydropower plant with a capacity of 2x25 megawatts and an estimated cost of $224.4 million was signed in December 2011. The production will be incorporated into the Java-Bali 150KiloVolt transmission system in 2015.

## Waterfalls

In Citengah village area, South Sumedang district there are 18 waterfalls. Citengah agro-tourism and waterfalls village can be reached from Sumedang Central Park to the east through the Cipameungpeuk bridge. The unique waterfalls are the Cigorobog waterfall with its 4-step waterfalls, 30 meters Cimecek waterfall, and U-shape Ciparahu waterfall. The environment is well preserved with monkeys and wild pigs on the hill.