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Garut Regency

Regency in West Java, Indonesia

Field	Value
official_name	Garut Regency
native_name	Kabupaten Garut
native_name_lang	id
nickname	Kabupaten Intan
(Regency of Diamonds)
settlement_type	Regency
translit_lang1	Other
translit_lang1_type1	Sundanese
translit_lang1_info1
motto	Tata Tengtrem Kerta Raharja
(Orderly, peaceful, and prosperous)
image_skyline	Cangkuang 3.jpg
image_caption	Cangkuang Temple
image_shield	Lambang Kabupaten Garut.svg
image_map	Map of West Java highlighting Garut Regency.svg
map_caption	Location within West Java
pushpin_map	Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
pushpin_label	Garut Regency
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Java and Indonesia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Indonesia
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	West Java
seat_type	Regency seat
seat	South Tarogong
(Tarogong Kidul)
leader_title	Regent
leader_name
leader_title1	Vice Regent
leader_name1
area_total_km2	3065.19
population_as_of	mid 2024 estimate
population_note
population_total	2716950
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	WIB
utc_offset	+7
postal_code_type
area_code	0262
website

(Regency of Diamonds)

(Orderly, peaceful, and prosperous) (Tarogong Kidul) Garut Regency (, ; ) is a regency in the Indonesian province of West Java. It covers an area of 3,065.19 km2 (1,186.91 mi2). Geographically, it lies between 6°5734 – 7°4457 South latitude and 107°2434 – 108°734 East longitude. The population at the 2010 census was 2,404,121, and at the 2020 census was 2,585,607; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,716,950 (comprising 1,388,850 males and 1,328,100 females). South Tarogong (Tarogong Kidul) is the regency seat, which is located within the urbanised area of Greater Garut, which covers the four districts of Tarogong Kidul, Tarogong Kaler, Garut Kota and Karangpawitan - with a combined area of almost 150 km2 and a population in mid 2024 of just over 500,000.

Adjacent regencies

It is bordered by:

Eastern side: Tasikmalaya Regency
Western side: Cianjur Regency and Bandung Regency
Northern side: Sumedang Regency
Southern side: Indian Ocean

Geography

In general, Garut has a cool but tropical climate, with an average temperature of 24 °C (76 °F). Average annual rainfall is 2,590 mm (102 inches). This area includes valley territory surrounded by volcanoes (Mount Karacak: 1,838 m, Mount Cikuray: 2,821 m, Mount Guntur: 2,249 m, Mount Papandayan: 2,622 m) on the northern side, with average heights of 700–750 m above sea level. Streams of solidified lava are present on their slopes.

Administrative districts

Garut Regency is currently divided into 42 districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 and 2020 censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 421 rural desa and 21 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

However, in 2013 the National Legislative Council approved a proposal to create a new Regency - South Garut Regency (Kabupaten Garut Selatan) - to include the 16 southernmost districts (those listed first in the table below) of the existing Garut Regency, with a combined population of 701,962 in mid 2024. The new Regency would thus inherit 63% of the land area of the existing regency, but only 25.8% of its population in mid 2024. As at 2025, this proposal has not yet been implemented, but for convenience the table below has been split to distinguish those districts in the proposed South Garut Regency.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)	Area
in
km2	Pop'n
2010
census	Pop'n
2020
census	Pop'n
mid 2024
estimate	Admin
centre	No.
of
Villages	Post
code
32.05.35	Cisewu	172.83	32,976	33,412	34,248	Cisewu	9
32.05.36	Caringin	99.03	29,566	32,010	33,663	Purbayani	6
32.05.37	Talegong	108.74	30,715	28,747	29,466	Sukamulya	7
32.05.31	Bungbulang	146.98	59,659	58,300	60,329	Bungbulang	13
32.05.32	Mekarmukti	55.22	15,634	18,161	19,627	Cijayana	5
32.05.34	Pamulihan	132.44	17,570	18,592	19,380	Pakenjeng	5
32.05.33	Pakenjeng	198.44	65,752	68,277	70,653	Jatiwangi	13
32.05.30	Cikelet	172.32	40,928	44,488	46,858	Cikelet	11
32.05.27	Pameungpeuk	44.11	38,852	42,560	44,962	Mandalakasih	8
32.05.29	Cibalong	213.59	40,768	44,565	47,042	Karya Mukti	11
32.05.28	Cisompet	172.25	49,848	52,746	54,981	Cisompet	11
32.05.26	Peundeuy	56.79	22,408	23,755	24,779	Peundeuy	6
32.05.24	Singajaya	67.69	45,509	47,313	48,982	Singajaya	9
32.05.25	Cihurip	40.42	17,993	18,691	19,386	Cihurip	4
32.05.22	Cikajang	124.95	78,164	83,944	88,004	Cikajang	12
32.05.23	Banjarwangi	123.82	56,100	57,780	59,602	Banjarwangi	11
	***Totals
South Garut***	1,929.62	642,442	673,341	701,962		141

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)	Area
in
km2	Pop'n
2010
census	Pop'n
2020
census	Pop'n
mid 2024
estimate	Admin
centre	No.
of
Villages	Post
code
32.05.19	Cilawu	77.63	100,073	107,738	113,057	Cilawu	18
32.05.17	Bayongbong	49.95	93,102	102,703	108,793	Bayongbong	18
32.05.18	Cigedug	31.20	38,199	43,475	46,613	Cigedug	5
32.05.20	Cisurupan	80.88	95,086	98,587	101,957	Balewangi	17
32.05.21	Sukaresmi	35.17	37,082	39,844	41,779	Sukaresmi	7
32.05.07	Samarang	59.71	71,169	77,181	81,220	Samarang	13
32.05.08	Pasirwangi	46.70	62,048	64,935	67,399	Pasirwangi	12
32.05.05	Tarogong Kidul	19.46	108,192	114,965	120,031	Sukakarya	12 (a)
32.05.04	Tarogong Kaler	50.57	84,843	95,942	102,612	Cimanganten	13 (b)
32.05.01	Garut Kota	27.71	126,452	127,583	131,809	Pakuwon	11 (c)
32.05.02	Karangpawitan	52.07	116,833	135,814	146,814	Sindanglaya	20 (d)
32.05.03	Wanaraja	35.26	44,036	48,281	51,023	Wanaraja	9
32.05.42	Sucinaraja	33.83	26,045	29,105	30,986	Tegalpanjang	7
32.05.41	Pangatikan	19.72	38,472	42,043	44,375	Cimaragas	8
32.05.15	Sukawening	38.83	49,689	55,890	59,652	Sukamukti	11
32.05.16	Karangtengah	23.28	16,107	18,371	19,713	Sindanggalih	4
32.05.06	Banyuresmi	47.88	78,190	91,016	95,663	Bagendit	15
32.05.09	Leles	73.51	76,056	83,445	88,208	Leles	12
32.05.11	Leuwigoong	19.35	41,485	46,398	49,412	Leuwigoong	8
32.05.12	Cibatu	41.43	63,598	73,646	77,549	Cibatu	11
32.05.13	Kersamanah	16.50	35,583	38,612	40,642	Kersamanah	6
32.05.40	Cibiuk	19.90	30,368	34,560	37,054	Cipareuan	5
32.05.10	Kadungora	37.31	86,516	92,233	96,423	Karangtengah	14
32.05.38	Balubur
Limbangan	73.59	76,530	78,608	81,001	Limbangantimur	14
32.05.39	Selaawi	34.07	37,167	41,703	44,468	Selaawi	7
32.05.14	Malangbong	92.38	118,671	129,588	136,735	Malangbong	24
	***Totals
North Garut***	1,135.55	1,761,679	1,912,266	2,014,988		301
	***Totals
Garut Regency***	3,065.19	2,404,121	2,585,607	2,716,950		442

Note: (a) comprising 5 urban kelurahan (Jayawaras, Pataruman, Sukagalih, Sukajaya and Sukakarya) and 7 rural desa. (b) including one kelurahan (Pananjung). (c) comprising all 11 kelurahan (Cimuncang, Ciwalen, Kota Kulon, Kota Wetan, Margawati, Muara Sanding, Pakuwon, Paminggir, Regol, Sukamantri and Sukanegla). (d) comprising 4 kelurahan (Karangmulya, Lebakjaya, Lengkongjaya and Sucikaler) and 16 desa. (e) except the desa of Cangkuang, which has a post code of 44119.

Administratively, the 42 districts are subdivided into 442 villages, comprising 421 rural desa and 21 urban kelurahan. Cibalong District is the largest district and covers 6.97% of the area of all Garut Regency districts, while the Kersamanah District is the smallest, with an area of 1,650 ha or 0.54%. Garut constitutes the buffer land and hinterland for the development of Bandung Raja's territory. It has a strategic position and acts as the supplier for the needs of Bandung Municipality and Bandung Regency's populations.

The Garut Regency has two distinct topographical areas:

Northern Garut consists of highlands and mountainous terrain, which have the largest rice fields of Garut
Southern Garut is mostly made out of downward sloping lands, along with twelve main rivers which flow south into the Java Trench, an area of oceanic crust near the southern coast of Java that is part of the larger Indian Ocean.

Tourist resorts are well-established in Garut Regency, with coastal views, and others with craters, waterfalls, lakes and a hot springs.

History

Coat of Arms of Garut Regency (then spelt "Garoet" in Dutch) used during Dutch colonial era, adopted from 1920s.

On March 2, 1811, the Balubur Limbangan Regency was defeated by Governor General Herman W. Daendels (of the Dutch Colonial Army), and Regent Tumenggung Wangsakusumah II resigned. Balubur Limbangan Regency at that date comprised 6 districts: Balubur, Malangbong, Wanaraja, Wanakerta, Cibeureum and Papandak.

On 16 February 1813, a new Limbangan Regency was founded by Lt. Governor Sir Stamford Raffles, the regency which subsequently became Garut Regency. R.A.A. Adiwijaya was the first Regent of Garut Regency. He governed from 1813 until 1821. He was well known for his call of Dalem Cipeujeuh.

File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Monumentale trap naar bordes van het sanatorium te Garoet. TMnr 60002524.jpg|Garut sanatorium in the 1920s File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De regent van Garoet en zijn familie TMnr 60009520.jpg|The Regent of Garut Raden Adipati Aria Wiratanudatar VII with his wife, RA Lasminingrat, and family. File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Hoofdweg van Garoet links de apotheek Preanger TMnr 10014985.jpg|Garut's main street in 1936

Localities

Garsela
Sindangratu

Local produce

Land fertility varies greatly because of influence by mountains, rivers and coastal lowlands. As a result, agricultural businesses are primarily plantation-based, as well as subsistence farming and animal husbandry, followed by forest resources.

Some known products from Garut are:

Garut Orange fruits (Jeruk Garut)
Mangdogars Handycraft "Mang Dogar" as Garut Icon likes ornament, dolls, souvenir, clothes
Garut Lamb (Domba Garut)
Dodol Garut (a snack)
Vetiver Root Oil (Andropogon zizanioides)
Batik Tulis Garutan (hand painted clothes)
Silk clothes
Gemstones
Leather crafts
Bamboo crafts

Tourism in Garut

Garut is known as Zwitserse van Java (Switzerland of Java). It has so many tourist attractions divided into several tourism zone units (Indonesian: Satuan Kawasan Wisata (SKW)):

Cangkuang TZU including Paragliding Mount Haruman, Cikembulan Zoo, Cimandi Racun Waterfall, Cangkuang Lake, Cangkuang, Jafar Umar Sidiq Tomb,
Cipanas TZU including Bagendit Lake, Citiis Waterfall, Mount Guntur, Cipanas Water Park
Darajat Crater TZU including Darajat Crater and water parks around.
Mbah Godog Tomb TZU including Godog Tomb, Linggaratu Tomb, Cinunuk Tomb, Talaga Bodas,
Ngamplang TZU including Cihanyawar Waterfall, Flamboyan Golf Course, Dayeuh Manggung Tea Plantation,
Pameungpeuk TZU including Darmaga Beach, Manulusu Beach, Gunung Geder, Santolo Beach, Neglasari Beach, Sayang Heulang Beach
Papandayan TZU including Cimmanuk River Rafting, Ciburuy Site, Curug Orok, Papandayan Crater,
Rancabuaya TZU including Rancabuaya Beach, Cikandang River Rafting, Sanghiyang Taraje Waterfall,
Sancang TZU including Sancang Forest, Cijeruk Indah Beach and Karang Paranje Beach

References

Bibliography

References

Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Garut Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3205)
Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
"Council backs South Garut as new regency".
Ika Krismantari, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/18/garut-the-hidden-beauty-west-java.html Garut: The Hidden Beauty of West Java'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 19 April 2011.

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