Indramayu

History

Dermayu is the old name for Indramayu, in the form of the Dermayu Sultanate that was founded by Sultan Khalif Aria Wirasamudra in 1478 after gaining independence from the Majapahit empire. Sultan Marangali became the last Dermayu Sultan in 1770, after that the area fully came under colonial rule of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

Administrative divisions

Indramayu District is divided into 18 villages of which eight are urban kelurahan (listed first in the table below) and the other ten are rural desa. The table also includes the areas and populations of the villages at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses, and the official estimates as at mid 2023, together with their post codes.

Climate

Indramayu has a tropical savanna climate of Aw sub-type with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

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Demographics

The number of (registered) citizens of Indramayu Regency is about 1,914,000 in mid 2024, but in the town itself just 125,570 people reside as at mid 2024. The estimated land area of the town of Indramayu is 48.21 km2. The local population near the shore subside on fishing. Furthermore, kapok, cloves, citrus and other fruits are cultivated. Indramayu is famous for the special sweet mangosteens and is also known as one of mango producers in West Java. Indramayu was known as Indonesia's main rice supplier in the early 1980s to late 1990s.

Religion

98.8% of the inhabitants are adherents of Islam, with the others being Protestant or Catholic Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, and Confucians.

Economy

Crude oil is found in the Indramayu area. Pertamina, the state's oil company, have operated a refinery just outside the town since 1994.

That aside, because of an overall lack of industry and jobs, there is migration to other parts of Indonesia. In 2015, the unemployment in the town is 11.85% compared to a national average of 6.3% in 2016. Agriculture, trades, and services are the largest employers which altogether employed 73% of the workforce. The majority of "agricultural" workers are either rice farmers or fishermen, which employs about 5,000 workers each.

Greater Indramayu

The urban area of the town extends beyond the district boundaries, in particular in the adjoining districts of Balongan, Sindang and Pasekan. it was calculated that at the 1990 Census the urban area included a population of 220,368.

References

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Indramayu Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3212)
2. "History of Dermayu".
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Indramayu Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3212150)
4. (August 2025). "Kecamatan Indramayu dalam Angka". Indonesian Bureau of Statistics.
5. "Pertamina - Unit Pengolahan VI - Balongan". Pertamina.
6. Robert Cribb, ''Historical Atlas of Indonesia'' (University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 2000) {{ISBN. 978-0-8248-2111-1.