Ciamis Regency


Ciamis Regency is an inland regency in West Java, Indonesia, and shares a provincial border with Central Java. Its seat is Ciamis, also the primary urban center. Formerly, it administrated areas bordering the Indian Ocean.

Recent changes

Prior to the separation of part of this regency in 2012, it had an area of 2,556.75 km² and population of 1,528,306 ; the regency was until 2012 divided into 36 districts. However, as from 25 October 2012, the existing regency has been split, with 10 districts comprising the southern portion being formed into a new Pangandaran Regency, leaving 26 districts in the residual Ciamis Regency, however is smaller in area than Pangandaran Regency. The reduced Ciamis Regency covers 1,433.87 km2 and had a population of 1,389,414 at the end of 2015.

Tourist destinations

In 2011 Ciamis Regency was boosting the tourist destinations with an idea of making a new Regency in the southern 10 districts of the regency, south of the ' isthmus' where there were already several tourist destinations. The separate Pangandaran Regency was split off in 2012.
Up to end of May 2014, Ciamis Regency are only visited by 156,423 domestic tourists and just 3 foreign tourists as spill off from Pangandaran Beach. The counting is a significant drop compared to when Pangandaran is still belong of Ciamis Regency, because Ciamis Regency until now has not yet affordable tourist site, mainly for foreign tourists.
A number of artistic and tourist attractions are located in the town of Ciamis Regency.

Administrative districts

Prior to the separation of Pangandaran Regency as a separate regency, there were 36 districts within Ciamis Regency. Six of these districts had been created between the previous Census of 2000 and the more recent Census of 2010.
Following the separation of ten districts to form the new Pangandaran Regency, the remaining Ciamis Regency is divided into 26 districts, tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2015 Census populations.
NameArea
in
km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2015
Lakbok57.8548,38163,245
Purwadidi40.0535,14745,083
Banjarsari162.62102,848125,950
Pamarican104.2164,05777,301
Cidolog59.0218,74521,674
Cimaragas27.0915,46017,779
Cijeungjing58.2550,10356,625
Cisaga60.4036,45541,449
Tambaksari64.3121,58724,524
Rancah73.0355,64662,967
Rajadesa58.1448,39161,269
Sukadana58.2222,72726,269
Ciamis32.8893,744106,123

NameArea
in
km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2015
Baregbeg24.4840,55646,366
Cikoneng36.0349,85260,186
Sindangkasih26.5144,74556,551
Cihaurbeuti36.1646,81558,387
Sadananya43.5033,52741,346
Cipaku65.6958,64973,914
Jatinagara35.3826,04730,304
Panawangan80.9147,61459,815
Kawali33.3139,02745,885
Lumbung24.8428,33534,854
Panjalu67.0843,39155,261
Sukamantri44.4520,94245,083
Panumbangan59.4655,86567,443

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