Ciawi is a town and an administrative

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

( Indonesian: ''kecamatan'') in the

Bogor Regency Bogor Regency ( Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Bogor'') is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java province in Indonesia, situated south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,991.78 km2, it is considered largely a bedroom community for J ...

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- not to be confused with the similarly named Ciawi District in Tasikmalaya Regency - and is named for the Awi River (the prefix "Ci" mean "river"). Ciawi District borders the city of

Bogor Bogor City (), or Bogor (, ), is a landlocked city in the West Java, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.

to its northwest. It covers an area of 25.53 km², and had a population of 102,994 at the 2010 Census and 114,853 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 117,903 - comprising 60,553 males and 57,350 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Ciawi Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201100) The Indonesian Livestock Research Center is located in Ciawi.

History

When the Bogor Regency was selecting a new regency seat in 1975, Ciawi was considered as an option, but was passed over in favor of Cibinong due to Ciawi being too close to Bogor city proper and thus possibly subject to annexation in the future. Indonesia's first toll road, the

Jagorawi Toll Road The Jakarta–Bogor–Ciawi Toll Road (shortened to Jagorawi Toll Road) is the first toll road in Indonesia. Construction of the highway began in 1973, and it was officially opened on 9 March 1978. The Jagorawi Toll Road links the capital city ...

, was opened in 1978, with Ciawi being its terminus. An extension of the toll road, known as the Bocimi Toll Road, similarly passes through Ciawi, connecting

Sukabumi Sukabumi () is a landlocked city surrounded by the Sukabumi Regency, regency of the same name (within which it is an enclave and exclave, enclave) in the southern foothills of Mount Gede, in West Java, Indonesia, about south of the national ca ...

to Bogor. During 2019, there were plans by the neighboring City of Bogor to annex Ciawi into the city. The regency's government has pushed for the Greater Jakarta LRT to be extended up to Ciawi.

Transport

Ciawi possesses a bus terminal serving intercity buses, and is served by a number of

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routes.

Administration

The administrative centre is at the town of Bendungan, and the district is sub-divided into thirteen villages (''desa''), all sharing the postcode of 16720, as listed below with their areas and their populations as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Ciawi Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201100)

References

{{reflist Districts of Bogor Regency