Sumedang Regency is a landlocked

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''(kabupaten)'' of the West Java Province of

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. The regency covers an area of 1,558.72 km² and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,152,507 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,178,235 - comprising 593,815 males and 584,420 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Sumedang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3211) 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

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China.

Administrative districts

Sumedang Regency is divided into twenty-six

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(''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Sumedang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3211) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 270 rural ''desa'' and 7 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postcode. 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

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City and lie within the

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. They cover 224.53 km² and had a combined population of 349,750 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 365,622 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. their official estimate as of mid-2023 was 376,043.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Sumedang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3211)

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

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. 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

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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.

References

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