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Subang is a town and the capital of the Subang Regency in
Subang is a town and the capital of the Subang Regency in West Java
West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...
, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
. It lies approximately southeast of Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital city, capital and list of Indonesian cities by population, largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coa ...
and northeast of Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
by road. The district had a population of 120,346 in 2010 which grew to 137,284 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 139,046.
History
In April 1952 the ''Harian Rakjat
( EYD: , 'People's Daily') was an Indonesian newspaper published by the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) from 1951-1965. The motto was ('For the people there is only one daily, Harian Rakjat!'). Harian Rakyat was managed by Njoto as a memb ...
'' stated that the Communist Party of Indonesia
The Communist Party of Indonesia ( Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in Indonesia during the mid-20th century. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965 ...
had organized a course in Subang along with Karawang
Karawang (Kota Karawang or Karawang Kota) is the capital of the Karawang Regency of West Java, Indonesia. It is 32 miles east of Jakarta, and had a population of 307,880 at the 2020 Census, spread over two districts of the regency - West Karawang ...
.
Landmarks
The government office Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Subang, the House of Representatives of Subang District, the park Alun Alun Kabupaten Subang, and Al-Musabaqoh Grand Mosque are in the town centre. TheUniversity of Subang
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
is in the southeast and the football pitch Stadion Persikas lies in the south of the town. P. T. Taekwung Industrial Estate lies on the northeastern outskirts of the town as does a Class II prison in the north. The principal hospital is Rumah Sakit PTPN VIII Hospital.
Museum Wisma Karya is a colonial period building and museum in Subang. It contains a range of items from ancient fossils to a bronze statue of P.W. Hofland, which was made in 1878.
Climate
Subang has a borderlinetropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southe ...
(Af) and tropical monsoon climate
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ...
(Am) with exactly in the driest month, August. It has moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.
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* * Subang Regency Districts of West Java Regency seats of West Java Populated places in West Java {{WJava-geo-stub