Serang Regency (

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: ) is a

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Banten Banten (, , Pegon alphabet, Pegon: بنتن) is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang and its largest city is Tangerang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capi ...

province,

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. It is located in the northwest corner of the island of

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. The administrative center of the regency is at Ciruas, while the capital of the province is the independent municipality of

Serang Serang (, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten pro ...

(''Kota Serang'') which was split off the regency on 17 July 2007. Serang municipality is about 10 km from

Old Banten Old Banten (Indonesian ''Banten Lama'') is an archaeological site in the northern coast of Serang Regency, Banten Province, Banten, Indonesia. Located 11 km north of Serang city, the site of Old Banten contains the ruin of the walled port city ...

, the eponymous former sultanate's capital. Merak, a major port and ferry terminal, is located at the northwest tip of Java, within the independent municipality of

Cilegon Cilegon ( Indonesian: ''Kota Cilegon'', ; Sundanese: ) is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering . It is located on the island of Java. The city had a population of 374,464 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, ...

, which was split off from the regency on 20 April 1999. Serang Regency and its semi-enclaved cities have experienced a heavy influx of residents as Jakarta continues its outward growth; some planning agencies consider it to be part of the metropolitan area. It shares its eastern border with

Tangerang Regency Tangerang Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency (''kabupaten'') of Banten Province, Indonesia. It is located in the northwest of the island of Java. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakart ...

Jabodetabek The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regency ...

. Serang Regency covers a land area of 1,469.92 km², and had a population of 1,402,818 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,622,630 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,701,803 (comprising 868,453 males and 833,350 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Serang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3604). Including Cilegon and Serang cities, both of which the regency surrounds on their landward sides, the mid 2024 population amounted to 2,892,286 inhabiting 1,899.55 km², for an overall density of 1,522.6 per km². Both Cilegon and Serang cities are semi-enclaves within Serang Regency. Serang Regency is bounded by

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to the north,

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to the west,

Greater Jakarta The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta– Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regenc ...

to the east,

Lebak Regency Lebak Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The regency has an area of 3,481.35 km2 and had a population of 1,204,095 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,386,793 a ...

and

Pandeglang Regency Pandeglang Regency ( Sundanese: ) is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is mainly located on the west and south coasts of the island of Java and is the most westerly regency on Java Island, but it also includes several offshore islands su ...

to the south.

Administrative districts

As at time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into twenty-eight

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(''kecamatan''). However, an additional district - Lebakwangi - was created in 2017 from the southeastern part of Pontang District and other neighbouring districts. The districts are tabulated below with their current areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s (all classed as ''desa'') within each district, and its postal code. Note: (a) including offshore Panjang Island (7.4 km²) with 3,420 inhabitants in 2023.
(b) the 2010 population on the new Lebakwangi District is included in the figures for the districts from which it was cut out.

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