Serang Regency (

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: ) is a

regency A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...

Banten Banten ( id, Banten; Sundanese: , romanized ''Banten'') is the westernmost province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta on the east, the Java Se ...

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 ( id, Kota 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 Baros). The city is located towards the north ...

(''Kota Serang'') which was split off the regency in 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 Census and 434,896 at the 2020 Ce ...

. Serang Regency and its capital 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 of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The current regent is Ahmed Zaki Iskandar. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakarta City but ...

Jabodetabek The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor–Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi), and sometimes extended to Jabodetabekjur (with the acronym extended to include part of Cianjur Regency) ...

. Serang Regency covers an area of 1,467.35 km², and had a population of 1,402,818 at the 2010 Census and 1,622,630 at the 2020 Census. Including Cilegon and Serang cities which the regency surrounds on their landward sides, the 2020 population amounted to 2,749,627 inhabiting 1,909.56 km², for an overall density of 1,440 per km². Cilegon and Serang Cities are semi-enclaves within Serang Regency. Locator Kabupaten Serang

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 Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor–Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi), and sometimes extended to Jabodetabekjur (with the acronym extended to include part of Cianjur Regency) ...

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 3,305.072 km2 and had a population of 1,204,095 at the 2010 census and 1,386,793 at the 2020 census; the official estima ...

and

Pandeglang Regency Pandeglang Regency (Sundanese script, Sundanese: ) is a Regency (Indonesia), 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 als ...

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 - Lebak Wangi - has been created since 2010 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.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The districts are subdivided into 326 'villages' (''desa'' and ''kelurahan''). Note: (a) the 2010 population on the new Lebak Wangi District is included in the figures for the districts from which it was cut out.

References

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