Banjar | |
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| City of Banjar Kota Banjar | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮘᮔ᮪ᮏᮁ |
 Welcome sign | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: ᮞᮧᮙᮂᮔ ᮘᮌ᮪ᮏ ᮓᮤ ᮘᮥᮃᮔ Somahna Bagja di Buana (Its people are happy in this world) | |
 Location withinWest Java | |
| Coordinates:7°22′10″S108°32′29″E / 7.3695°S 108.5414°E /-7.3695; 108.5414 | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province |  West Java |
| Consolidated | 2 March 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sudarsono [id] |
| • Vice Mayor | Supriana [id] |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.71 km2 (50.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 209,791 |
| • Density | 1,617.4/km2 (4,189.0/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 265 |
| Website | banjarkota.go.id |
Banjar (Sundanese:ᮘᮔ᮪ᮏᮁ), is a city located in the east ofWest Java,Indonesia, on the border between West Java andCentral Java. It was originally administered as part ofCiamis Regency, which surrounds it (except on the northeast side, where there is a common boundary withCentral Java province, along theTanduy River), but was split off to become an independent city on 11 December 2002. It covers a land area of 129.71 km2, and had a population of 175,157 at the 2010 Census[2] and 200,970 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid 2024 was 209,791 (comprising 105,289 males and 104,502 females).[1] This city is also known asBanjar Patroman orPataruman.
The city of Banjar is divided into four administrativedistricts (Indonesian:kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimate as at mid 2024.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number ofadministrative villages in each district (totaling 9 classed as urbankelurahan and 16 as ruraldesa), and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n census 2010 | Pop'n census 2020 | Pop'n estimate mid 2024 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.79.01 | Banjar | 26.16 | 52,449 | 59,530 | 60,431 | Balokang | 7(a) | 46311 - 46315, 46317, 46321 |
| 32.79.03 | Purwaharja | 17.21 | 20,527 | 24,200 | 25,519 | Puwaharja | 4(b) | 46331 - 46334 |
| 32.79.02 | Pataruman | 54.12 | 54,286 | 61,320 | 63,614 | Hegarsari | 8(c) | 46316, 46322, 46323, 46326, 46327, 46335 |
| 32.79.04 | Langensari | 32.23 | 47,895 | 56,920 | 60,227 | Langensari | 6(d) | 46324, 46325, 46342 - 46344 |
| Total city | 129.71 | 175,157 | 200,970 | 209,791 | Karangpanimbal | 25 |
Notes: (a) comprising 3kelurahan (Banjar, Mekarsari and Situbatu) and 4desa. (b) comprising 2kelurahan (Karangpanimbal and Purwaharja) and 2desa.
(c) comprising 2kelurahan (Hegarsari and Pataruman) and 6desa. (d) comprising 2kelurahan (Bojongkantong and Muktisari) and 4desa.
The currently non-operational train service betweenBanjar andCijulang, with a length of 82.385 kilometers, gives a beautiful panorama along the track, including hills and a view of the sea from abovePangandaran. The track has several old stations with class I, II, and III categories, and has three tunnels (one of them, the Wilhemina tunnel, with a length of 1,116 metres, is the longest tunnel in Indonesia); it is also the longest (Cikacepit) bridge in Indonesia, with a length of 1,250 metres and a height of 100 metres above the ground. The rail authority has announced its intention to re-activate the train service and will restorePangandaran and Cijulang stations while still keeping their original features.[4]
Banjar has atropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Banjar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.9 (80.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.9 (73.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 412 (16.2) | 353 (13.9) | 335 (13.2) | 267 (10.5) | 206 (8.1) | 118 (4.6) | 144 (5.7) | 104 (4.1) | 131 (5.2) | 204 (8.0) | 261 (10.3) | 343 (13.5) | 2,878 (113.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
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