Banjar (Sundanese: ᮘᮔ᮪ᮏᮁ), is a city located in the east of West Java, Indonesia, on the border between West Java and Central Java. It was originally administered as part of Ciamis Regency, which surrounds it (except on the northeast side, where there is a common boundary with Central Java province, along the Tanduy River), but was split off to become an independent city on 11 December 2002. It covers a land area of 131.97 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-2023 was 207,510 (comprising 104,152 males and 103,358 females).[1] This city is also known as Banjar Patroman or Pataruman.
Administrative districts
The city of Banjar is divided into four administrative districts (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-2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 9 classed as urban kelurahan and 16 as rural desa), 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 2023
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post codes
32.79.01
Banjar
26.24
52,449
59,530
59,940
Balokang
7 (a)
46311 - 46315, 46317, 46321
32.79.03
Purwaharja
18.27
20,527
24,200
25,180
Puwaharja
4 (b)
46331 - 46334
32.79.02
Pataruman
54.05
54,286
61,320
63,020
Hegarsari
8 (c)
46316, 46322, 46323, 46326, 46327, 46335
32.79.04
Langensari
33.41
47,895
56,920
59,370
Langensari
6 (d)
46324, 46325, 46342 - 46344
Total city
131.97
175,157
200,970
207,510
25
Notes: (a) comprising 3 kelurahan (Banjar, Mekarsari and Situbatu) and 4 desa. (b) comprising 2 kelurahan (Karangpanimbal and Purwaharja) and 2 desa. (c) comprising 2 kelurahan (Hegarsari and Pataruman) and 6 desa. (d) comprising 2 kelurahan (Bojongkantong and Muktisari) and 4 desa.
Transportation
Rail transport
The currently non-operational train service between Banjar and Cijulang, with a length of 82.385 kilometers, gives a beautiful panorama along the track, including hills and a view of the sea from above Pangandaran. 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 restore Pangandaran and Cijulang stations while still keeping their original features.[4]
