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 is part of Greater Jakarta (which is called Jabodetabek, Tangerang being the "ta" of the acronym). Since 1993, the regency has lost territory as first Tangerang city was split off on 27 February 1993 and subsequently South Tangerang city was split off on 29 October 2008. The residual Regency now has an area of 959.61 km2 and a population of 2,834,376 at the 2010 census, growing to 3,245,619 at the 2020 census; the latest official estimate (for mid 2022) is 3,352,472. Tigaraksa is the regency seat.
Tangerang Regency
Kabupaten Tangerang | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮒᮍᮨᮛᮀ |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Kota Benteng (City of citadel) | |
| Motto(s): Satya Karya Kerta Raharja (Work faithfully towards prosperity) | |
Location within Banten | |
| Coordinates: 6.20°S 106.49°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Banten |
| Regency seat | Tigaraksa |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ahmed Zaki Iskandar |
| • Vice Regent | Mad Romli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 959.61 km2 (370.51 sq mi) |
| Population (Mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 3,352,472 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | tangerangkab |
Tangerang Regency is bounded by the Java Sea to the north, by Jakarta city, Tangerang city and South Tangerang city to the east, by Bogor Regency (in West Java) to the south, by a small section of Lebak Regency to the southwest, and by Serang Regency to the west.
Until 2008, Tangerang Regency was divided into 36 Districts (kecamatan), which were further sub-divided into administrative villages (urban kelurahan and rural desa), before the latest split when South Tangerang municipality was created; it now comprises 29 districts.