Subang, Subang
Subang | |
|---|---|
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮞᮥᮘᮀ |
 Wisma Karya is a historic building in Subang town. | |
| Coordinates: 6°34′17″S 107°45′41″E / 6.57139°S 107.76139°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Regency | Subang Regency |
| Government | |
| • Camat | Deni Setiawan |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.22 km2 (23.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 141,138 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWT) |
| Postal code | 4121x |
| Area code | (+62) 260 |
| Villages | 12 |
| Website | Official website |
Subang is a town and the capital of the Subang Regency in West Java, Indonesia. It lies approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) southeast of Jakarta and 54 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Bandung by road.[2] The district had a population of 120,346 in 2010 which grew to 137,284 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 141,138.[1]
History
[edit]In April 1952 the Harian Rakjat stated that the Communist Party of Indonesia had organized a course in Subang along with Karawang.[4]
Landmarks
[edit]The government office Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Subang, the House of Representatives of Subang District, the park Alun Alun Kabupaten Subang, and Al-Musabaqoh Grand Mosque are in the town centre. The University of Subang is in the southeast and the football pitch Stadion Persikas lies in the south of the town. P. T. Taekwung Industrial Estate lies on the northeastern outskirts of the town as does a Class II prison in the north. The principal hospital is Rumah Sakit PTPN VIII Hospital.[2]
The Wisma Karya Museum is a colonial period building and museum in Subang. It contains a range of items from ancient fossils to a bronze statue of P.W. Hofland, which was made in 1878.[5]
Administration
[edit]The district is composed of eight administrative urban villages (kelurahan), listed below with their areas together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the post codes.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n estimate mid 2023 |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.13.03.1001 | Parung | 9.00 | 10,025 | 41211 |
| 32.13.03.1002 | Cigadung | 4.91 | 26,130 | 41213 |
| 32.13.03.1003 | Pasirkareumbi | 5.94 | 17,449 | 41211 |
| 32.13.03.1004 | Karanganyar | 3.42 | 26,998 | 41211 |
| 32.13.03.1005 | Soklat | 2.95 | 16,520 | 41215 |
| 32.13.03.1006 | Sukamelang | 6.92 | 18,254 | 41211 |
| 32.13.03.1007 | Dangdeur | 9.85 | 18,614 | 41212 |
| 32.13.03.1008 | Wanareja | 17.23 | 7,148 | 41211 |
| Totals | 60.22 | 141,138 |
Climate
[edit]Subang has a borderline tropical rainforest climate (Af) and tropical monsoon climate (Am) with exactly 60 millimetres (2.4 in) in the driest month, August. It has moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.
| Climate data for Subang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.7 (89.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 468 (18.4) |
398 (15.7) |
411 (16.2) |
325 (12.8) |
237 (9.3) |
118 (4.6) |
94 (3.7) |
60 (2.4) |
70 (2.8) |
166 (6.5) |
304 (12.0) |
398 (15.7) |
3,049 (120.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Subang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3213070)
- ^ a b "Subang, Subang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Hindley, Donald (1964). "The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1963". University of California Press. p. 73.
- ^ "Museum Wisma Karya" (in Indonesian). Kotasubang.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Climate: Subang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links
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Subang (West Java) travel guide from Wikivoyage
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