Cianjur


Cianjur is a town and district in the West Java province of Indonesia, and is the seat of Cianjur Regency. The district of Cianjur is located along one of the main roads between Jakarta and Bandung. The population was 158,125 at the 2010 Census and 173,265 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at 2025 was 178,798. Because of its location, some of Cianjur's residents commute to work in Bandung.
The road on which Cianjur is located used to be the main road from Jakarta to Bandung but was in effect replaced as the main road link between these two main cities when the Jakarta-Bandung tollroad was fully completed in 2005. However, due to its low traffic, Cianjur returned as one of the alternative routes for travellers from Jakarta and Bandung.

History

Cianjur was founded in 1677, with the first head of the town being R. A. Wiratanudatar I, entitled Dalem Cikundul, as the descendant from the old Sundanese city of Pajajaran.
By 2007 the city government asked female municipal employees to wear jilbab. It also placed road signs encouraging women to wear jilbab.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore West Java on September 2, 2009, killing 21 people in Cianjur alone.
Another 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred on November 21, 2022, killing 331 and injuring 7,729 others.

Administrative divisions

Cianjur District is divided into eleven administrative villages which are as follows, with their areas and populations as officially estimated at mid 2024, together with their post codes:
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
desa		Area
in
km2		Population
mid 2024
estimate		Post
code
32.03.01.2001Babakankaret5.0011,58043211
32.03.01.2002Nagrak4.2217,91543215
32.03.01.2003Sukamaju3.1510,97343211
32.03.01.2004Mekarsari2.9813,39143211
32.03.01.2005Limbangansari2.2412,73343211
32.03.01.1006Pamoyanan0.9215,29643211
32.03.01.1007Sawahgede1.1416,82043212
32.03.01.1008Bojongherang1.9917,01543216
32.03.01.1009Sayang1.8236,51643213
32.03.01.1010Solokpandan0.6611,55343214
32.03.01.1011Muka2.1219,27843215
32.03.01Totals26.24178,798

Pamoyanan, Sawahgede, Bojongherang, Sayang, Solokpandan and Muka are formally classed as urban kelurahan, while the other five villages are rated as rural desa.

Economy

The district mainly produces home and micro Industrial products, especially leather, wood, precious metals, woven, pottery, fabrics, and foods.

Transportation

After being dormant for about 2 years, the train called Siliwangi between Sukabumi and Cianjur was reactivated on 8 February 2014. It is faster than the buses which are usually trapped in traffic jams, but the cost of a train ticket is double that of using buses.

Climate

Cianjur has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.

Notable residents