Mandiraja, Banjarnegara


Mandiraja is a district in Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The district has an area of 52.62 km², with a population of 78,090 people at the 2020 Indonesian population census, and which was officially estimated to have reached 83,462 in mid 2024. Mandiraja is also 6 km east of the General Sudirman Airport.

Borders

Mandiraja district is located in between 7°27'10" S and 109°31'22" E and is bordered by :
NorthPurbalingga Regency and Rakit District
SouthKebumen Regency
WestPurwareja Klampok District
EastPurwanegara District

Village list

Mandiraja District comprises 16 villages and is further divided into 388 and 73. The following is the population of Mandiraja District by village in 2020:
Villagepopulation 2020
Mandirajakulon6,417
Mandirajawetan5,042
Banjengan2,472
Simbang2,498
Kebakalan1,660
Kertayasa6,899
Candiwulan2,683
Panggisari5,155
Blimbing2,653
Purwasaba7.291
Glempang6,585
Kebanaran5,795
Kaliwungu4,498
Somawangi9,051
Jalatunda5,492
Salamerta5,068

Geography

Mandiraja District is part of the Banjarnegara Regency administrative area, located in the southwest in terms of the layout and geography of the area, the type of land area or shape including the Serayu River basin, which stretches from the same direction to the northern boundary between Mandiraja and Purbalingga Regency.
The distance from Mandiraja District to the capital of the Banjarnegara Regency is about 21 km, and is located at an altitude of 132 metres above sea level. The condition of the area consists of lowland and hilly areas; Salamerta village, Glempang, Kebanaran, Somawangi and Jalatunda village are villages where the land is hilly, while the other 11 villages are low-lying areas.

Climate & Weather

Mandiraja has a tropical climate, with humidity ranging between +50-90%, peaking in December to March, with the lowest levels in July to September. The average rainfall annual is ±2.586 mm/year with a number of rainy days ± 188 days, with the rainy season occurring from November to March and the dry season from April to October.

Demography

In 2010, the district had a population of 63,779 inhabitants. In the 2020 census, Mandiraja District had the third-largest population in the Banjarnegara Regency after the Punggelan and Purwanegara districts, with 78,090 inhabitants, which is spread over 16 villages. The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 83,462. Mandiraja has a gender difference ratio of 102.28 to 100, and an average annual population growth of 1.09% between 2020 and 2024. Mandiraja is inhabited by various ethnic groups; the Javanese ethnic group is indigenous to this region, while besides them in Mandiraja there are also other ethnic groups such as Sundanese, Chinese, Arabs And others.

Education

Achievement in the field of education in the Mandiraja District is closely related to educational facilities at the elementary school level in Mandiraja. In the 2018/2019 school year a teacher on average teaches 16 elementary school students, the higher the level of education the teacher burden is also increasingly increased, for junior high school education an average teacher reaches 25 junior high school students.

Culture

Mandiraja has a traditional culture, including Wayang Kulit, a traditional Javanese art. In addition, there is a traditional musical instrument, the calung, a kind of idiophone made from bamboo, which is played by hitting the blades or segment.