Serang Regency


Serang Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located in the northwest corner of the island of Java. The administrative center of the regency is at Ciruas, while the capital of the province is the independent municipality of Serang which was split off the regency on 17 July 2007.
Serang municipality is about 10 km from Old Banten, the eponymous former sultanate's capital. Merak, a major port and ferry terminal, is located at the northwest tip of Java, within the independent municipality of Cilegon, which was split off from the regency on 20 April 1999. Serang Regency and its semi-enclaved cities have experienced a heavy influx of residents as Jakarta continues its outward growth; some planning agencies consider it to be part of the metropolitan area. It shares its eastern border with Tangerang Regency of Jabodetabek.
Serang Regency covers a land area of 1,469.92 km2, and had a population of 1,402,818 at the 2010 Census and 1,622,630 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,701,803. Including Cilegon and Serang cities, both of which the regency surrounds on their landward sides, the mid 2024 population amounted to 2,892,286 inhabiting 1,899.55 km2, for an overall density of 1,522.6 per km2. Both Cilegon and Serang cities are semi-enclaves within Serang Regency.
Serang Regency is bounded by Java Sea to the north, Sunda Strait to the west, Tangerang Regency of Greater Jakarta to the east, Lebak Regency and Pandeglang Regency to the south.

Administrative districts

As at time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into twenty-eight districts. However, an additional district - Lebakwangi - was created in 2017 from the southeastern part of Pontang District and other neighbouring districts. The districts are tabulated below with their current areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages within each district, and its postal code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2024
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
36.04.31Cinangka123.0953,32360,81563,250Cinangka1442167
36.04.29Padarincang97.6461,35769,64772,303Padarincang1442168
36.04.27Ciomas56.6137,10142,77143,669Sukadana1142164
36.04.28Pabuaran40.0838,00543,15544,807Pasanggrahan842163
36.04.33Gunungsari53.4419,35923,51725,064Gunungsari742160
36.04.22Baros36.0751,29359,30262,003Baros1442173
36.04.19Petir49.2250,13461,89666,381Mekarbaru1542172
36.04.20Tunjung Teja42.4038,93347,10150,119Tunjung Jaya942174
36.04.23Cikeusal56.2964,87276,98081,301Cikeusal1742175
36.04.24Pamarayan45.0248,82059,80563,945Pamarayan1042179
36.03.34Bandung25.7930,54038,41841,502Bandung842176
36.04.26Jawilan44.9552,44859,73965,100Jawilan942177
36.04.25Kopo36.5148,18353,55255,143Kopo1042178
36.04.15Cikande49.0591,834110,569117,436Cikande1342186
36.04.16Kibin30.5867,19461,02061,432Ciagel942185
36.04.11Kragilan38.0579,62780,30282,291Kragilan1242184
36.04.06Waringinkurung46.3341,29048,85951,546Waringin Kuning1142453
36.04.32Mancak97.9443,27548,24749,740Labuan1442165
36.04.30Anyar67.9051,12458,72661,247Anyar1242166
36.04.07Bojonegara36.9741,52650,28653,527Bojonegara1142454
36.04.08Pulo Ampel 45.9934,09839,29741,036Sumuranja942455
36.04.05Kramatwatu56.5687,326100,119104,340Kramatwatu1542161
36.04.09Ciruas33.6279,50082,62286,509Citerep1542182
36.04.12Pontang60.3948,58247,24850,508Pontang1142192
36.04.35Lebakwangi34.7438,89341,147Teras Bendung1042181
36.04.17Carenang29.0741,30339,36241,587Panenjoan842195
36.04.18Binuang28.7227,35931,73933,228Binuang742196
36.04.13Tirtayasa59.7037,81646,34949,568Tirtayasa1442193
36.04.14Tanara47.2136,89742,29444,074Cerukcuk942194
Totals1,469.921,402,8181,622,6301,701,803326

Note: including offshore Panjang Island with 3,420 inhabitants in 2023.
the 2010 population on the new Lebakwangi District is included in the figures for the districts from which it was cut out.