Soreang
Soreang (Sundanese: ᮞᮧᮛᮦᮃᮀ) is a town and district of Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. Located 18 km from Bandung city, Soreang is the regency seat of Bandung Regency, where the regent's office and local legislature are located at Kopo-Soreang Highway.
Soreang | |
|---|---|
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮞᮧᮛᮦᮃᮀ |
 Alun-alun Soreang (Soreang main square) | |
| Coordinates: 7°2′14″S 107°31′0″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Regency | Bandung Regency |
| Government | |
| • Camat | Rusli Baijuri |
| • Secretary | Ahmad Kurtubi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.01 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 116,780 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWT) |
| Postal code | 4091x |
| Area code | (+62) 22 |
| Villages | 10 |
| Website | Official website |
Administrative divisions
Soreang is divided into 10 villages which are as follows:[1]
- Cingcin
- Karamatmulya
- Pamekaran
- Panyirapan
- Parungserab
- Sadu
- Sekarwangi
- Soreang
- Sukajadi
- Sukanagara
Transportation
Soreang is a transportation hub for the southern parts of the regency.[2] In the colonial times, there used to be a railway connecting Bandung and Ciwidey, but was discontinued in 1982 following a collapse of the track in 1972.[3]
A toll road connecting the city of Bandung and Soreang directly was opened in December 2017, reducing travel time to around 10 minutes from previously up to 2 hours.[4]
Toll Road Access
| KM | Toll Road | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | Purbaleunyi Toll Road | Kopo, Soreang |
| 0 | Soreang-Pasir Koja Toll Road | Soreang |
Climate
Soreang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.
| Climate data for Soreang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 246 (9.7) |
219 (8.6) |
266 (10.5) |
262 (10.3) |
179 (7.0) |
87 (3.4) |
80 (3.1) |
82 (3.2) |
95 (3.7) |
198 (7.8) |
284 (11.2) |
298 (11.7) |
2,296 (90.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Bandung Regency
- Soreang-Pasir Koja Toll Road
- Jalak Harupat Stadium, located near Soreang
References
- "Soreang Subdistrict in Figures 2020". Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- Simorangkir, Eduardo (4 December 2017). "Tol Soreang-Pasir Koja Hari Ini Diresmikan Jokowi". detikfinance (in Indonesian).
- Putra, Wisma (18 September 2018). "Jalur Kereta Bandung-Ciwidey 'Mati' Pasca Kecelakaan 1972". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Tol Beroperasi, Bandung-Soreang 10 Menit". Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Climate: Soreang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.