Subang, Subang
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.[4] The district had a population of 120,346 in 2010 which grew to 137,284 at the 2020 Census;[5] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 141,038.[6]
Subang | |
|---|---|
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮞᮥᮘᮀ |
 A Subangite colonial villa in the early 20th-century CE | |
| Coordinates: 6°34′17″S 107°45′41″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 2022 estimate)[3] | |
| • Total | 141,038 |
| • 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 |
History
In April 1952 the Harian Rakjat stated that the Communist Party of Indonesia had organized a course in Subang along with Karawang.[7]
Landmarks
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.[4]
Museum Wisma Karya 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.[8]
Climate
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 |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[9] | |||||||||||||
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- Google (15 February 2020). "Subang, Subang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- 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
Media related to Subang, Subang at Wikimedia Commons
Subang (West Java) travel guide from Wikivoyage