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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Babakan Madang

Babakan Madang is a town and an administrative district (Indonesian: kecamatan) in the Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. Because of the regency's recognition as part of Jakarta's larger conurbation, the district is often considered as one of Jakarta's outermost suburbs, although the closest city in the region to Babakan Madang is Bogor city, as it lies just a few kilometres east of that city, from which it is separated only by the regency's Sukaraja District.

Babakan Madang District covers an area of 78.23 km. and had a population of 103,049 at the 2010 Census and 114,641 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 121,972 - comprising 62,838 males and 59,134 females. The administrative centre is at the town of Babakan Mandang, and the district is sub-divided into nine villages (desa), all sharing the postcode of 16810, as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
or desa
Area
in
km
Population
mid 2023
estimate
32.01.05.2001 Cijayanti 14.07 18,350
32.01.05.2002 Sumur Batu 4.84 8,978
32.01.05.2003 Sentul 3.47 18,037
32.01.05.2004 Karang Tengah 29.62 18,666
32.01.05.2005 Cipambuan 2.01 5,871
32.01.05.2006 Kadumanggu 4.40 17,672
32.01.05.2007 Citaringgul 3.57 8,576
32.01.05.2008 Babakan Madang (town) 3.24 9,796
32.01.05.2009 Bojong Koneng 13.01 16,026
32.01.05 Totals 78.23 121,972

History

Babakan Madang District was created from the southern part of Citeureup District in 1999.

Features of the district

The front façade of the Sentul International Convention Center

Babakan Madang features a lot of new housing complexes and planned neighbourhoods built to serve commuters to Jakarta; with most of these projects being centred in an area now known as "Sentul". Out of all the many architectural and real estate projects that have ever taken place here, most were from the construction of "Sentul City".

Lying within these neighbourhoods and "Sentul City" itself, is the famous Sentul International Circuit, which has hosted plentiful of international racing events in the past, namely in the years/seasons of 1996–97, 2005–07, and 2008. Also within the district is the large Sentul International Convention Center (or SICC for short), which became one of Greater Jakarta's largest and well-known commercial conference halls.

Overall, the main way to access both Sentul and Babakan Madang, is through the Jagorawi toll road, which is located on the district's western edge. It has direct access to both the capital city; that is Jakarta, as well as to Bogor and Ciawi to the south.

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Babakan Madang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201140)