Majalengka
Majalengka (Sundanese: ᮙᮏᮜᮦᮀᮊ) is a town and district in West Java, Indonesia. The district is the regency seat of Majalengka Regency. At the 2010 Census, the district had a population of 68,871, of which the town (comprising the two kelurahan of Majalengka Wetan and Majalengka Kulon) had a population of 20,906. At the 2020 Census, the town population had decreased to 20,549, while the district had 73,948 inhabitants in mid-2022.
In Rajaguluh, one of the villages in Majalengka, 20 km (12 mi) from the town of Majalengka, there is a traditional food called "pedesan bebek", which is considered a little bit spicy.
Administrative divisions
Majalengka consists of 14 villages (kelurahan or desa) which are as follows:
- Babakan Jawa
- Cibodas
- Cicurug
- Cijati
- Cikasarung
- Kawunggirang
- Kulur
- Majalengka Kulon
- Majalengka Wetan
- Munjul
- Sidamukti
- Sindangkasi
- Tarikolot
- Tonjong
Toll Road Access
| KM | Toll Road | Toll Gate | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Cikopo-Palimanan Toll Road | Kertajati | Kertajati Majalengka Sumedang |
Education
Public institutions:
Private institutions:
Climate
Majalengka has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate rainfall from June to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to May.
| Climate data for Majalengka | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.7 (89.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 499 (19.6) |
414 (16.3) |
450 (17.7) |
277 (10.9) |
183 (7.2) |
95 (3.7) |
75 (3.0) |
44 (1.7) |
43 (1.7) |
111 (4.4) |
272 (10.7) |
408 (16.1) |
2,871 (113) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ "Majalengka Subdistrict in Figures 2020". Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Climate: Majalengka". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Majalengka.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Majalengka.
