Cirebon metropolitan area

Rebana Metropolitan
Rebana Metropolitan
Metropolitan Area
	From top, left to right: Kasepuhan Palace Cirebon, Panoramic Ceremai Mountain, Area Cadas Pangeran Sumedang, Mandala Waterfall Subang, Karangsong Beach, The Building where the Linggadjati Agreement was held.
Country	Indonesia
Government
• Chief Executive Officer	Bernardus Djonoputro
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	+62

Last updated November 25, 2024

The region of Rebana or Rebana Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan region located in West Java province, Indonesia. Designated area initiated by Ridwan Kamil, the Governor of West Java, Rebana is a new urban-based development area that encompasses the core urban areas of Cirebon-Patimban-Kertajati, along with its supporting areas such as Cirebon Regency, Sumedang Regency, Indramayu Regency, and Kuningan Regency.^[1]

Rebana Area consists of seven regencies/cities: the City of Cirebon, Subang Regency, Indramayu Regency, Cirebon Regency, Majalengka Regency, Sumedang Regency, and Kuningan Regency. These areas are functionally interconnected and offers various economic activities, social activities, built-up areas, and a minimum population of one million inhabitants.

The development goals of Rebana is to create the new economic growth engine for the northeastern part of West Java with integrated, innovative, collaborative, highly competitive, and sustainable investment development. Rebana development aspires to close the exclusion separated from distant clusters of economic hubs. Each urban or industrial area should encompass three functions: live, work, and play.

The Metropolitan Rebana Area was firstly established based on the Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 87 of 2021 regarding the Acceleration of Development in the Rebana Area and the Southern Part of West Java,^[2] the Governor Regulation of West Java Number 84 of 2020 concerning the Development Action Plan for the Rebana Area 2020–2030,^[3] and the Governor Regulation of West Java Number 85 of 2020 regarding the management board of the Rebana Area.^[4] By 2030, the Rebana Area is projected to boost the economy by 7.16%, create opportunities for 4.39 million job openings, and increase investment through a 7.77% economic growth.

The Metropolitan Rebana Area's strategic location is connected to supporting infrastructure for regional connectivity, such as the Trans-Java toll road, double-track railway, cargo and passenger terminals, as well as other supporting infrastructure such as dams, geothermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, Balongan Oil Refinery, and waste disposal facilities. It is supported by three main hubs: Patimban Port, Kertajati International Airport, and Cirebon Port. In addition to regional connectivity, Metropolitan Rebana also encompasses 81 projects equivalent to National Strategic Projects listed in Presidential Regulation Number 87 of 2021. It covers an area of over 43,000 hectares within 13 Limited Industrial Zones in the Rebana Area.

Metropolitan Rebana Agency

Cirebon Metropolitan is currently managed by the Rebana Area Management Agency as mandated by the Governor Regulation of West Java Number 85 of 2020 concerning the Rebana Area Management Agency. Its functions include coordination, facilitation, control, planning, monitoring, and evaluation. On April 27, 2023, Bernardus Djonoputro was appointed by Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil as the chief executive officer of the Rebana Area Management Agency.^[5]

The establishment of the Rebana Area Management Agency is intended to accelerate the implementation of the Master Plan for Accelerating the Development of the Rebana Area and the Development Action Plan for the Rebana Area by improving services for investment, labor absorption, the development of supporting infrastructure in the area, and other efforts to accelerate economic development in the region, thus enhancing regional economic growth.

Demographics

The city's population was 298,224 at the Indonesia census of 2010.^[6] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 341,980.^[7] As with other coastal cities in Indonesia, a large population of ethnic Chinese has flocked into the city as a result of long-term Chinese immigration since the 17th century. Other communities include Malays, Koreans, Arabs, Indians, Japanese.^[8] Significant suburbs lie within densely populated Cirebon Regency, and the official metropolitan area encompasses this entire regency as well as the city.

Administrative division	Area (km²)	Pop'n (2010 census)	Pop'n (2015 census)	Pop'n (2020 census)	Pop'n mid 2023 estimate	Pop'n density 2023 (per km²)
Cirebon City	39.48	296,389	307,319	333,303	341,980	8,662
Cirebon Regency	1,076.76	2,067,196	2,124,866	2,270,621	2,360,441	2,192
Greater Cirebon	1,116.24	2,363,585	2,432,185	2,603,924	2,702,421	2,421

Economy

Cirebon's economy is influenced by its strategic geographical location and by the characteristics of natural resources. Thus, the structure of its economy is dominated by manufacturing, trade, hotels and restaurants, transport and communications, and service sectors. Tomé Pires in the Suma Oriental around the year 1513 mentioned Cirebon was one of the trade centers on the island of Java. After Cirebon was taken over by the Dutch East Indies government in 1859, it was designated as a transit port for import-export goods and as a communications route to the political control center for the region in the interior of Java.

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[1] "BAPPEDA JABAR". 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[2] taranews.com (2021-10-21). "Ridwan Kamil: Pembangunan Rebana dibekali Perpres No87 Tahun 2021". Antara News. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[3] "PERGUB Prov. Jawa Barat No. 84 Tahun 2020 tentang Rencana Aksi Pengembangan Kawasan Metropolitan Cirebon Patimban Kertajati Tahun 2020- 2023 [JDIH BPK RI]". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[4] "PERGUB Prov. Jawa Barat No. 85 Tahun 2020 tentang Badan Pengelola Kawasan Metropolitan Cirebon-Patimban-Kertajati [JDIH BPK RI]". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[5] Media, Kompas Cyber (2023-04-27). "Bernardus Djonoputro Dilantik Jadi Kepala BP Metropolitan Rebana". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[tempo-6] "Bandung Kota Terpadat di Jawa Barat | nusa | Tempo.co". Tempointeraktif.com. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2012-05-23.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-7] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Cirebon Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3274)

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