Jonggol

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Jonggol
Town and District
Nicknames: 
  • Bhutan Van Java
  • Kota Seribu Curug
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Jonggol
Location in Bogor Regency, Java and Indonesia
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Jonggol
Jonggol (Java)
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Jonggol
Jonggol (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°29′23″S107°02′32″E / 6.489835°S 107.042341°E / -6.489835; 107.042341
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Province West Java
Regency Bogor Regency
Area
 • Total
118.86 km2 (45.89 sq mi)
Elevation
295.32 m (968.9 ft)
Highest elevation
1,890 m (6,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate [1] )
 • Total
155,396
 • Density1,307.4/km2 (3,386.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 251
Vehicle registration F
Villages 14
Website kecamatanjonggol.bogorkab.go.id

Jonggol is a town and an administrative district (Indonesian: Kecamatan) in the Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The town is located 50 km to the southeast of Jakarta. The district is part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area, and is situated within the Bekasi river basin. It covers a land area of 118.86 km2, and had a population of 122,697 at the 2010 Census [2] and 143,512 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 155,396 (comprising 78,278 males and 77,118 females). [1] The district centre is at the town of Jonggol, and the district is sub-divided into 14 villages (desa), all sharing the postcode of 16830, as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2024. [1] Besides being a district, Jonggol is now the centre of a vast tourist area in the southeast of the Jakarta Metropolitan Area which includes several neighbouring districts - Sukamakmur, Cariu, Tanjungsari, Cileungsi, and Klapanunggal.

Contents

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
kelurahan
or desa		Area
in
km2		Population
mid 2023
estimate
32.01.06.2013Sukajaya11.827,753
32.01.06.2005Sukanegara6.406,674
32.01.06.2008Cibodas14.164,746
32.01.06.2011Singasari16.2511,613
32.01.06.2003Singajaya11.5323,637
32.01.06.2004Sukasirna11.4515,979
32.01.06.2012Balekambang9.268,514
32.01.06.2010Bendungan6.546,500
32.01.06.2002Sirnagalih4.774,652
32.01.06.2009Jonggol (town)6.4715,718
32.01.06.2001Sukamaju6.4125,925
32.01.06.2006Sukamanah4.2214,003
32.01.06.2007Weninggalih4.815,269
32.01.06.2014Sukagalih4.774,413
32.01.06Totals118.86155,396

History

Under Dutch administration, Jonggol was the centre of a wider administrative area (Kawedanan Jonggol), and after the proclamation of Independence it was stated that the kawedanan would be re-established as part of the proposed State of Pasundan. This was not done, but Jonggol was one of the areas subsequently considered in 2010 for new central administration (capital) of the Republic of Indonesia. [4]

Geography

Jonggol town is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Jakarta. The average elevation in the district is 295 metres, maximum 732 m (1.890 m in Mounth Baud, Sukamakmur, Jonggol District), and minimum 150 metres above sea level.

Toll Road Access

Toll RoadToll GateKM
Jagorawi Toll Road Cibubur21
Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road Jatikarya16
Padaleunyi Toll Road Padalarang92

Climate

Jonggol has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Jonggol
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.6
(83.5)		28.9
(84.0)		29.7
(85.5)		30.5
(86.9)		30.2
(86.4)		29.8
(85.6)		30.3
(86.5)		31.2
(88.2)		31.7
(89.1)		31.5
(88.7)		30.8
(87.4)		30.0
(86.0)		30.3
(86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)24.5
(76.1)		24.6
(76.3)		25.1
(77.2)		25.6
(78.1)		25.1
(77.2)		23.8
(74.8)		23.9
(75.0)		25.1
(77.2)		25.6
(78.1)		25.8
(78.4)		25.7
(78.3)		25.4
(77.7)		25.0
(77.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20.9
(69.6)		21.2
(70.2)		21.8
(71.2)		21.4
(70.5)		20.5
(68.9)		19.8
(67.6)		20.3
(68.5)		20.8
(69.4)		21.3
(70.3)		21.5
(70.7)		21.8
(71.2)		21.4
(70.5)		21.1
(69.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)371
(14.6)		330
(13.0)		334
(13.1)		371
(14.6)		305
(12.0)		192
(7.6)		170
(6.7)		193
(7.6)		210
(8.3)		298
(11.7)		313
(12.3)		353
(13.9)		3,440
(135.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Jonggol Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201170)
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Webb, Sara (26 August 2010). "FEATURE-Indonesia eyes new capital as Jakarta bursts at seams". Reuters. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Climate: Jonggol". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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