Rangkasbitung
title: "Rangkasbitung" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lebak-regency", "districts-of-banten", "regency-seats-of-banten", "populated-places-in-banten"] topic_path: "general/lebak-regency" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangkasbitung" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Rangkasbitung |
| native_name | (Rangkasbitung Town) |
| (Kecamatan Rangkasbitung) | |
| translit_lang1 | Other |
| translit_lang1_type1 | Sundanese |
| translit_lang1_info1 | |
| translit_lang1_type2 | Pegon |
| translit_lang1_info2 | راڠكاسبيتوڠ |
| settlement_type | Town and District |
| image_caption | Clockwise, from top left : al-A'raf Great Mosque of Rangkasbitung, Jalan Multatuli, Rangkasbitung railway station, Bukit Mandala, Night at Rangkasbitung Town. |
| map_caption | Map of Rangkasbitung |
| pushpin_map | Indonesia#Indonesia Banten |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Rangkasbitung in Indonesia |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Indonesia |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Banten |
| subdivision_type2 | Regency |
| subdivision_name2 | Lebak Regency |
| leader_title | Camat |
| leader_name | Agus Sudrajat |
| area_total_km2 | 74.22 |
| population_as_of | mid 2023 estimate |
| population_note | |
| population_total | 144733 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | WIB |
| utc_offset | +7 |
| elevation_m | 22 |
| postal_code_type | |
| area_code | +62 252 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Rangkasbitung (Sundanese: ; ), colloquially called Rangkas (), is a town (serving as the administrative centre of Lebak Regency) and an administrative district (kecamatan), in Banten Province of Java, Indonesia. The district covers an area of 73.76 km2, and had a population of 116,659 at the 2010 Census and 134,945 at the 2020 Census, while the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 144,733, comprising 73,678 males and 71,055 females.
It is the site of the Multatuli Museum, a history museum that opened in 2018.
Communities
Rangkasbitung District is sub-divided into five urban kelurahan and eleven rural villages (desa). These are listed below (the 5 kelurahan are distinguished by * after their names) with their areas and their officially-estimated populations as at mid 2023, together with their postcodes.
::data[format=table] | Kode Wilayah | Name of desa | Area in km2 | Population mid 2023 estimate||Post code | |---|---|---|---| | 36.02.14.2001 | Pasir Tanjung | 12.94 | 6,154 | | 36.02.14.1002 | Rangkasbitung Barat * | 1.35 | 7,825 | | 36.02.14.1006 | Cijoro Lebak * | 1.70 | 12,808 | | 36.02.14.1007 | Muara Ciujung Barat * | 1.03 | 9,569 | | 36.02.14.1008 | Cijoro Pasir * | 3.65 | 11,551 | | 36.02.14.2009 | Citeras | 6.12 | 8,882 | | 36.02.14.2010 | Nameng | 6.76 | 7,074 | | 36.02.14.2011 | Kolelet Wetan | 2.39 | 4,930 | | 36.02.14.1012 | Muara Ciujung Timur * | 1.92 | 19,781 | | 36.02.14.2013 | Jatimulya | 1.84 | 8,435 | | 36.02.14.2014 | Mekarsari | 5.27 | 6,843 | | 36.02.14.2016 | Pabuaran | 2.98 | 5,467 | | 36.02.14.2017 | Rangkasbitung Timur | 8.25 | 14,641 | | 36.02.14.2019 | Sukamanah | 4.82 | 6,116 | | 36.02.14.2021 | Cimangeunteung | 10.67 | 5,810 | | 36.02.14.2023 | Narimbang Mulia | 2.54 | 7,947 | | 36.02.14 | Totals | 74.22 | 144,733 | ::
Climate
Rangkasbitung has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. |width = auto | location = Rangkasbitung | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 30.7 | Feb high C = 31.1 | Mar high C = 31.6 | Apr high C = 32.2 | May high C = 32.5 | Jun high C = 32.4 | Jul high C = 32.5 | Aug high C = 32.6 | Sep high C = 33.0 | Oct high C = 33.1 | Nov high C = 32.6 | Dec high C = 31.9
| Jan mean C = 26.7 | Feb mean C = 27.0 | Mar mean C = 27.2 | Apr mean C = 27.5 | May mean C = 27.7 | Jun mean C = 27.3 | Jul mean C = 27.1 | Aug mean C = 27.0 | Sep mean C = 27.5 | Oct mean C = 27.8 | Nov mean C = 27.7 | Dec mean C = 27.4 | year mean C= | Jan low C = 22.8 | Feb low C = 22.9 | Mar low C = 22.8 | Apr low C = 22.9 | May low C = 23.0 | Jun low C = 22.3 | Jul low C = 21.8 | Aug low C = 21.5 | Sep low C = 22.0 | Oct low C = 22.5 | Nov low C = 22.9 | Dec low C = 23.0 |rain colour= |Jan rain mm=321 |Feb rain mm=245 |Mar rain mm=242 |Apr rain mm=219 |May rain mm=184 |Jun rain mm=113 |Jul rain mm=136 |Aug rain mm=144 |Sep rain mm=144 |Oct rain mm=182 |Nov rain mm=190 |Dec rain mm=219 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/974682/ |title = Climate: Rangkasbitung |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 12 November 2020}}
Transportation
The town lies on the road connecting Jakarta, Serpong and Pandeglang. It is also connected with western railway line of Java, connecting Jakarta with Serang until Merak. The town is served by Jakarta Metrorail.
Rangkasbitung is passed the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road . This strategic highway connects From Jakarta, Tangerang, Serang, and the planned extension until to Panimbang Connects Carita Beach , Tanjung Lesung , Ujung Kulon National Park , boosting accessibility and regional development.
::data[format=table] | Toll Road || Toll Gate | |---| | Serang-Panimbang Toll Road | ::
Notable residents
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Eduard Douwes Dekker or Multatuli, the author of Max Havelaar, once lived and worked in the town. His experience and observation during his time here triggered him to write the famous romance.
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Eugenia van Beers, the mother of American rock musicians Eddie van Halen and Alex van Halen was born in this town.
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het huis van de assistent-resident in Rangkasbitoeng TMnr 60016558.jpg|House of assistant-resident of Lebak in Rangkasbitung, where Eduard Douwes Dekker once lived. File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Samenvloeiing van de rivieren Ciberang en Ciujung bij Rangkasbitoeng TMnr 60016560.jpg|The Ciberang and Ciujung rivers coming together at Rangkasbitung
References
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Rangkasbitung Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3602180)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Van Halen Interview".
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