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Palabuhanratu

Field	Value
name	Palabuhanratu
translit_lang1	Regional
translit_lang1_type	Sundanese
translit_lang1_info
settlement_type	District
image_skyline	Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, Jawa Barat.jpg
image_caption	Palabuhanratu Bay
pushpin_map	Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Java and Indonesia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Indonesia
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	West Java
subdivision_type2	Regency
subdivision_name2	Sukabumi Regency
leader_title	Camat
leader_name	Ahmad Samsul Bahri
leader_title1	Secretary
leader_name1	Deni Yudono
area_total_km2	91.77
area_footnotes
population_as_of	mid 2024 estimate
population_footnotes
population_total	124596
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	IWST
utc_offset	+7
elevation_m	50
area_code	(+62) 266
area_code_type	Area code
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	43364
blank_name	Villages
blank_info	10

**Palabuhanratu ** or **Pelabuhan Ratu ** (Sundanese for: 'Harbor of the Queen') is an administrative district (kecamatan) and a fishing town which serves as the regency seat of Sukabumi Regency. The town is at the southwest coast of Palabuhanratu Bay, West Java facing the Indian Ocean. It is a four-hour drive from Bandung and up to a 12-hour drive from Indonesia's capital Jakarta due to traffic jams in Ciawi, Cicurug, Cibadak and Pelabuhan Ratu gate, whose residents love to visit the bay 'Teluk Palabuhanratu', once named 'Wijnkoopersbaai' (wine merchant's bay) by the Dutch. The bay is shaped like a horseshoe and has enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Sundanese locals say that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul who reigns along the southern coast of Java.

The town had 37,477 inhabitants in mid 2024, while the district had 124,596. The district is composed of the town (kelurahan) and nine surrounding rural villages (desa), all sharing the postcode 43364. These are tabulated below with their areas and the populations as at 2024.

Kode
Wilayah	Name of
desa	Area
in
km2	Population
mid 2024
estimate
32.02.01.1001	Palabuhanratu (town)	6.01	37,477
32.02.01.2002	Tonjong	8.65	6,979
32.02.01.2003	Citepus	15.02	15,807
32.02.01.2004	Buniwangi	6.66	6,250
32.02.01.2005	Cibodas	9.42	9,887
32.02.01.2006	Pasirsuren	5.74	8,520
32.02.01.2007	Cikadu	13.52	10,042
32.02.01.2008	Citarik	11.01	15,869
32.02.01.2009	Cimanggu	10.30	5,956
32.02.01.2010	Jayanti	5.42	7,809
32.02.01	*Totals*	*91.77*	*124,596*

Economy

Ocean fishing port

The current port has been improved to become an ocean fishing port with an investment of IDR 415 billion ($48.8 million) on a 17-hectare area expansion. The project was initialized in September 2011.

Tourism

Coastline

Beach at Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia

The Pelabuhan Ratu's white sands beach is a popular vacation destination for visitors from Sukabumi, Bogor, Bandung, and Jakarta. However, because of high rolling waves, some spots on the beach are considered too dangerous for swimming. Together with Pangandaran, the beaches are popular in West Java, both facing south towards the Indian Ocean.

Hotels, restaurants, resorts, and tourism facilities were built in the vicinity. Among the oldest is The Samudra Beach Hotel, established in 1966 and commissioned by then-Indonesian president Sukarno. Sukarno was involved with the exact location and the idea for the Samudra Beach Hotel. The hotel keeps room 308 furnished with green colours and reserved for Nyai Loro Kidul. A painting of Nyai Rara Kidul by Basuki Abdullah, a famous Indonesian painter, is displayed in this room.

Surfing location

Palabuhanratu has become a popular location for surfers in recent years, with its Indian Ocean location providing good waves. Several spots that are popular with surfers are Cimaja Beach, Sunset Beach, Karang Sari Beach, and Karang Aji Beach.

From 12 to 18 June 2011 the second event of the West Java Surfing Championship was held at Cimaja Beach: a 750-metre beach with waves about 1 to 2 metres high. The competition got 6 stars surfing premium (the highest rank) as a part of the Indonesian Surfing Championship and Asian Surfing Championship Tours. Cimaja Beach has many rocks, so sometimes it is called 'Beach Without Sand.'

Climate

Palabuhanratu has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.

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References

Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, ''Kecamatan Palabuhanratu Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3202110)
[Pelabuhan Ratu Heavy Damage Road]
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Dalton, Bill. ''Indonesia Handbook'', Moon Publications, USA 1989, {{ISBN. 0-918373-12-3, pp 232
[Pelabuhan Ratu Ocean Fishing Port]
Khouw, Ida Indawati. "Room No. 308 still retains its mystery". The Jakarta Post.
Döhne, Roy James. "Room 308 A room for the Javanese goddess of The South Sea". Website Roy James.
[Asian Surfing Championship Tours]

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